The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut will expose students, residents, fellows, AAHKS members and others in the field of arthroplasty to topics in The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) and discuss practical applications. While articles will be discussed with social media ambassadors and experts weighing in with practical experiences.
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The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our host Kim K. Tucker, MD speaks with our guest Simon W. Young, MD, FRCS about the John N. Insall award-winning study on Functional Versus Mechanical Aligment in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Mechanical alignment (MA) in total knee arthroplasty is regarded as a gold standard; however, some patients report dissatisfaction postsurgery. Functional alignment (FA) is a potential alternative, integrating kine
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you a very special episode on a topic that we rarely discuss – the surgeon. In this episode, our hosts Kim Tucker, MD and Carlos A. Higuera-Rueda, MD, FAAOS speak with our highly accomplished guests Peter A. Gold, MD and Nana O. Sarpong, MD, MBA on the topic of “physician burnout” that’s garnering a fair amount of attention in recent months. So, how do we preserve the surgeon to avoid burnout when in modern times surgeons are no longer just surgeons but clinicians, technicians, administrators and team leaders and often in the same day. What makes phy
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our hosts Kim K. Tucker, MD and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD welcomed guests Craig J. Della Valle, MD, George J. Haidukewych, MD and Rafael J. Sierra, MD to discuss three different papers focusing on dual mobility, constrained liners and trends. Dr. Sierra began discussing the first paper/study on dual mobility. Dr. Sierra had some sheer takeaways that he wanted all surgeons to know such as surgeons sh
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our hosts Kim K. Tucker, MD, and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD welcomed guests Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc and Christopher E. Pelt, MD to discuss three different papers, all focusing on corticosteroid injections – do they actually help and at what cost? These injections have long been a part of the diagnostic and therapeutic toolkit, but recent data raise questions about their durability and safety—particu
In this episode of The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut, our host Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD spoke with Stephen M. Engstrom, MD and Paul M. Lichstein, MD, MS about advocacy. Together, they discussed what advocacy means, why it matters to arthroplasty surgeons and how everyone can get involved. Our invited guests began by informing listeners that this discussion is rooted in ensuring that surgeons have a voice in the system that shape their practice. Two passionate surgeons with a singular goal of working towards sustaining physician autonomy and physician control of their practice. After liste
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our hosts Kim K. Tucker, MD, and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD welcomed guest Ronald E. Delanois, MD to review and discuss his in-depth study on pre-operative management in knee arthritis. Dr. Delanois immediately discovered following the completion of his study was that expectations of PRP should be tempered compared to corticosteroids. Our guest also discussed the perception PRP has with most patients
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our hosts Kim K. Tucker, MD and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD welcomed guests Jeremy M. Gililland, MD, George Grammatopoulos, MD, FRCS and Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD to review and discuss studies that go beyond the implant and into the system. This recording is looking at outcomes that vary a great deal depending on where and what kind of care patients receive. Our hosts and guests took a deep dive into
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our hosts Kim K. Tucker, MD and Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD welcomed guests Neil P. Sheth, MD, FACS and Rafael J. Sierra, MD to discuss all things on hip replacements in patients that are early in adulthood (30 or less). Our hosts begin the podcast discussing Dr. Sheth’s study that included patients less than 21- years old, but with a median age of 16 who underwent full hip replacement surgery. What r
The Journal of Arthroplasty: The Cut brings you another very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this episode of The Cut, our host Kimberly K. Tucker, MD welcomed our guests Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and Andrew Engh, MD to discuss Patient Reported Outcomes and what this means for you now that Medicare has made them a requirement in quality benchmarks. In this podcast, we review two award-winning studies. The first study dives into the various ways to optimize patient reported outcome collection within health systems. Dr
The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut brings you a very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. In this special episode, we’re very fortunate to have Leonard T. Buller, MD, Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD, Kimberly K. Tucker, MD and James D. Slover, MD, MS, join us to discuss various studies on different alignment strategies that impact balance, motion and outcomes. Knee alignment has always been central to how surgeons think about knee replacement from the long-standing standard of mechanical alignment to the more patient specifi
The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut brings you a very special episode based on Knee Society Proceedings that highlight important research about knee arthroplasty. We have Kenneth A. Gustke, MD, Kimberly K. Tucker, MD and Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD joining us to dive in and discuss robotics vs. manual TKA. They’re looking at insight safety and functional alignment outcomes. Our guests are reviewing articles that questions “does the location of fixation pins affect complication rates – is it safe or note?” Our panel also discuss the idea of adopting new technology – does it add additional tim
The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut brings you a very special edition discussing the Fellowship Application process. In this episode, we had a wonderful panel to discuss the process – Joshua P. Rainey, MD, Mackenzie Kelly, MD, Kevin A. Sonn, MD, Reed Salmons, MD and Erik N. Zeegen, MD. This episode’s moderator, Dr. Rainey began the podcast with the question to the panel “what is the purpose of doing a fellowship?” Dr. Rainey wanted to know if the panel found value in completing their fellowship and if a fellowship is even needed in today’s climate to be successful. If you’re wondering if an
The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut likes to cover and discuss articles that were recently published in the journal. For the month of May, Peter A. Gold, MD, Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD, Tom Roberts, MD and Joshua C. Rozell, MD summarized and shared their thoughts on articles published in the Journal of Arthroplasty on tranexamic acid. A medication that helps to control bleeding by promoting blood clot stabilization – is it safe? how effective is it? Those questions and more are discussed in this episode by our guest who thoroughly reviewed both papers/studies on tranexamic acid. Enjoy, and t
The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut likes to cover and discuss articles that were recently published in the journal. For the month of April, we had the dynamic trio Kimberly K. Tucker, MD, Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD and Carl L. Herndon, MD summarizing and commenting on articles listed below. I think you’ll enjoy and find the information shared between our hosts useful. Enjoy, and thanks for listening to the Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut! Articles Discussed in this Podcast: Obesity and Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Absolute Versus Relative Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection a
Each month, the Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut likes to cover and discuss recent articles that were published in the journal. For the month of February, our host Serena Taylor, MD was joined by Kimberly K. Tucker, MD, Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD and Carl L. Herndon, MD. Join us as our host and guests discuss various studies peformed and how they may or may not be useful for you at your practice. Enjoy, and thanks for listening to the Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut! In This Episode: Carl L. Herndon, MD Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD Serena Taylor, MD Kimberly K. Tucker, MD The post JOA: The
In this special episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Peter A. Gold, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD, Bryan D. Springer, MD, Marney Reid, BS and Dana L. Jacoby, MBA came together to discuss recent articles published in the Journal of Arthroplasty surrounding risk management, value-based care and the next wave of how arthroplasty is paid for, how surgeons are compensated and how employment models work. They share their thoughts and insight on how these bundle base-care models work. Here are the articles they refer to in this discussion: A Specialist-Led Care Model: Aligning the Patient and
In this special episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Serena Taylor, MD and Peter A. Gold, MD sat with special guest Jeremy M. Gililland, MD to discuss some of his recent articles published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. A Multilingual Chatbot Can Effectively Engage Arthroplasty Patients Who Have Limited English Proficiency – this study was conducted to evaluate whether a multilingual chatbot could effectively engage LEP patients and improve their outcome after total joint. Decreased Patellar Fractures and Subluxation With Patellar Component Replacement at Stage-One Spacer – Beca
In this special episode of The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Kimberly K. Tucker, MD and Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD spoke with experts Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and Michael A. Mont, MD about an international delphi study on wound closure and dressing management for both total knee and total hip joint arthroplasty. The study consisted of 20 orthopaedic surgeons from both Europe and North America. A consensus was achieved after three rounds of anonymous voting which required at least 75% agreement. The study was birth from the recognition that very little and certainly not a lot of great lit
In this episode of The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Peter A. Gold, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD, Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD, Kimberly K. Tucker, MD and Meg A. Whitmarsh-Brown, MD discussed recent articles published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Check out the journal for the full articles! Enjoy, and thanks for listening to The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut! In This Episode: Peter A. Gold, MD Carl L. Herndon, MD Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD Kimberly K. Tucker, MD Meg A. Whitmarsh-Brown, MD The post JOA: The Cut April 2024 Article Review first appeared on AAHKS.
In this episode of The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Carl L. Herndon, MD, Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD and Adam D. Bitterman, DO spoke candidly about the various methods of educating a patient about the risks, benefits and alternatives of a given procedure. In this podcast recording, each surgeon share how they’ve obtained informed consent successfully and what to possibly avoid. Enjoy, and thanks for listening to The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut! In This Episode Adam D. Bitterman, DO Carl L. Herndon, MD Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD Michael A. Mont, MD The post Inf
In this episode of The Journal of Arthroplasty’s: The Cut, Kimberly K. Tucker, MD, Peter A. Gold, MD, Meghan A. Whitmarsh-Brown, MD and Carl L. Herndon, MD spoke candidly about articles recenlty published in the journal – summarizing each article below: Ten Flaws of Systematic Mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty Beckers, Gautier et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 39, Issue 3, 591 – 599 High-Intensity Progressive Rehabilitation Versus Routine Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial Jiao, Songsong et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 39,
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s The Cut, Peter A. Gold, MD spoke with Carl L. Herndon, MD, Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA, Cody C. Wyles, MD and Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD about AI and machine learning and how this will affect the future of orthopaedics. Our podcast guests analyzed different papers from the JOA special edition on the topic, everything from the nuts and bolts of AI and its various subdivisions. Their goal was to make this unfamiliar terminology familiar to many and give surgeons some insight on what applications are worthwhile and those that are not. In This Episode Pete
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s ShortCuts podcast episode, Robert E. Howell III, MD and Kevin M. Weisz, MD discuss traumaplasty with Chloe Scott, MD from Edinburgh, Scotland, an expert in the field. They will review Dr. Scott’s recent Journal of Arthroplasty article on primary versus secondary total knee arthroplasty for tibial plateau fractures and they discuss distal femoral replacement versus fixation of distal femoral fractures. In This Episode Robert E. Howell III, MD Chloe Scott, MD – Special Guest Kevin M. Weisz, MD The post JOA: The Cut with Chloe Scott first appeared
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s ShortCuts podcast episode, Drs. Weisz, Lieberman, and Tucker discuss three recent Journal of Arthroplasty articles on Vancouver B periprosthetic femoral fractures, frailty and outcomes following total hip arthroplasty and gender in recruitment into the field of arthroplasty. Please listen in and read more in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Articles Discussed: Effect of Fracture Type, Treatment, and Surgeon Training on Reoperation After Vancouver B Periprosthetic Femur Fractures, Gregory R. Toci, Jeffrey B. Stambough, John Ryan Martin, Simon C. Mear
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s ShortCuts podcast episode, join your hosts Kevin M. Weisz, MD, Meg A. Whitmarsh-Brown, MD, Lizzie G. Lieberman, MD and Kim K. Tucker, MD in a journal club-style discussion of recent articles from the journal. Articles Discussed: Health Policy Views and Political Advocacy of Arthroplasty Surgeons: A Survey of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Members, Woelber, Erik et al.The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 38, Issue 8, 1423 – 1428.e2. Patients Who Have Limited English Proficiency Have Decreased Utilization of Revision Surgeries Af
