OrthoClips Podcast Series

Dec 01 2024 70 ep. 17 mins 15
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The OrthoClips podcast is focused on education for orthopaedic residents and surgeons. Interviews with the experts and didactic presentations by the experts put you into the heads of leading surgeons in orthopaedic surgery. Here you can get your pearls, tips, tricks, and pitfalls for the conditions you need to know about. All these recordings as well as narrated, video lecture presentations are at OrthoClips.com

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The Xylazine Crisis: Orthopaedics at the Frontline of an Evolving Epidemic

Dec 01 2024 29 mins  
Xylazine, a veterinary sedative, has increasingly been found as an adulterant in illicit fentanyl supplies across the USA. This combination has led to severe necrotic skin wounds among users, particularly in the Philadelphia region, posing significant challenges for patients and healthcare providers. As these frequently exhibit as extremity wounds, orthopaedic surgeons are amongst

Maurice Müeller and the Origins of the AO Foundation

Nov 15 2024 14 mins  
In this final installment of the Ortho Time Machine episodes (for now…) we discuss Maurice Müeller, the genesis of the AO Foundation, and its profound impact on modern fracture fixation principles. The AO Foundation, or Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen, revolutionized fracture treatment by introducing principles that transformed patient outcomes worldwide. In this ep

Paul Harrington and the Revolution of Spinal Instrumentation

Nov 14 2024 6 mins  
Welcome to Ortho Time Machine episodes where we explore pivotal moments and game-changing innovations in orthopaedic surgery. In this episode, we’ll journey through the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Harrington, whose work in spinal instrumentation changed the field forever. You’ve probably heard of the Harrington Rod. It was the first widely successful spinal implant, designed to

John Insall and the Evolution of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Nov 13 2024 7 mins  
The Ortho Time Machine episodes continue with the remarkable journey of Total Knee Arthroplasty, or TKA—a procedure that has transformed the lives of millions suffering from debilitating knee arthritis. In this episode, we’ll focus on the significant contributions of Dr. John Insall, whose innovative designs and surgical techniques elevated TKA to the gold standard it […]

Masaki Watanabe and the Arthroscopy Revolution

Nov 12 2024 10 mins  
In this chapter of the Ortho Time Machine episodes, we’re focusing on a game-changing innovation that transformed the way surgeons diagnose and treat joint disorders. Masaki Watanabe and many others helped to pioneer arthroscopic surgery and gave orthopaedic surgeons a new way to see and treat inside joints without large incisions. It’s hard to imagine […]

Gavriil Ilizarov and the Revolution of Limb Lengthening

Nov 11 2024 12 mins  
Welcome back to Ortho Time Machine episodes where we uncover the most transformative moments and figures in the history of orthopaedic surgery. In this episode, we’re delving into the extraordinary life and work of Gavriil Ilizarov—a man who, against all odds, revolutionized limb reconstruction and deformity correction. (Note that some of the character voices are […]

Sir John Charnley and the Birth of Total Hip Arthroplasty

Nov 10 2024 9 mins  
Season 6 of the OrthoClips Podcast Series features a new mini-series entitled “Ortho Time Machine”, where we travel through the fascinating history of orthopaedic surgery, exploring the game-changing moments that shaped our field. In this first episode, we’re stepping into the operating theater of one of the most brilliant minds in orthopaedics: Sir John Charnley, […]

Update on Acute Management of Spinal Cord Injury

Nov 02 2024 12 mins  
We cover two recent review papers on the topic: “An Update on Spinal Cord Injury and Current Management” by Carroll et al in the October 2024 JBJS Reviews, and “Updates in the Early Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury” by Lambrechts et al in the September 1, 2023 issue of JAAOS. Urgency of spinal decompression, […]

LIPUS bone stim vs sham after scaphoid nonunion repair

Oct 29 2024 17 mins  
We review the results of the recent RCT published in the September 4, 2024 JBJS entitled “Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Versus Sham in the Treatment of Operatively Managed Scaphoid Nonunions: The SNAPU Randomized Controlled Trial” by White and coauthors from the Wrist and Elbow Research Group of Canada (WECAN).

Integrated Dual Lag Screws vs. Single Lag Component Cephalomedullary Nails for Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures

Oct 26 2024 17 mins  
We review “Integrated Dual Lag Screws Have Higher Reoperation Rates for Fixation Failure Than Single Lag Component Cephalomedullary Nails: A Retrospective Study of 2,130 Patients with Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures” from the September 18, 2024 JBJS. This compared patients treated with the Trigen InterTAN with DPS TFNA and Stryker Gamma 3. The authors are Christian Gonzalez