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Joint Preservation Techniques Learned at the Knees of Top Athletes

Orthopaedic surgeon Bashir Zikria is back at Johns Hopkins after three years treating elite athletes, including the players of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in Qatar.

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Johns Hopkins Orthopaedics Researchers Uncovering Demographic TAA Disparities

Compared to the gold standard of ankle arthrodesis for restoring function for patients with symptomatic arthrosis, deformity or severe instability of the tibiotalar joint, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has reemerged with a several of ...

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Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Results in Spine Surgery for Older Adults

Hamid Hassanzadeh, chief of orthopaedic surgery for Johns Hopkins Medicine in the National Capitol Region, discusses how his team ensures successful results and minimizes risk in reconstructive spine surgery for older patients.

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Can Total Joint Replacement Complication Rates Be Reduced?

Research by Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeon Savyasachi Thakkar suggests opportunities for safety and outcome improvements based on timing of multiple procedures.

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A New Approach to Preserving Spine Mobility in Middle-aged Adults

Unique expertise, multidisciplinary treatment and new surgical techniques lead to better outcomes for adults with spinal deformities.

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Computer Modeling Improves Outcomes in Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement

Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeons perform reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for an assortment of complex shoulder ailments, with good outcomes.

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Educational Surgical Seminar Series at Green Spring Station

Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeons practicing at Green Spring Station invite you to attend a series of talks that highlight interesting case presentations and latest developments in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Light refreshments will be served.

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Embracing a Minimally Invasive Philosophy in Foot and Ankle Surgery

A minimally invasive approach is a viable option in unique and complex foot and ankle conditions, and can work where other approaches have failed, finds Amiethab Aiyer, the division chief of foot and ankle surgery.

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Toward Personalized, Data-Driven Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain

The approach will enable predictions about treatment outcomes with more precision and customized support that builds on patients’ individual strengths.

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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Without Bone Grafting for Glenoid Bone Loss

Johns Hopkins research shows the reverse shoulder implant enables strong fixation in patients with osteoarthritis and an intact rotator cuff. The approach has also been used for conditions such as rotator cuff tear arthropathy and immunologic arthritis.

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Paradigm Shift: Patient Optimization Before Elective Arthroplasty

A recent review by Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeon Harpal Khanuja and colleagues found that it helps to give intravenous iron to patients who are very anemic, and in elective surgery cases, anemia should be treated before the patient has the procedure.

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Applying Research to Simplify and Customize Shoulder Arthroplasty

Shoulder surgeons explore custom socket components, metal artifact reduction sequence-magnetic resonance imaging (MARS-MRI), a glenoid-reaming technique and 3D modeling of the scapula.

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From the Director: Year in Review

James Ficke, director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, looks back at 2020 and shares experiences in medical education, research and clinical care.

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A Diverse and Inclusive Environment to Achieve Excellence in Orthopaedics

As leader of the diversity initiative in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Julius Oni participates in faculty recruitment and works to increase minority representation in orthopaedics.

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Multiple Specialties Converge to Care for Hand Tumors

When doctors unexpectedly discovered a sarcoma in the ulnar nerve during surgery, they referred the patient to Johns Hopkins, where four specialties got involved.

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New Protocol Reduces Opioid Use by Up to Two-Thirds in Trauma Patients

For the past year and a half, orthopaedic trauma surgeon Babar Shafiq has implemented a pain alleviation protocol for trauma patients that has reduced opioid prescriptions by approximately two-thirds.

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Combining Two New Surgery Techniques to Improve Spine Outcomes

The ideal patients for minimally invasive lateral access and robotic spine surgery are those with a focused problem in one, two or three spinal levels.

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Innovations for Children with Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis

A Johns Hopkins clinician-researcher is studying how to maximize the benefit of steroids while minimizing damage to growing bone. Here, an image shows bone tissue affected by osteoporosis.

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Innovating Treatment for Recurrent Patellar Instability

Andrew Cosgarea is contributing to a better understanding of patellar instability. Unlike other knee injuries that he treats — such as ACL tears, which tend to be similar in pathology — patellar instability cases “have a tremendous amount ...

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‘Swiss Cheese’ Bones Could Be Cause of Unexplained Low Back Pain

Age-related changes to the cartilaginous tissue of the spine could invite painful nerve growth, say researchers

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Axon Regeneration to Restore Function After Injury

Feng-Quan Zhou and his basic science lab at The Johns Hopkins University are performing leading-edge neuronal morphogenesis research.

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Orthopaedic Surgery Archives

Johns Hopkins Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery Publications

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Will Osseointegration Change the Future of Prosthetics?

It has been projected that more than 2.2 million Americans will be living with limb loss in 2020. Jonathan Forsberg, MD, is helping to introduce alternative types of prostheses for these patients.

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Better Blood Management Improves Patient Outcomes After Joint Replacement

Blood transfusions can increase the risk of adverse outcomes, delay rehabilitation and extend a patient’s hospital stay, so limiting blood loss is crucial.