Specialty Orthopaedics
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Improving Workplace Culture for Women in Orthopedics
Arianna Gianakos, DO, a foot and ankle fellow in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, leads efforts to improve workplace culture for women in orthopedics and beyond.
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New 3D Bioprinting Technique Makes Functional Articular Cartilage
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers are using a novel approach—direct-volumetric drop-on-demand (DVDOD) technology—to three-dimensional (3D) bioprint healthy articular cartilage.
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Two-Stage Revision TJA as Salvage for Deep Infection of Periarticular Fracture Internal Fixation
Janna van den Kieboom, MD, Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Bioengineering Lab observed a 43% overall failure rate and 35% reinfection rate in patients who underwent two-stage revision hip/knee total joint arthroplasty as a salvage procedure for deep infection of periarticular fracture internal fixation.
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Transferred Patients With Lower Extremity Fractures Are at High-Risk of Major Complications
Trauma surgeons at Mass General Brigham showed that, as a group, patients transferred from another facility before surgery for pelvic, acetabular, or lower extremity fractures are medically sicker and are at significantly higher risk of major postoperative complications than patients admitted from home.
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Arthroscopic Acetabular Labral Repair Versus Labral Debridement: Long-term Survivorship and Functional Outcomes
Michael P. Kucharik, MD, Scott D. Martin, MD, and colleagues show that patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of labral tears were less likely to convert to total hip arthroplasty than those who underwent debridement, despite adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics and preexisting pathology.
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Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Capitellum Have Abnormal Subchondral Bone Density
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that, compared with healthy controls, patients with capitellar osteochondritis dissecans have a thicker region of high-density subchondral bone that should be considered during drilling or grafting procedures.
Orthopaedics Contributors
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Christopher M. Bono, MD
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Program Director, Harvard Orthopaedic Residency Program (HCORP), Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
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Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD
Chief, Foot & Ankle Service and Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs, Team Physician, Boston College Athletics; Consultant Team Physician, U.S. Ski Team, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
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Jon Warner, MD
Co-Chief, Shoulder Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Review: Muscle Tendon Transfers Around the Shoulder
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Joseph H. Schwab, MD, MS
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Director, Spine Oncology & Co-Director, Stephen L. Harris Chordoma Center, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
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Kevin Andrew Raskin, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Nutritional, Physiological Factors Affect Wound Infection After Surgery for Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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Miho J. Tanaka, MD
Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, Director, Women's Sports Medicine Program
Recent Article
Conventional Radiographic Landmark Not Suitable for All Reconstructions of the Medial Patellofemoral Complex
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Scott Martin, MD
Director, Joint Preservation Service, Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Arthroscopic Acetabular Labral Repair Versus Labral Debridement: Long-term Survivorship and Functional Outcomes
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Stuart H. Hershman, MD
Director, Adult Spinal Deformity & Spinal Reconstruction, Site Director, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Surgery Linked to Better Odds of Neurologic Improvement in Gunshot-induced Spinal Injuries
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Thomas D. Cha, MD, MBA
Director, MGH/BWH Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship Program, Assistant Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Upper and Lower Cervical Spine Regions Move Differently During Head Rotation
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Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two-Stage Revision TJA as Salvage for Deep Infection of Periarticular Fracture Internal Fixation
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and surgeons treat the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions throughout the body, from sprains and strains on the athletic field to carpal tunnel syndrome. Our team offers innovative, research-based treatments that range from limb-saving oncological procedures to complex spinal reconstruction.