Specialty Orthopaedics
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Featured
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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Featured
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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Factors Identified That Influence 30-Day Adverse Events After Brachial Plexus Surgery
Researchers in the Mass General Brigham Brachial Plexus Program determined longer operative time significantly increases the risk of 30-day complications and reoperations after brachial plexus decompression surgery, and the 30-day readmission rate is significantly higher when concomitant rib resection is performed.
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Review: Engineering Articular Cartilage Through Bioassembly
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers review methods for generating articular cartilage tissue through bioassembly—using spherical microcartilage building blocks to construct a macrotissue. This "bottom-up" approach allows greater complexity and easier replication than conventional methods, usually at a lower cost.
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Latarjet Procedure for Recurrent Left Shoulder Anterior Instability
Courtesy of AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theatre, this video is an evidence-based technique from Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine Surgeons Miho Tanaka, MD, PhD, Mark Price, MD, PhD, and a colleague of a latarjet procedure for recurrent left shoulder anterior instability in a 24-year old male patient.
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Orthoanesthesia at Mass General
Orthopedic anesthesiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital provide comprehensive, specialized care for patients undergoing orthopedic procedures. Read their annual report to learn about the team's accomplishments throughout 2022.
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, PhD
Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, Director, Women's Sports Medicine Program
Recent Article
Latarjet Procedure for Recurrent Left Shoulder Anterior Instability
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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
Sex Differences Evident in Utilization, Perioperative Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
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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.