Orthopedics

Charla R. Fischer, MD, and Yong H. Kim, MD

Surgical Innovation

Pioneering Ultra-Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Breakthrough UBE microdiscectomy technique offers to greatly reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption.
Dr. Egol stands in front of a movie screen showing a poster of the movie.

Practice-Changing Medicine

How One Institution’s Heritage Embodies the History of Orthopedics

A longtime leader in surgical innovation, NYU Langone orthopedics traces its origins to pioneers of the field.

Jacques H. Hacquebord, MD (left) and Omri B. Ayalon, MD (right) in surgery.

Advancing Science

Free Flap Reconstruction: Is Surgical Delay Okay?

Meta-analysis confirms importance of surgery within first three days but reveals a nuanced time–outcome relationship thereafter.
Illustration of shoulder replacement

Advancing Science

Computer-Assisted Navigation Is Safe & Effective for TSA

Analysis of over 16,000 cases finds CAN has high accuracy and reliability, low complication rates for glenoid implantation.
Dr. Joshua C. Rozell wearing a face mask and bending the knee of a supine patient

Practice-Changing Medicine

Getting Clarity on Inpatient Falls after Knee Replacement

A higher risk of inpatient falls was tied to length of stay and revision rates, not to adductor canal blocks or tourniquets.

Practice-Changing Medicine

Biologic Adjuvants Promote Healing of Ankle Cartilage Lesions

Multiple biologic augmentation strategies can aid mechanical robustness after cartilage injuries in the ankle joint.
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