In a retrospective study with very long-term follow-up, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a high rate of return to work after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of displaced capitellar shear fractures.

Cale Jacobs, PhD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have measured the utilization of treatment for depression and anxiety after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Andrew J. Schoenfeld, MD, MSc, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Brigham, and colleagues have now validated the Stopping Opioids after Surgery (SOS) score for use after a diverse array of orthopedic procedures across subspecialties.

George S. M. Dyer, MD, a surgeon at the Brigham, presented research at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Las Vegas showing that resident involvement in open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for distal radius fracture showed no difference in rates of episode-of-care adverse events.

In this video recorded by Healio at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Richard Iorio, MD, FAAOS, spoke about the state of physical therapy after total joint replacement.

Research suggests a significant proportion of patients experience sleep disturbances before rotator cuff repair, and the symptoms improve significantly after surgical repair. Brigham researchers have provided evidence that the resolution or persistence of sleep disturbance affects patient-reported functional outcomes.

At the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Healio recorded a video of Nishant Suneja, MD, director of complex orthopaedic trauma and deformity correction at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discussing his latest research.

Researchers conducted the first intraoperative imaging study for lumbar fusion, addressing the potential for selection bias and confounding by indication. They report that intraoperative CT did not significantly influence longer-term clinical outcomes after single-level instrumented procedures.

3D-printed patient-specific unicompartmental knee arthroplasty implants have become commercially available. Jeffrey K. Lange, MD, surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have published the first report on the short-term survivorship of this implant, which they found to be excellent.