In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Antonia Chen, MD (Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, UT Southwestern; Executive Editor, JBJS) in a discussion on her journey through research and academic publishing, with a focus on her commitment to equity and accessibility through an emphasis on mentorship, encouraging diverse career paths, and providing financial support for research opportunities for those from underrepresented groups.    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Hip  Infection  Knee     Links:  Your Case is on Hold podcast: https://www.jbjs.org/search.php?sortby=date&sortorder=desc&a_all=ycioh&type=podcast Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO): https://wogo.org/  Gladden Society: https://www.gladdensociety.org/ 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Robert Winquist, MD, discusses his experiences in orthopaedic trauma with Anna Miller, MD.     Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma   

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss a recent JBJS article from Beijing on the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for patients undergoing surgery for adult idiopathic scoliosis, with a focus on the concept of the smallest worthwhile effect as an alternative to the minimum clinically important difference.    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Spine    Links:  Liu D, Zhao Z, Li G, Yin X, Zhu Y, Liu Z, Han J, Zhang TJ, Wu N; Deciphering Disorders Involving Scoliosis and Comorbidities Study Group. The Smallest Worthwhile Effect as a Promising Alternative to the MCID in Estimating PROMs for Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Sep 17;107(18):2023-2030. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01269. Epub 2025 Aug 5. PMID: 40763206; PMCID: PMC12430772. https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=9baa9c45-a1cf-4d29-999b-bc25be1b1334&source=The_Journal_of_Bone_and_Joint_Surgery/107/18/2023&topics=sp#info 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Michelle Ghert, MD (Professor of Orthopaedics and University of Maryland School of Medicine and Executive Editor, JBJS) in a discussion on the challenges and benefits of performing large, multinational RCTs in orthopaedic oncology, with an emphasis on the development of global networks and the challenges and opportunities facing the research community in the future.    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Oncology 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Dr. Daniel Guy, MD, and Dr. Stephen McCollam, MD, recount their memories of the legendary orthopaedic surgeon, educator, and leader Dr. Charles Rockwood Jr., MD.    Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guests Drs. Sheila Ann Sprague and Sameer Parpia (Associate Professors at McMaster University and Senior Editors for Statistics and Methodology at JBJS) in a discussion on the importance of methodological rigor when designing clinical trials.  Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Sagar Desai (Foot and Ankle surgeon, Toronto, Canada) in a discussion on the increasing trend of Achilles tendon ruptures across various age groups and sports, with a focus on variables such as playing style, training volume, and shoe design as well as both operative and nonoperative treatment options.    Subspecialties:  Foot and Ankle   Orthopaedic Essentials  Sports Medicine 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Bernie Stulberg, MD, interviews David Markel, MD, Second-Vice President of the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association.    Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Professor Ted Miclau (Orthopaedic Trauma Institute International Chair, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery) in a discussion focusing on innovations and recent work in fracture-healing.    Link  Gouhari F, Shariatpanahi ZV, Talebi S, Mehrvar A, Momeny M, Ehsani A, Ahmadi-Abdashti A, Zandi R. Therapeutic Effects of Bovine Colostrum on Bone Healing, Rehabilitation, and Postoperative Complications: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Comparative Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 18;107(12):1307-1315. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00542. PMID: 40249794. https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=bf628643-fcfe-4fc5-9f9e-b46db1bd70d2&source=The_Journal_of_Bone_and_Joint_Surgery/107/12/1307&topics=hp+ta#info    Subspecialties:  Basic Science  Hip  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma 

In this episode, Mo and Marc chat with Executive Editor Nico Piuzzi  (Vice-Chair of Research, Cleveland Clinic) in a discussion focusing on innovation, biologics, robotics, arthroplasty, osteoarthritis, and periprosthetic infection. Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Paul D. Sponseller, MD, and Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, discuss Dr. Weinstein’s career in orthopaedics and highlight the past, present, and future of idiopathic scoliosis care and management.     Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Spine  Pediatrics   

In this episode, Mo and Marc chat with Dr. Evalina Burger-Van Der Walt about her inspiring personal and professional journey, from growing up in South Africa to becoming the first female chair of orthopaedics at the University of Colorado, with a focus on her approach to leadership, mentorship, resident support, facing challenges, and achieving a fulfilling work-life balance.     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Spine  Trauma  Education and Training 

In this episode, Mo and Marc share their insights on the importance of outside reading and its impact on broadening knowledge, enriching life, increasing enjoyment, and fostering creativity.    Links:   Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist.  https://rb.gy/ks2tao Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. https://rb.gy/669rno Ernest Hemingway. For Whom the Bell Tolls. https://rb.gy/90va2b Siddhartha Mukherjee. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. https://rb.gy/3yb67u  Solomon. The Book of Proverbs. https://rb.gy/350laz  Rick Rubin. The Creative Act: A Way of Being. https://bit.ly/441CBV2 David Maraniss. When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. https://bit.ly/3Tkn65r David Maraniss. Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. https://bit.ly/3Zv2mvw  Ron Chernow. Alexander Hamilton. https://bit.ly/45QDVfO Erik Larson. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. https://bit.ly/44aqPZA Fyodor Dostoevski. Crime and Punishment. https://bit.ly/3HAWZEV Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet. https://bit.ly/4jKPxo4 Thomas Mann. The Magic Mountain. https://bit.ly/4jPiFui Erik Larson. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. https://bit.ly/3HFoZal   James Herriot https://bit.ly/3FzRAgP    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Ross K. Leighton, MD, FRCSC, FACS, discusses his history with orthopaedic trauma in North America with Anna Miller, MD.     Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guests Karim Ramji (bariatric surgeon, entrepreneur, and researcher at McMaster University) and Jamie Le (internal medicine and obesity specialist at HOW Clinics) in a discussion on GLP-1 agonists and their role in orthopaedics, particularly for weight loss and surgical outcomes.    Links:   Kim BI, LaValva SM, Parks ML, Sculco PK, Della Valle AG, Lee GC. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Decrease Medical and Surgical Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Primary TKA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Feb 19;107(4):348-355. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00468. Epub 2024 Dec 24. PMID: 39719003. https://bit.ly/4jvCvdX    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this episode, Mo and Marc are joined by special guest Professor Rudolf Poolman (Leiden University, OLVG) in a discussion about evidence-based management, leadership, curiosity, Stoicism, and the importance of questioning everything.    Links:   Ioannidis JP. Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124. Epub 2005 Aug 30. Erratum in: PLoS Med. 2022 Aug 25;19(8):e1004085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004085. PMID: 16060722; PMCID: PMC1182327. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124  Seneca, Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales (Moral Letters to Lucilius) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius    Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Jeffrey Abrams, MD, discusses his relationship with Richard Hawkins, MD, FRCS(C), and the community and friendships fostered by the TCOA, in conversation with Ronald Navarro, MD.  Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials 

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss are joined by special guest Brad Petrisor, MD, FRCRC (Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University) to discuss femoral neck fractures in younger patients, with a focus on the question of which outcomes really matter?    Links:   Wagner BC, Oliver WM, Bell KR, Scott CEH, Keating JF, White TO, Clement ND, Duckworth AD. Outcomes for Younger Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 2;107(7):678-686. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00582. Epub 2024 Dec 23. PMID: 39715295; PMCID: PMC11949204. https://bit.ly/4ikAfWs  Slobogean G. Can We Improve the Results of Internal Fixation?: Commentary on an article by Boris C. Wagner, BMedSci(Hons), MBChB, et al.: "Outcomes for Younger Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 2;107(7):e29. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.25.00033. Epub 2025 Apr 2. PMID: 40172566. https://bit.ly/4jfeFE2    Subspecialties:  Hip  Orthopaedic Essentials  Trauma 

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss are joined by special guest Jason Busse (Professor, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University; Canada Research Chair) to discuss his recent BMJ systematic review and network meta-analysis on chronic non-cancer spine pain, with an emphasis on the relative benefits of interventional vs. sham procedures.    Links:   Wang X, Martin G, Sadeghirad B, Chang Y, Florez ID, Couban RJ, Mehrabi F, Crandon HN, Esfahani MA, Sivananthan L, Sengupta N, Kum E, Rathod P, Yao L, Morsi RZ, Genevay S, Buckley N, Guyatt GH, Rampersaud YR, Standaert CJ, Agoritsas T, Busse JW. Common interventional procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ. 2025 Feb 19;388:e079971. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079971. PMID: 39971346. https://bit.ly/3FR2Jth     Subspecialties:  Orthopaedic Essentials  Pain Management  Spine 

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Paul D. Sponseller, MD, interviews Bruce E. Fredrickson, MD, about the backstory of Dr. Fredrickson's landmark paper, "The Natural History of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis," and its 45-year follow-up study.    Links:  Swiontkowski M. Introducing JBJS OrthoCorps: An Online Audio Archive of Stories from the Orthopaedic Community. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36888940. https://bit.ly/42PUnZZ  JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5  OrthoCorps submission guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr     Subspecialties:  Spine  Pediatrics