Improving the Reporting on Sex and Gender in Orthopaedic Research

In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Dr. Thomas Vail shares his story about tackling challenges in leadership and his sources of inspiration and motivation.    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 guests Seth Leopold, MD (Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research) and Kim Templeton, MD (Chair of Faculty Development and Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education at the University of Kansas) in a discussion of the recent symposium and upcoming series of articles focusing on sex and gender in orthopaedic research.&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; American Women&rsquo;s Medical Society&nbsp; JBJS Supplement on Pain Management&nbsp; Leopold SS, Beadling L, Dobbs MB, Gebhardt MC, Lotke PA, Manner PA, Rimnac CM, Wongworawat MD. Fairness to all: gender and sex in scientific reporting. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Feb;472(2):391-2. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3397-5. Epub 2013 Nov 26. PMID: 24276859; PMCID: PMC3890179. https://bit.ly/4b3hLqv&nbsp; SAGER guidelines&nbsp; <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="44" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Sy

In this bonus episode, from the newly introduced JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Dr. Heather Vallier MD, discusses the history of orthopaedic trauma in North America with Anna Miller, MD.&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp; 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&nbsp; JBJS OrthoCorps: https://bit.ly/3lTBaG5&nbsp; OrthoCorps submission form:&nbsp;https://avs.jbjs.org/&nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp;

As the EIC baton is passed, Mo and Marc reflect on their individual histories with JBJS, Marc&rsquo;s legacy, and Mo&rsquo;s vision for the future.&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guest Robert Winquist, MD, an icon in the field of orthopaedic trauma, in a wide-ranging discussion on his career, his mentors, and the development of IM nailing.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; Winquist RA, Hansen ST Jr, Clawson DK. Closed intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures. A report of five hundred and twenty cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1984 Apr;66(4):529-39. PMID: 6707031. https://bit.ly/3U8I9JR&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp; Trauma&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guests David Martin, MD (Executive Director), David Elstein (Manager of Education and Communication), and Fred Azar, MD (Past-President) in a discussion of the history of the ABOS and plans to celebrate the organization&rsquo;s 90th anniversary.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery website: https://www.abos.org/&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp; Education and Training&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo discuss the importance of keeping abreast of trustworthy, high-impact&nbsp; information outside of one&rsquo;s subspecialty and being cognizant of the entire pyramid of knowledge&mdash;from across the field&mdash;that has the potential to improve patient care.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; Schmaranzer F, Justo P, Kallini JR, Ferrer MG, Miller P, Bixby SD, Novais EN. Hip Morphology on Post-Reduction MRI Predicts Residual Dysplasia 10 Years After Open or Closed Reduction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jan 17;106(2):110-119. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00333. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 37992184.&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp; Pediatrics&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guests Dr. Sheila Sprague (Research Director and Associate Professor PT at McMaster University) and Dr. Gerard Slobogean (Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine) in a discussion of the landmark PREPARE trial, focusing on skin antisepsis before fracture surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; PREP-IT Investigators. Skin Antisepsis before Surgical Fixation of Extremity Fractures. N Engl J Med. 2024 Feb 1;390(5):409-420. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307679. PMID: 38294973.&nbsp;https://bit.ly/4c13uLZ&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Infection&nbsp; Trauma&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guest Dr. Saroo Sharda (inaugural Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion for the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University; inaugural Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; anesthesiologist; and creative writing coach) in a discussion on (1) the intersections between EDI, clinical work, and storytelling and (2) how to measure success in equity work.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; Sharda S, Butler K, Al Mandhari M, Mehta S. Microaggressions in anesthesiology and critical care: individual and institutional approaches to change. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Jun;70(6):1026-1034. English. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02459-6. Epub 2023 Jun 2. PMID: 37268799. https://bit.ly/3tO9Tc6&nbsp; McVicar JA, Poon A, Caron NR, Bould MD, Nickerson JW, Ahmad N, Kimmaliardjuk DM, Sheffield C, Champion C, McIsaac DI. Postoperative outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: a systematic review. CMAJ. 2021 May 17;193(20):E713-E722. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191682. PMID: 34001549; PMCID: PMC8177941. https://bit.ly/48LUAiZ&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp;

In this episode, Marc and Mo discuss the value of basic science as a clinical research tool, with a specific focus on a recent JBJS study evaluating in vivo joint loads during swimming in patients with hip and knee prostheses.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; Schemitsch EH, Kowalski MJ, Swiontkowski MF, Senft D. Cortical bone blood flow in reamed and unreamed locked intramedullary nailing: a fractured tibia model in sheep. J Orthop Trauma. 1994 Oct;8(5):373-82. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199410000-00002. PMID: 7996319.&nbsp; Zhou S, Bender A, Kutzner I, Dymke J, Maleitzke T, Perka C, Duda GN, Winkler T, Damm P. Loading of the Hip and Knee During Swimming: An in Vivo Load Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Dec 20;105(24):1962-1971. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00218. Epub 2023 Oct 23. PMID: 38079507. https://bit.ly/3RVsSux&nbsp; Xiong GX, Kang JR, Sharma J, et al. Biomechanically superior treatments do not translate into improved outcomes in randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery &amp; Traumatology : Orthopedie Traumatologie. 2022 Jul;32(5):933-938. DOI: 10.1007/s00590-021-03051-8. PMID: 34176011.&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="39" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&qu