Improving the Reporting on Sex and Gender in Orthopaedic Research

In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss the challenges of conducting high-quality observational trials and the dangers of publishing poorly designed RCTs, with an emphasis on the concept that high quality leads to high impact.&nbsp; &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;&nbsp; Fram BR, Bosse MJ, Odum SM, Reider L, Gary JL, Gordon WT, Teague D, Alkhoury D, MacKenzie EJ, Seymour RB, Karunakar MA; The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium. Do Transtibial Amputations Outperform Amputations of the Hind- and Midfoot Following Severe Limb Trauma?: A Secondary Analysis of the OUTLET Study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 May 1;106(9):776-781. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00878. Epub 2024 Mar 21. PMID: 38512987. https://bit.ly/3WJEjIy&nbsp; Bosse MJ, MacKenzie EJ, Kellam JF, Burgess AR, Webb LX, Swiontkowski MF, Sanders RW, Jones AL, McAndrew MP, Patterson BM, McCarthy ML, Travison TG, Castillo RC. An analysis of outcomes of reconstruction or amputation after leg-threatening injuries. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:1924-31. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12477942/&nbsp; MacKenzie EJ, Bosse MJ, Pollak AN, Webb LX, Swiontkowski MF, Kellam JF, Smith DG, Sanders RW, Jones AL, Starr AJ, McAndrew MP, Patterson BM, Burgess AR, Castillo RC. Long-term persistence of disability following severe lower-limb trauma. Results of a seven-year follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Aug;87(8):1801-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00032. PMID: 16085622. https://bit.ly/3UZfhE3&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; <li data-levelt

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.&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 guidelines: https://bit.ly/4dD2sqr&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Subspecialties:&nbsp; Orthopaedic Essentials&nbsp;

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;