In this episode, Mo and Marc discuss how JBJS has evolved over time with respect to methodology changes, DEI issues, focus shifts, technology, and the need for more curated and synthesized information, with a focus on the continuing mission of JBJS to provide highest-impact orthopaedic content from around the world.

Links:

• JBJS Hub: https://www.jbjs.org/

• Swiontkowski M. What's Important: The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery . A Critical Pillar of Our Field. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 May 15;106(10):922-923. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00354. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38574115. https://bit.ly/4cuyCDa

• Bhandari, Mohit. Be Good, Be Present, Be Grateful. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 106(11):p 939-940, June 5, 2024. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00413 https://bit.ly/3VDVx85

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In this bonus episode, from the JBJS OrthoCorps audio archive, Dr. Benjamin Joseph reflects with Dr. Sanjeev Sabharwal on his career as an academic pediatric orthopedic surgeon in India.

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 Michael Chapman, MD (Chairman Emeritus at UC Davis, Past Chair of JBJS Board of Trustees, Past President of AOA, founding member of OTA) in a discussion of the history and future (and recent JBJS acquisition) of the classic textbook Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedics.

Links:

• Chapman’s Comprehensive Orthopaedics, 4th Edition

• JBJS Clinical Classroom

• JBJS Hub

Subspecialties:

• Basic Science

• Education and Training

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.

Links:

• 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
• 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/
• 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

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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.

Links:

• American Women’s Medical Society
• JBJS Supplement on Pain Management
• 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
• SAGER guidelines

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.

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 form: https://avs.jbjs.org/

Subspecialties:

• Orthopaedic Essentials

As the EIC baton is passed, Mo and Marc reflect on their individual histories with JBJS, Marc’s legacy, and Mo’s vision for the future.

Links:

• None

Subspecialties:

• Orthopaedic Essentials