Is more better? Would additional tests improve outcomes? How often do we look for things that may not actually make a difference? We explore these questions as we review this non-inferiority study on managing...
You have an athlete with want appears to be FAIS and you want to know if they would be able to return to full sport after surgery. How would you know? Are there predictors...
When you look at someone with a torn meniscus and some osteoarthritis, can you tell who would benefit from arthroscopy and who wouldn’t? What about whether or not they would benefit from rehab? Would...
What is evidence without interpretation? For that matter, what exactly is evidence? Or interpretation? Can you make an evidence-based statement without a robust evidence base? Evidence vs Consensus in Clinical Practice Guidelines. Djulbegovic B,...
A study shows that those with FAI who get surgery earlier do better than those who get surgery later. Does that mean patients should rush to surgery? Or is the reality more nuanced? Early...
“How do you feel now compared to how you felt before surgery?” is a common question asked of patients? But how well do they remember? Are they accurate or do they overestimate or do...
This episode is less about exercise programs after total hip arthroplasty and more about meticulous study design prior to data collection. We look at essentially having the paper written before the study begins –...
Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) are commonly used to assess function in patients. But is that what they are actually measuring? Can we alter those scores in a meaningful way just through practicing the...
What do patients believe about knee osteoarthritis and nonsurgical interventions? Where do they get these beliefs? Can we change these beliefs? Even if we do will that make a difference? Misconceptions and the Acceptance...
Exercise works for pain..but why? Probably not for the reasons that we think. Does it matter? What a silly question… Musculoskeletal pain and exercise-challenging existing paradigms and introducing new.Smith BE, Hendrick P, Bateman M,...