Orthopaedic Surgery Winter 2019

News for Physicians from Johns Hopkins Medicine

Featured Story The Total Ankle Replacement Continues to Evolve

Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeons are using a new device for total ankle replacement that requires the resection of less bone.

Rare Limb Length Differences in Pediatric Patients

Claire Shannon, a Johns Hopkins pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, is one of a small group of experts in the world who specialize in correcting limb length discrepancies.
A New Approach for Shoulder Replacements and Fractures in the Midshaft and Below

Johns Hopkins orthopaedic surgeons are combining a novel prosthesis for shoulder replacement with a metal plate to make a sturdier repair.
Developing New Treatments for Osteoarthritis

A research team led by Xu Cao, Johns Hopkins professor of orthopaedic surgery, showed osteoarthritis could be prevented in mouse models by intercepting the signals of a specific protein.