On this 1st episode of the JAAOS Unplugged podcast series, host Andy Jensen, MD, summarizes research articles from the January 15, 2019 issue of JAAOS, including: Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States: A Population-based Comparative Analysis of Complication Rates, Patient and Practice Trends in Total Ankle Replacement and Tibiotalar Arthrodesis in the United States from 2007 to 2013, Recurrent Fragility Fractures: A Cross-sectional Analysis, and Do I have what I need? – A Compatibility Guide for the Orthopaedic Surgeon Planning to Remove Implanted Hardware.  

Following the article summaries, Dr. Jensen interviews Amiethab Aiyer, MD, and Jonathan Kaplan, MD, to discuss their review article Management of Isolated Lateral Malleolus Fractures.  

The JAAOS Unplugged podcast series is brought to you by the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the AAOS Resident Assembly.