On this 14th episode of the JAAOS Unplugged podcast series, host Andy Jensen, MD, summarizes three research articles from the February 15, 2020 issue of JAAOS: Access to Elective Orthopaedic Surgery After the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion: The New York State Experience, Validity of a Novel Free-Hand Pedicle Screw Placement Training Tool, and Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients with Cerebral Palsy.

Following the article summaries, Dr. Jensen interviews William N. Levine, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JAAOS and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, to discuss his views on leadership in orthopaedics and the importance of the mentor/mentee relationship.

Follow this link to download these and other articles from the February 15th, 2020 issue of JAAOS: https://journals.lww.com/jaaos/toc/2020/02150

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