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class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle" data-image-swap="source" data-image-swap-1x="/ortho/assets/feature_ortho_musculoskeletal-system_advances.jpg" data-image-swap-2x="/ortho/assets/feature_ortho_musculoskeletal-system_advancesx2.jpg"> <p class="content-tease__topic"> <span class="highlight">Featured</span> </p> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/ortho/article.aspx?id=1496" itemprop="url">Advances in Arthroplasty From the Harris Orthopaedics Lab: Maximizing Safety and Effectiveness</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>The Harris Orthopaedic Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital is driving research and innovation to eliminate infection and improve pain management related to total joint arthroplasty.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/ortho/topic.aspx?id=1007" itemprop="relatedLink">Hip and Knee</a>, <a href="/ortho/specialty.aspx?id=1003" itemprop="relatedLink">Orthopaedics</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -article">Article</span> <time class="date" datetime="2022-12-26" itemprop="datePublished">December 26, 2022</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <p class="content-tease__topic"> <span class="highlight">Featured</span> </p> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/ortho/article.aspx?id=1524" itemprop="url">The Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program: A Continued Commitment to Excellence</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>Christopher Bono, MD, assumes the program directorship of the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program with a shared responsibility for training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/research-and-innovation/topic.aspx?id=1093" itemprop="relatedLink">Education and Training</a>, <a href="/ortho/specialty.aspx?id=1003" itemprop="relatedLink">Orthopaedics</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -article">Article</span> <time class="date" datetime="2023-05-18" itemprop="datePublished">May 18, 2023</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/ortho/journal.aspx?id=2635" itemprop="url"> HbA1c Levels >6.6% Linked to Greater Risk of Repeat Surgery After ACL Reconstruction</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>Ophelie Lavoie-Gagne, MD, Miho J. Tanaka, MD, PhD, and colleagues conducted the first study of how preoperative glycemic control affects outcomes of ACL reconstruction, finding HbA1c ≥6.7% increases the risk of any surgical complication by 66% and increases the need for reoperation for surgical complications by 45%.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/endocrinology/topic.aspx?id=1105" itemprop="relatedLink">Diabetes</a>, <a href="/ortho/topic.aspx?id=1007" itemprop="relatedLink">Hip and Knee</a>, <a href="/ortho/specialty.aspx?id=1003" itemprop="relatedLink">Orthopaedics</a>, <a href="/ortho/topic.aspx?id=1009" itemprop="relatedLink">Sports Medicine</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -journal">Journal</span> <time class="date" datetime="2024-07-11" itemprop="datePublished">July 11, 2024</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/ortho/journal.aspx?id=2628" itemprop="url"> First AI Model Developed for Diagnosis of Hip Dysplasia From Plain Radiographs</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p><span>Martin Magnéli, MD, PhD, Orhun Muratoglu, PhD, and colleagues have developed two convolutional neural networks that can read plain radiographs and classify hips as dysplastic or non-dysplastic with 83% to 92% accuracy, and detect the severity of hip dysplasia based on the Crowe or Hartofilakidis classifications.</span></p></p> <p class="content-tease__related"> <a href="/research-and-innovation/topic.aspx?id=1111" itemprop="relatedLink">Artificial Intelligence</a>, <a href="/ortho/topic.aspx?id=1007" itemprop="relatedLink">Hip and Knee</a>, <a href="/ortho/specialty.aspx?id=1003" itemprop="relatedLink">Orthopaedics</a>, <a href="/radiology/specialty.aspx?id=1013" itemprop="relatedLink">Radiology</a> </p> <p class="content-metadata"> <span class="content-metadata__media -journal">Journal</span> <time class="date" datetime="2024-06-03" itemprop="datePublished">June 3, 2024</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="content-tease__item"> <div class="content-tease" itemtype="http://schema.org/ScholarlyArticle"> <h3 class="content-tease__heading" itemprop="name"> <a href="/ortho/journal.aspx?id=2614" itemprop="url"> Chondrolabral Junction Breakdown Predicts Progression to THA After Hip Arthroscopy for Labral Tears</a> </h3> <p itemprop="description"> <p>Michael C. 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Melnic, MD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/ortho/article.aspx?id=1559">Inferior Screw Placement Drastically Improves Revision THA Outcomes</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Dr. Christopher Melnic" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/christopher_melnic_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/christopher_melnic_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/christopher_melnic_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1078" itemprop="url">Hany S. Bedair, MD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Chief, Center for Hip & Knee Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH/NWH Kaplan Joint Center at NWH, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/ortho/article.aspx?id=1559">Inferior Screw Placement Drastically Improves Revision THA Outcomes</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/hany_bedair_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Jon Warner, MD, Profile Image" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=1062" itemprop="url">Jon J.P. Warner, MD</a> </h3> <p itemprop="jobTitle"> Co-Chief, Shoulder Service, Vice-Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School</p> <p class="profile-card__article"> <strong>Recent Article</strong><br> <a href="/ortho/journal.aspx?id=2550">Surgeons and Biologics are Key Cost Drivers in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair</a> </p> </div> <p class="profile-card__image"> <img alt="Jon Warner, MD, Profile Image" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/jon_warner_advances.png"> </p> </li> <li class="profile-card" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <div class="profile-card__content"> <p class="profile-card__content__image"> <img alt="Kelly McInnis, DO, Profile Photo" itemprop="image" srcset="/assets/images/contributors/kelly_mcinnis_advances.png, /assets/images/contributors/kelly_mcinnis_advances_2x.png 2x" src="/assets/images/contributors/kelly_mcinnis_advances.png"> </p> <h3 class="profile-card__name" itemprop="name"> <a href="/contributors/contributor.aspx?id=2444" itemprop="url">Kelly C. 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