What's New in Orthopaedic Basic Science.

Abstract

Basic science studies remain a critically important part of the knowledge-discovery process in musculoskeletal patient care. This article highlights several of the key advances in orthopaedic basic science over the past year. It should be noted that some topics of tremendous basic science interest, most notably orthopaedic infection and neoplasia, are not covered in detail in this article because they have been the focus of previous Specialty Update articles in The Journal1,2