Recent research from the top orthopaedic journals — auto-curated from PubMed and refreshed throughout the day.
Verna B, Caffard T, Burkhard MD, et al
Retrospective cohort study. The objectives are to assess changes in cervical sagittal alignment after lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) surgery and examine their association with…
Roadley J, Daly C, Rogers M, et al
Single-blinded randomised controlled trial. To establish the effect of postoperative mobility restrictions on outcome after lumbar microdiscectomy by comparing sitting and activity restrictions to no…
Mallon WJ, Kuhn JEJ
Eckers F, Hochreiter B, Johnson P, et al
Raja H, Shaath M, Raval P, et al
Revision total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is increasing as the number of primary TEA increases. In a revision setting, surgeons often face the challenge of distal humeral bone loss. Techniques…
Diestel DR, Sudah S, Veale N, et al
Return to sport and sport-specific performance following shoulder arthroplasty are not well-characterized, particularly in strength-based activities such as weightlifting. This study evaluates…
Abdelshaheed J, Chatterji R, Levy J, et al
Weightlifting is a common form of recreational activity that can place higher levels of stress on the shoulder joint and is of particular interest to many patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty.…
Koukos C, Montoya F, Marty A, et al
Scapulopexy can effectively treat symptomatic scapulothoracic dyskinesis. In patients with preserved serratus anterior function, restoring scapular positioning without rib-based fixation may reduce…
Thomas TL, Regis CJ, Bagereka P, et al
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) has been removed from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services "in-patient only" list. Thus, the onus of TSA outpatient versus inpatient classification has…
Sahoo S, Li Y, Cogan CJ, et al
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are routinely used to assess pain, function, and quality of life in shoulder care. Although rotator cuff repair (RCR) is a highly effective treatment for…
Altaş EU, Kırmızı M, Şahin A, et al
In subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS), a common cause of shoulder pain, thoracic spine targeted interventions have been associated with improvements in shoulder outcomes. This study aimed to…
Covarrubias O, Luther L, Portnoff B, et al
Shoulder arthroplasty is indicated to treat pain and dysfunction associated with advanced glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GHOA). However, the relationship between preoperative pathoanatomy and clinical…
Ishikawa H, Zitnay JL, Henninger HB, et al
Scapular dyskinesis is frequently observed with various types of shoulder instability, but whether scapular dyskinesis could contribute to shoulder instability is still unclear. The purpose of this…
Karadimas TL, Kucharik MP, Tepper SC, et al
Reconstruction after proximal humerus tumor resection poses challenges in restoring stability and function due to loss of rotator cuff attachments and soft-tissue integrity. Hemiarthroplasty (HA)…
Zhu AR, Chen GQ, Glenn ER, et al
Frailty is a well-established predictor of poor outcomes after orthopedic surgery. The 6-item modified Frailty Index (mFI) 6, which includes hypoalbuminemia, may provide enhanced risk stratification…
Kirkham MS, Percin B, Christy KB, et al
Lesser tuberosity osteotomy (LTO) repair in total stemless shoulder arthroplasty has a high nonunion rate and thus presents a challenge to shoulder surgeons. Improved repair techniques may mitigate…
Yue L, Han G, Sun Z, et al
Prospective cohort study. To establish a simple and clinically available paraspinal muscle and bone density (PMBD) score to predict mechanical complications after lumbar fusion. Mechanical…
Mena L, Zanesco L, Malavolta EA
Cirino C, Rhee HS, Chan JJ, et al
The advent of modern, precontoured locking plates has improved treatment of distal humerus fractures (DHFs) by providing an anatomic fit and a reliable locking mechanism with interdigitating screws.…
Yoon JP, Park SJ, Kim DH, et al
Fatty infiltration (FI) and muscle atrophy following rotator cuff (RC) tears are largely irreversible and are major determinants of poor surgical outcomes, increased re-tear risk, and long-term…
Niwa T, Matsumura N, Yoshida Y, et al
Hand-behind-back (HBB) motion is commonly used to assess shoulder internal rotation; however, it involves multiple joint movements, including scapulothoracic, glenohumeral, and elbow joint motions,…
Sogbein OA, Rizk AA, Colasanti CA, et al
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) has increasingly become a reliable intervention to improve function and pain for a variety of indications. Glenoid fixation is critical to the success of…
Woolnough T, Standing S, Pollock JW, et al
Olecranon fractures occur more commonly in older individuals. For patients aged ≥70 years, operative management is often considered standard of care, although recent evidence has supported…
Pill SG
Lawand J, Mirahmadi A, Holle AM, et al
Rotator cuff repair (RCR) is increasingly performed due to advancements in surgical techniques and an aging population. While generally successful, complications like re-tear, stiffness, infection,…
Lacouture JD, Harlow E, Biegun M, et al
Extraction of well-fixed humeral implants during revision shoulder arthroplasty is difficult and prone to complications, especially humeral fracture (up to 12% in anatomic stem revision and 30% in…
Collin P, Baverel L, Tedah D, et al
Scapular dyskinesis is an alteration in scapular position and movement that disrupts glenohumeral kinematics. Among its causes, pectoralis minor retraction induces scapular protraction and internal…
Brinkman JC, Richman EH, LeBaron ZG, et al
Online physician review websites are being increasingly utilized by patients when choosing their surgeon. Although most reviews are positive, extremely negative reviews can significantly compromise a…
de Araújo JN, Oliveira ABA, de Araújo DLF, et al
Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) has been associated to shoulder injuries in overhead athletes. The glenohumeral posterior capsule stretching techniques, such as the sleeper stretch and…
Vazquez-Lloret AS, Garayua-Cruz L, Baird MD, et al
Dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is the most common SCJ condition reported to be managed surgically. However, primary SCJ osteoarthritis (OA) is substantially more common. There are…
Yang YH, Li WJ, Huang ZY, et al
Frozen shoulder (FS) is a common fibroinflammatory disorder of the glenohumeral joint capsule, characterized by persistent pain and progressive restriction of range of motion. The…
Suárez Jiménez LJM, Nassar A, Moussa MK, et al
Lower trapezius transfer (LTT) has been demonstrated to restore external rotation (ER) in patients with brachial plexus palsies. In certain cases of cuff tear arthropathy, patients exhibit preserved…
Yeramosu T, Zahir J, Ghayyad K, et al
Stemless anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) has gained considerable traction as an alternative to traditional stemmed implants for the management of glenohumeral arthritis, particularly for…
Vervaecke AJ, Gauci MO, Le Brigand J, et al
Preoperative planning software enables virtual implantation of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) and assessment of impingement-free range of motion (ROM). Recent studies have shown that…
Leinweber KA, Bowler AR, Diestel DR, et al
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) treat glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GHOA) with comparable early outcomes. Given increasing utilization of rTSA for…
Łajczak P, Łajczak A, Pimenta NG
Systematic review and meta-analysis. To explore the impact of preoperative cannabis use on perioperative outcomes of spinal fusion procedures. Opioid use disorder is a growing problem, especially in…
Lazaro JS, Bion D, Austin LS
The requirements for medical device approvals are based on the classification and the associated risks. Based on the type of approval, there can be a higher risk of recall for orthopedic medical…
Thamyongkit S, Charoenchaipong P, Fuangfa P, et al
Intra-articular corticosteroids are widely used for adhesive capsulitis, but alternatives are needed for patients with contraindications. Hyaluronic acid (HA) and ketorolac have demonstrated…
Zhang NJ, Chai YJ, Jiang YW, et al
Locking plate fixation is an effective treatment for greater tuberosity (GT) fractures. This study aimed to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes between a low-profile anatomical locking…
Martínez EF, Holc F, Victorica PB, et al
Proximal ulna fracture-dislocations are challenging injuries with variable patterns of elbow instability. Accurate identification of the affected structures and classification of the injury are…
Raval P, Raja H, Asaad O, et al
Revision total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is increasing as more primary TEAs are performed. Bone loss in the proximal ulnar can provide a complex challenge in the revision setting. Limited options are…
Lu C, Zheng L
Iribarren-Baró S, Martinez-Catalan N, Sanchez-Urgelles P, et al
Coronoid fracture characterization is crucial in treatment decision-making. The base of the coronoid is a fundamental reference used for fracture classification and to perform measurements to…
Gunasekaran A, Wilson JRF
Chang AS, Jeong SM, Choi W, et al
Small, isolated coronoid fractures involving less than one-third of the coronoid height are often underestimated on plain radiographs due to minimal displacement and preserved joint congruity.…
Ohnmeiss DD, Courtois EC, Guyer RD, et al
This was a retrospective study with patient contact attempted to collect current follow-up data. The purpose of this study was to compare rates of disk-related surgery during long-term follow-up in…
Clapp IM, Kothari P, Martin B, et al
Retrospective cohort study. The aim of this study was to compare differences in postoperative readmission rates, complications, and costs for one- to two-level ACDFs among Medicare fee-for-service…
Sarwahi V, Morledge A, Cohen A, et al
Retrospective cohort study. This study aimed to investigate outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) with our institution's rapid recovery…
Karnati J, Wu A, Tao X, et al
A retrospective cohort analysis. This study investigates the association between initial postoperative gabapentinoid prescription and long-term opioid use following long-segment posterior lumbar…
Hambrecht J, Köhli P, Duculan R, et al
Spinal disability often involves fat infiltration (FI) in paraspinal muscles (PM), indicating decreased muscle strength and potentially causing segmental instability. While the multifidus (MF) is…
Dalton J, Tomlak A, Huang R, et al
Retrospective cohort study. To investigate the influence of preoperative myelopathy versus radiculopathy on timing of return to driving following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). ACDF…
Pizones J, Gómez-Rice A, Moreno-Manzanaro L, et al
Retrospective multicenter observational study. To analyze whether avoiding fusion to the pelvis and preserving distal mobile segments reduces the risk of rod breakage (RB) after adult spinal…
Chen R, Wang T, Liu X, et al
Retrospective study. To develop a deep learning (DL) model to predict bone cement leakage (BCL) subtypes during percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) using preoperative computed tomography (CT) as well as…
Neuhoff J, Thavarajasingam SG, Sutherland R, et al
Retrospective observational cohort study. Evaluating the predictive value of the Spinal Instability Spondylodiscitis Score (SISS) for radiologic progression in conservatively treated patients and its…
ElNemer W, Elsabbagh Z, Cha MJ, et al
Retrospective, multicenter cohort study. Growth guidance surgery (GGS) has lower reoperation rates and fewer episodes of care than other growth-sparing methods but is associated with instrumentation…
Truumees E, Akkihal K, Griffin J, et al
Systematic review, PROSPERO ID: (CRD42023112392). We aim to provide physicians with an evidence-based stepwise approach to distinguishing the primary cause of plane pelvic obliquity (PO) to guide…
Striano BM, Crawford AM, Holly KE, et al
Retrospective cohort study. To characterize the success rate of anti-osteoporosis treatment for patients with spine fracture that otherwise confers eligibility for treatment. We also evaluated…
Mm LC, Zheng L
Gao F, Tian S, Liu H
Karthikeyan V, Dea N, Malhotra AK, et al
Multicenter observational cohort study. To quantify upper extremity sensory recovery following surgical decompression for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), identify predictors of sensory…
Maqsoodi N, Hollenberg AM, Huber A, et al
Basic science. The goal of this study was to investigate a novel therapeutic approach for treating degenerative disc disease (DDD) by enhancing anabolic signaling through ALK3 overexpression in the…
Funaba M, Kanchiku T, Yoshida G, et al
A multicenter observational study. To evaluate and compare the diagnostic performance and clinical value of transcranial motor-evoked potentials (Tc-MEPs) in predicting postoperative paralysis in…
Li X, Wang H, Li Z, et al
Prospective observational study. To investigate the impact of paraspinal extensor endurance duration on the development of axial symptoms (AS) following laminoplasty (LP). AS is a common complication…
Lee BJ, Jeong S, Kim KH, et al
Retrospective study. To verify the association between pedicle enhancement (PE) on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and progressive collapse, and analyze the correlation between the…
Nishizawa M, Glassman SD, Djurasovic M, et al
Retrospective longitudinal observational study. To identify the impact of anemia at discharge on surgical outcomes and functional recovery following lumbar fusion. Acute blood loss anemia is common…
Khoo B, Cross NM, Telfer S
Retrospective analysis of medical imaging data. This study aimed to determine whether there are changes in localized bone density of the L4 to L5 vertebrae in patients with spondylolisthesis, with…
Dalton J, Oris RJ, McCurdy MA, et al
Retrospective cohort. To determine the impact of physical therapy (PT) on opioid consumption, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following single-level lumbar fusion.…
Recheis S, Mattausch D, Kuehn N, et al
First metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis is a reliable treatment for painful end-stage degenerative, inflammatory, and post-traumatic conditions and severe deformities of the first ray. Although…
Haanæs EKØ, Dalen AF, Gregersen MG, et al
Weber B / Lauge-Hansen supination-external rotation 4b (SER4b) ankle fractures are unstable injuries characterized by complete deltoid ligament ruptures. Biomechanical studies suggest that fibular…
Doyle TR, Hennessy O, Keogh CJ, et al
Hassan A, Imam M, Narvani AA
Schönweger F, Marbach F, Feltri P, et al
Xia W, Shi Z, Wang X, et al
Rotator cuff tear is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder with a high postoperative retear rate. Transcortical vessels (TCVs) are capillaries that cross cortical bone and represent key elements of…
Hu EY, Bi AS, Cervantes JE, et al
Patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) experiencing >2 years of pain before hip arthroscopy have been linked with worse short-term and midterm outcomes. To examine the effect of…
Santamaria F, Culebras Almeida LA, Carrozzo A, et al
Graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) may be influenced by both extrinsic exposure and intrinsic patient susceptibility. A contralateral ACL rupture could reflect…
O'Shaughnessy MA
Persitz J, Zagorski B, Baltzer H, et al
Surgeon case volume has been linked with outcomes across many orthopaedic procedures, but its influence on distal radius fracture fixation remains uncertain. (1) For distal radius fracture surgery,…
Rickert J
Gül O, Ayazoglu MA, Yazıcı A, et al
Perianchor fluid collection may differ according to anchor material following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR), but its relationship with tendon healing remains unclear. This study aimed to…
Chen PY, Wang J