The February 2025 Hip & Pelvis Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Postoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures after hip arthroplasty: quantifying the other half of the picture; Hip arthroscopy in patients with borderline dysplasia: how do we know when it will not work?; The morbidly obese patient remains a challenge for arthroplasty surgeons; Unexpected positive cultures in aseptic revision hip and knee arthroplasty: does it make a difference?; Failed spinal anaesthesia in hip and knee arthroplasty surgery; Clinical failure of femoral neck fracture is associated with varus necks; Navigating the angles: how variations in femoral and acetabular versions influence hip pain and treatment; High-tech or hands-on? Similar outcomes in direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.

The February 2025 Sports Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Long-term outcomes of focal cartilage lesions of the knee; Comparison of early and delayed multiligament knee reconstruction; Platelet-rich plasma does not improve recovery after partial meniscectomy; Patient height and sex predict semitendinosus autograft diameter.

The February 2025 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Walk your way to longer life: quantifying physical activity’s role in extending longevity; Is information about musculoskeletal malignancies from large language models or web resources at a suitable reading level for patients?; Contemporary surgical management of osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma; L-arginine and tendon healing; What you can’t hear might not stress you out as much.

The February 2025 Knee Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Once-weekly semaglutide in patients with obesity and knee osteoarthritis; How many patients should have a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?; Staged revision of the infected knee arthroplasty and endoprosthesis; The metal allergy argument and knee arthroplasty; Is kinematic alignment all it’s cracked up to be?; Is bone-patella-bone the gold standard for revision?; Blood flow restriction and the dissatisfied knee arthroplasty.

The February 2025 Foot & Ankle Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at:Percutaneous Zadek osteotomy for insertional Achilles tendinopathy; Association of extraosseous arterial diameter with talar dome osteochondral lesions; Autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondral lesions of the talus; Symptomatic thromboembolism and mortality in foot and ankle surgery in the UK; Corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid in Morton’s neuroma?

The February 2025 Trauma Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Risk factors for nonunion in femoral neck fracture patients with internal fixation: a multicentre (TRON group) retrospective study; Tranexamic acid administered at time of hospital admission does not decrease transfusion rates or blood loss for extracapsular hip fractures; The effect of anterior support screw (AS2) in unstable femoral trochanteric fractures; The effect of coronal plane angulation on patient-reported outcome measures of operatively treated distal femur fractures; Do proximal humerus fractures treated nonoperatively benefit from supervised physiotherapy?; Cephalomedullary nails: are dual lag screws superior to single lag screws?; Does cement need to be pressurized for hemiarthroplasty?.

The February 2025 Children’s orthopaedics Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Are antibiotics enough for the initial management of paediatric Gustilo-Anderson type I upper limb open fractures?; Advanced imaging for tibial tubercle fractures; Spinal fusion improves quality of life in cerebral palsy scoliosis: a multicentre study; Hip displacement after triradiate closure in ambulatory cerebral palsy; Telehealth validation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparable clinical measurements enhance access to care; Long-term prognostic markers for residual dysplasia in developmental dysplasia of the hip after closed reduction; Open versus closed reduction for paediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures: better outcomes with closed techniques; Delayed diagnosis of paediatric septic hip leads to poor outcomes and doubling of healthcare costs.

The February 2025 Wrist & Hand Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Delayed fixation of distal radial fractures beyond three weeks increases the odds of reoperation; A systematic review of management options for symptomatic scaphometacarpal impingement after trapeziectomy; Diagnosing occult scaphoid fractures: an art or science?; Dual-mobility trapeziometacarpal arthroplasty shows promising outcomes but lacks long-term evidence; 3D-printed titanium scaphoid implant offers a promising alternative for unreconstructable scaphoid nonunion; Lidocaine co-injection reduces pain intensity during corticosteroid injections in hand and wrist conditions; Long-term outcomes of PyroDisk arthroplasty for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis; Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on hand surgery practices: adaptations and missed opportunities.

The February 2025 Oncology Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at:The role of bone grafting versus bone cement in the treatment of giant cell tumour of bone: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the risk of recurrence in 1,454 patients; Tumour necrosis drives prognosis in osteosarcoma; Correlation between post-chemotherapy MRI and histopathology of malignant bone tumours treated with extra-articular resection; Real-world referral pattern of unplanned excision in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma; Assessment of artificial intelligence chatbot responses to common patient questions on bone sarcoma; Chondrosarcoma of the pelvis and limbs at ten years; Chest wall resection and reconstruction for primary chest wall sarcomas: analysis of survival, predictors of outcome, and long-term functional status; Ewing’s sarcoma in the paediatric population: predictors of survival within the USA; Pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcoma: insights from a referral centre cohort.

The February 2025 Spine Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: The effect of thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis wear time and clinical risk factors on curve progression for individuals with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Does operative level impact dysphagia severity after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? A multicentre prospective analysis; Who gets better after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy? A responder analysis from the multicentre Canadian spine outcomes and research network; Do obese patients have worse outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgeries?; An update to the management of spinal cord injury; Classifying thoracolumbar injuries; High- versus moderate-density constructs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis are equivalent at two years; Romosozumab for protecting against proximal junctional kyphosis in deformity surgery.

The February 2025 Shoulder & Elbow Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty is superior to plate fixation for displaced proximal humeral fractures in the elderly; Long-term outcomes of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for complex proximal humerus fractures; The RAND/UCLA algorithm does streamline the clinical decision-making process; Smoking negatively impacts long-term outcomes and survival after anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty; Evaluating subscapularis tears: special tests lack sensitivity to tear severity and pain; Rotator cuff tear progression: insights into rates, risk factors, and the need for standardized reporting; Outcomes and complications of revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review; Prevalence and risk factors of glenohumeral chondral damage in shoulder instability: implications for early surgical stabilization.

The December 2024 Wrist & Hand Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Variability in thumb ulnar collateral ligament rupture management across the UK: survey insights; Identifying five distinct hand osteoarthritis pain phenotypes highlights the impact of biopsychosocial factors; Long-term outcomes of MAÏA TMC joint prosthesis for osteoarthritis: a possible alternative to trapeziectomy; Diagnostic and management strategies for malignant melanoma of the hand; Early versus delayed surgery for distal radius fractures: comparable outcomes but higher complications in delayed treatment; Perioperative anticoagulant and antiplatelet use does not increase complications in wide-awake hand surgery; Variability in treatment of metacarpal shaft fractures highlights need for standardized care; Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound ineffective in reducing time to union for scaphoid nonunion post-surgery.

The December 2024 Knee Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in the same patient?; Lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: is it a good option?; The fate of the unresurfaced patellae in contemporary total knee arthroplasty: early- to mid-term results; Tibial baseplate migration is not associated with change in PROMs and clinical scores after total knee arthroplasty; Unexpected positive intraoperative cultures in aseptic revision knee arthroplasty: what effect does this have?; Kinematic or mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty surgery?; Revision total knee arthroplasty achieves minimal clinically important difference faster than primary total knee arthroplasty; Outcomes after successful DAIR for periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty.

The December 2024 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Skeletal muscle composition, power, and mitochondrial energetics in older men and women with knee osteoarthritis; Machine-learning models to predict osteonecrosis in patients with femoral neck fractures undergoing internal fixation; Aetiology of patient dissatisfaction following primary total knee arthroplasty in the era of robotic-assisted technology; Efficacy and safety of commonly used thromboprophylaxis agents following hip and knee arthroplasty; The COVID-19 effect continues; Nickel allergy in knee arthroplasty: does self-reported sensitivity affect outcomes?; Tranexamic acid use and joint infection risk in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

The December 2024 Spine Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Rostral facet joint violations in robotic- and navigation-assisted pedicle screw placement; The inhibitory effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids on spinal fusion: an animal model;L5-S1 transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is associated with increased revisions compared to L4-L5 TLIF at two years; Immediate versus gradual brace weaning protocols in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized clinical trial; Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualized, progressive walking, and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomized controlled trial; Usefulness and limitations of intraoperative pathological diagnosis using frozen sections for spinal cord tumours; Effect of preoperative HbA1c and blood glucose level on the surgical site infection after lumbar instrumentation surgery; How good are surgeons at achieving their alignment goals?

The December 2024 Trauma Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Percutaneous lumbopelvic fixation is effective in the management of unstable transverse sacral fractures; A systematic review on autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) for chondral knee defects; Stable clinical and radiological outcomes at medium and over five-year follow-up of calcaneus fracture open reduction internal fixation using a sinus tarsi approach; Right or left? It might make a difference; Suprapatellar versus infrapatellar tibial nailing – is there a difference in anterior knee pain and function?; Can patients safely weightbear following ankle fracture fixation?; Anterior-to-posterior or a plate fixation for posterior malleous fractures?; Audio distraction for traction pin insertion: a prospective randomized controlled study; Is intramedullary nailing of femoral diaphyseal fractures in the lateral decubitus position as safe and effective as on a traction table?

The December 2024 Oncology Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Non-reversed great saphenous vein grafts for vascular reconstruction after resection of lower limb sarcoma; Detrimental effects of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with limb bone sarcoma: reference centre experience; Whole-body staging guidelines in sarcoma; Intraoperative marrow margin frozen section in limb bone sarcoma resection; Vacuum-assisted closure and paediatric oncological limb salvage; Treatment differences and long-term outcomes in adults and children with Ewing’s sarcoma; Survival, complications, and functional outcomes of uncemented distal femoral endoprosthesis with short, curved stem for patients with bone tumours.

The December 2024 Foot & Ankle Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Tibiotalar sector and lateral ankle instability; Isolated subtalar fusion and correction of progressive collapsing foot deformity; Diabetic control and postoperative complications following ankle fracture fixation; Are insoles of any benefit for plantar fasciitis?; Postoperative foot shape and patient-reported outcome following surgery for progressing collapsing foot deformity; Calcaneo-stop procedure for symptomatic flexible flatfoot in children.

The December 2024 Shoulder & Elbow Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Predicting recurrence of instability after a primary traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation; Predictors of surgery and long-term outcomes in nonoperative management of full-thickness rotator cuff tears; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty viable despite acquired acromial compromise, but higher infection risk noted; LP-PRP reduces retear rates in rotator cuff repair but shows no functional outcome advantage; Long-term clinical outcomes of arthroscopic supraspinatus tendon repair using the single anchor tension band technique – minimum five-year follow-up; Arthroscopic stabilization for anterior shoulder dislocation shows low recurrence rates regardless of prior dislocations; ORIF outperforms arthroplasty for complex radial head fractures: mid-term outcomes; Routine use of surgical helmet systems may not reduce infection risk in shoulder arthroplasty.

The December 2024 Children’s orthopaedics Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Establishing best practice for managing idiopathic toe walking in children: a UK consensus; Long-term outcomes of below-elbow casting in paediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures; Residual dysplasia risk persists in developmental dysplasia of the hip patients after Pavlik harness treatment; 3D printing in paediatricorthopaedics: enhancing surgical efficiency and patient outcomes; Pavlik harness treatment for hip dysplasia does not delay motor skill development in children; High prevalence of hip dysplasia found in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis on routine spine radiographs; Minifragment plates as effective growth modulation for ulnar deformities of the distal radius in children; Long-term success of Chiari pelvic osteotomy in preserving hip function: 30-year follow-up study.