The December 2014 Spine Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: surgeon outcomes;

complications and scoliosis surgery; is sequestrectomy enough in lumbar disc prolapse?; predicting outcomes in lumbar disc herniation; sympathectomy has a direct effect on the dorsal root ganglion; and distal extensions of fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

The June 2014 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at:Intraoperative irrigation a balance of toxicities; Ibandronate effective in bone marrow oedema; Risk stratification in damage control surgery; Osteoblast like cells potentially safe; Better wear and antibacterial?; Assessing outcomes in hip fracture.

The February 2014 Wrist & Hand Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: simple debridement and ulnar-sided wrist pain; needle fasciotomy or collagenase injection; joint replacement in osteoarthritic knuckles; the Mannerfelt arthrodesis; scaphoid union rates with conservative treatment; the benefits of atorvastatin for muscle re-innervation after sciatic nerve transection; and complications of trapeziectomy.

The February 2014 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: blood supply to the femoral head after dislocation; diabetes and hip replacement; bone remodelling over two decades following hip replacement; sham surgery as good as arthroscopic meniscectomy; distraction in knee osteoarthritis; whether joint replacement prevent cardiac events; tranexamic acid and knee replacement haemostasis; cartilage colonisation in bipolar ankle grafts; CTs and proof of fusion; atorvastatin for muscle re-innervation after sciatic nerve transection; microfracture and short-term pain in cuff repair; promising early results from L-PRF augmented cuff repairs; and fatty degeneration in a rodent model.

The December 2013 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Inflammation implicated in FAI; Ponseti and effective teaching; Unicompartmental knee design and tibial strain; Bisphosphonates and fracture healing; Antibiosis in cement; Zoledronic acid improves primary stability in revision?; Osteoporotic fractures revisited; and electroarthrography for monitoring of cartilage degeneration

The August 2012 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: PRP and chondrogenic differentiation; basic fibroblast growth factor; whether glucosamine works; randomised trials; ossification of the ligamentum flavum; treadmill running; inhibiting BMP antagonists; and whether NSAIDs delay union after all.