The October 2023 Children’s orthopaedics Roundup. 360. looks at: Outcomes of open reduction in children with developmental hip dislocation: a multicentre experience over a decade; A torn discoid lateral meniscus impacts lower-limb alignment regardless of age; Who benefits from allowing the physis to grow in slipped capital femoral epiphysis?; Consensus guidelines on the management of musculoskeletal infection affecting children in the UK; Diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip by
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 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 August 2012 Spine Roundup360 looks at: neural tissue and polymerising bone cement; a new prognostic score for spinal metastases from prostatic tumours; recovery after spinal decompression; spinal tuberculosis; unintended durotomy at spinal surgery; how carrying a load on your head can damage the cervical spine; and how age changes your lumbar spine.