The April 2024 Hip & Pelvis Roundup. 360. looks at: Impaction bone grafting for femoral revision hip arthroplasty with the Exeter stem; Effect of preoperative corticosteroids on postoperative glucose control in total joint replacement; Tranexamic acid in patients with a history of venous thromboembolism; Bisphosphonate use may be associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic hip fracture; A balanced approach: exploring the impact of surgical techniques on hip arthroplasty outcomes; A leap forward in hip arthroplasty: dual-mobility bearings reduce groin pain; A new perspective on complications: the link between blood glucose and joint infection risks

The April 2023 Research Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: Ear protection for orthopaedic surgeons?; Has arthroscopic meniscectomy use changed in response to the evidence?; Time to positivity of cultures obtained for periprosthetic joint infection; Bisphosphonates for post-COVID-19 osteonecrosis of the femoral head; Missing missed fractures: is AI the answer?; Congenital insensitivity to pain and correction of the knee; YouTube and paediatric elbow injuries.

The August 2013 Research Roundup. 360 . looks at: passive smoking and bone substitutes; platelet-rich plasma and osteogenesis; plantar fasciitis and platelet-rich plasma: a match made in heaven?; MRSA decolonisation decreases infection rates; gums, bisphosphonates and orthopaedics; PRAISE and partner violence; blunt impact and post-traumatic OA; and IDEAL research and implants

The February 2014 Hip & Pelvis Roundup. 360 . looks at: length of stay; cementless metaphyseal fixation; mortality trends in over 400,000 total hip replacements; antibiotics in hip fracture surgery; blood supply to the femoral head after dislocation; resurfacing and THR in metal-on-metal replacement; diabetes and hip replacement; bone remodelling over two decades following hip replacement; and whether bisphosphonates affect acetabular fixation

The June 2013 Hip & Pelvis Roundup. 360 . looks at: failure in metal-on-metal arthroplasty; minimal hip approaches; whether bisphosphonates improve femoral bone stock following arthroplasty; whether more fat means more operative time; surgical infection; vascularised fibular graft for osteonecrosis; subclinical SUFE; and dentists, hips and antibiotics

The October 2013 Children’s orthopaedics Roundup. 360. looks at: Half a century of Pavlik treatment; Step away from the child!: trends in fracture management; Posterolateral rotatory elbow instability in children; Osteochondral lesions undiagnosed in patellar dislocations; Oral bisphosphonates in osteogenesis imperfecta; Crossed or parallel pins in supracondylar fractures?; Not too late nor too early: getting epiphysiodesis right; Fixation of supramalleolar osteotomies

The April 2015 Research Roundup360 looks at: MCID in grip strength and distal radial fracture; Experiencing rehab in a trial setting; Electrical stimulation and nerve recovery; Molecular diagnosis of TB?; Acetabular orientation: component and arthritis; Analgesia after knee arthroplasty; Bisphosphonate-associated femoral fractures

The June 2015 Research Roundup360 looks at: Tranexamic acid: just give it – it’s not important how!; The anterolateral ligament re-examined; Warfarin a poor post-operative agent; Passive exoskeleton the orthosis of the future?; Musculoskeletal medicine: a dark art to UK medical students?; Alendronic acid and bone density post arthroplasty; Apples with oranges? Knee functional scores revisited

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 December 2012 Trauma Roundup³⁶⁰ looks at: whether tranexamic acid stops bleeding in trauma across the board; antibiotic beads and VAC; whether anaesthetic determines the outcome in surgery for distal radial fractures; high complications in surgery on bisphosphonate-hardened bone; better outcomes but more dislocations in femoral neck fractures; the mythical hip fracture; plate augmentation in nonunion surgery; and SIGN intramedullary nailing and infections.

The April 2015 Spine Roundup360 looks at: Hyperostotic spine in injury; App based back pain control; Interspinous process devices should be avoided in claudication; Robot assisted pedicle screws: fad or advance?; Vancomycin antibiotic power in spinal surgery; What to do with that burst fracture?; Increasing complexity of spinal fractures in major trauma pathways; Vitamin D and spinal fractures