The December 2023 Knee Roundup360 looks at: Obesity is associated with greater improvement in patient-reported outcomes following primary total knee arthroplasty; Does mild flexion of the femoral prosthesis in total knee arthroplasty result in better early postoperative outcomes?; Robotic or manual total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial; Patient-relevant outcomes following first revision total knee arthroplasty, by diagnosis: an analysis of implant survivorship, mortality, serious medical complications, and patient-reported outcome measures using the National Joint Registry data set; Sagittal alignment in total knee arthroplasty: are there any discrepancies between robotic-assisted and manual axis orientation?; Tourniquet use does not impact recovery trajectory in total knee arthroplasty; Impact of proximal tibial varus anatomy on survivorship after medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty; Bone cement directly to the implant in primary total knee arthroplasty?; Maintaining joint line obliquity optimizes outcomes in patients with constitutionally varus knees.
The December 2012 Foot &
ankle Roundup360 looks at: correcting the overcorrected club foot; syndesmotic surgery; autograft for osteochondral defects; sesamoidectomy after fracture in athletes; complications in ankle replacement; the arthroscope as a treatment for ankle osteoarthritis; whether da Vinci was a modern foot surgeon; and a popliteal block in ankle fixation.
The April 2014 Foot &
Ankle Roundup360 looks at: Hawkins fractures revisited; arthrodesis compared with ankle replacement in osteoarthritis; mobile bearing ankle replacement successful in the longer-term; osteolysis is an increasing worry in ankle replacement; ankle synostosis post-fracture is not important; radiofrequency ablation for plantar fasciitis; and the right approach for tibiotalocalcaneal fusion.
The August 2013 Wrist &
Hand Roundup360 looks at: random group therapy is no good at treating OA of the hand; salvaging failed CMCJ arthroplasty; scaphocapitate arthrodesis for instability in manual workers; Brunelli tenodesis and scapholunate instability; night splints for Dupytren’s revisited; the smallest IM nail?; early diagnosis of CRPS?; and endoscopic carpal tunnel release?
The April 2013 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup360 looks at: hip cartilage and magnets; labral repair or resection; who benefits from injection; rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis; whether ceramic implants risk fracture; dual articulation; and hydroxyapatite.
The February 2013 Oncology Roundup360 looks at: proximal fibular tumours; radiotherapy-induced chondrosarcoma; mega-prosthesis; CRP predictions of sarcoma survival; predicting survival in metastatic disease; MRI for recurrence in osteoid osteoma; and a sarcoma refresher
The December 2012 Knee Roundup360 looks at: the demand for knee replacement; a Japanese knee outcome score; smoking and TKR; coronal alignment as a determinant of outcome in TKR; fixed flexion; MRI detected knee lesions; and lateral domed Oxford unicompartmental knee replacements.
The February 2013 Knee Roundup360 looks at: mobile-bearing TKRs; arthroscopic ACL reconstruction; the use of chondrocytes for osteochondral defects; ACL reconstruction and the return to pivoting sports; ACLs and the MOON study; the benefit of knee navigation; and trabecular metal.