The April 2023 Hip & Pelvis Roundup. 360. looks at: Do technical errors determine outcomes of operatively managed femoral neck fractures in younger adults?; Single-stage or two-stage revision for hip prosthetic joint infection (INFORM); Fixation better than revision in type B periprosthetic fractures of taper slip stems; Can you maximize femoral head size at the expense of liner thickness?; Plasma D-dimer for periprosthetic joint infection?; How important is in vivo oxidation?; Total hip arthroplasty for HIV patients with osteonecrosis

The April 2023 Research Roundup. 360. 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 December 2024 Research Roundup. 360. 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 April 2024 Foot & Ankle Roundup. 360. looks at: Safety of arthroscopy combined with radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for osteochondritis of the talus; Bipolar allograft transplantation of the ankle; Identifying risk factors for osteonecrosis after talar fracture; Balancing act: immediate versus delayed weightbearing in ankle fracture recovery; Levelling the field: proximal supination osteotomy’s efficacy in severe and super-severe hallux valgus; Restoring balance: how adjusting the tibiotalar joint line influences movement after ankle surgery

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 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 April 2013 Hip & Pelvis Roundup. 360 . 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 April 2012 Children’s orthopaedics Roundup. 360 . looks at osteonecrosis of the femoral head and surgery for dysplasia, femoral head blood flow during surgery, femoroacetabular impingement and sport in adolescence, the Drehmann sign, a predictive algorithm for septic arthritis, ACL reconstruction and arthrofibrosis in children, spinal cord monitoring for those less than four years old, arthroereisis for the flexible flat foot, fixing the displaced lateral humeral fracture, and mobile phones and inclinometer applications

The December 2012 Research Roundup. 360. looks at: whether the rheumatoid factor is just a ‘quick test’; osteonecrosis in smokers; pasteurisation effect on bone reconstruction; venous thromboembolism risk in rheumatoids; whether stem cells reverse age-related osteopenia; the effect of running on rat knees; rapid fracture healing in rats with ultrasound; magnetic stem cells; and the safety of surgery

The December 2013 Knee Roundup. 360 . looks at: Conflict of interest and hyaluronic acid; Will time indeed tell in microfracture?; Contralateral knee pain and joint replacement outcomes; Patient satisfaction and knee replacement?; Hope in the cytokines for painful TKRs?; Pain severity, cytokines and osteoarthritis?; Quadriceps weakness and pain; and spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee

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 February 2013 Foot & Ankle Roundup. 360 . looks at: replacement in osteonecrosis of the talus; ankle instability in athletes; long-term follow-up of lateral ankle ligament reconstruction; an operation for Stage II TPD; whether you should operate on Achilles tendon ruptures; Weil osteotomies and Freiberg’s disease; MRI scanning not sensitive for intra-articular lesions; and single-stage debridement and reconstruction in Charcot feet