Japanese Abstracts

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December

1. Clinical outcomes of anatomical versus reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in patients with primary osteoarthritis, an intact rotator cuff, and limited forward elevation
2. Does brace treatment following closed reduction of developmental dysplasia of the hip improve acetabular coverage?

November

1. Prevalence of post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury remains high despite advances in surgical techniques
2. Solitary versus multiple bone metastases in the appendicular skeleton

October

1. Contemporary outcomes of tibial tubercle osteotomy for revision total knee arthroplasty
2. Effectiveness and safety of arthroscopy combined with radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy for osteochondritis of the talus: a prospective, single-centre, randomized, double-blind study

September

1. Delaying anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction increases the rate and severity of medial chondral injuries
2. Anterosuperior versus deltopectoral approach for primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

August

1. Association between additional weekend rehabilitation and in-hospital mortality in patients with hip fractures
2. Assessment of progression and clinical relevance of stress-shielding around press-fit radial head arthroplasty

July

1. Clinical results of periacetabular osteotomy with structural bone allograft for the treatment of severe hip dysplasia
2. Joint awareness following periacetabular osteotomy in patients with hip dysplasia

June

1. Patellar resurfacing versus retention in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty
2. Predicting five-year mortality in soft-tissue sarcoma patients

May

1. Five-year migration and insert wear of uncemented tibial components with either conventional polyethylene or sequentially annealed highly crosslinked polyethylene inserts: a blinded randomized controlled trial using radiostereometric analysis
2. Metastasectomy of spinal lesions from thyroid carcinomas

April

1. Use of cast immobilization versus removable brace in adults with an ankle fracture: two-year follow-up of a multicentre randomized controlled trial
2. Factors affecting a patient’s experience following the open Latarjet procedure to treat recurrent anterior shoulder instability

March

1. Wide arthroscopic dorsal capsuloligamentous repair in patients with severe scapholunate instability
2. Incidence and risk factors for five-year recurrent disc herniation after primary single-level lumbar discectomy

February

1. Health-related quality of life in patients 40 years after diagnosis of an idiopathic scoliosis
2. The Free-Gliding screw for slipped capital femoral epiphysis

January

1. Recognition of the pattern of complex fractures of the elbow using 3D-printed models
2. Higher complication rate after nail compared with plate fixation of ankle fractures in patients aged 60 years or older: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

December

1. How are adults who had Perthes’ disease functioning?
2. Decompression alone or decompression with fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial with two-year MRI follow-up

November

1. Cost-utility analysis of surgical fixation with Kirschner wire versus casting after fracture of the distal radius
2. Distal tibial osteotomy compared to proximal osteotomy for limb lengthening in children

October

1. Varus placement of the tibial component of Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty decreases the risk of postoperative tibial fracture
2. A comparison of osteoarticular allografts and allograft-prosthesis composites for reconstruction of the distal femur after resection of a bone tumour in childhood

September

1. Postoperative outcomes of pedicle screw instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with and without a subfascial wound drain: a multicentre randomized controlled trial
2. Hip arthrodesis in children

August

1. Arthroscopic bone graft and fixation for proximal scaphoid nonunions
2. Can the Clinical Frailty Scale on admission predict 30-day survival, postoperative complications, and institutionalization in patients with fragility hip fracture?

July

1. 20-year hip survivorship and patient-reported outcome measures after transpositional osteotomy of the acetabulum for dysplastic hips
2. No difference in long-term micromotion between fully cemented and hybrid fixation in revision total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

June

1. The effectiveness of leucocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injections on symptomatic early osteoarthritis of the knee: the PEAK randomized controlled trial
2. Single-stage repair of displaced bucket-handle meniscal tears with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction leads to good meniscal survivorship: a retrospective cohort study

May

1. Intraoperative pressure sensors improve soft-tissue balance but not clinical outcomes in total knee arthroplasty: a multicentre randomized controlled trial
2. Risk of revision based on timing of corticosteroid injection prior to shoulder arthroplasty

April

1. Supine correction index as a predictor for brace outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
2. The British Orthopaedic Surgery Surveillance study: Perthes’ disease: the epidemiology and two-year outcomes from a prospective cohort in Great Britain

March

1. The risk of all-cause mortality, heart outcomes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders with cobalt-chrome-containing total hip arthroplasty implants
2. Complications and further surgery after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

February

1. Wear resistance of first-generation highly cross-linked annealed polyethylene in cementless total hip arthroplasty is maintained 20 years after surgery
2. Long-term outcomes of surgery using the Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System as treatment for anterior cruciate ligament tears

January

1. Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for acute adjacent vertebral fracture after vertebral augmentation
2. Risk of mortality and reoperation in hip fracture patients undergoing cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty

December

1. Preoperative spinopelvic hypermobility resolves following total hip arthroplasty
2. A comparison of clinical outcomes between additional excision after unplanned and planned excisions in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma of the limb

November

1. Mid-term outcomes after the surgical treatment of atypical femoral fractures
2. Leg length discrepancy in patients with Perthes’ disease

October

1. Early outcomes after robotic arm-assisted bi-unicompartmental knee arthroplasty compared with total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
2. Acetabular complications are the most common cause for revision surgery following proximal femoral endoprosthetic replacement

September

1. Long-term core outcomes in cauda equina syndrome
2. Preoperative T2 mapping MRI of articular cartilage values predicts postoperative osteoarthritis progression following rotational acetabular osteotomy

August

1. Predictors for poor outcome for conservatively treated traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex tears
2. Increased prevalence of idiopathic scoliosis in patients treated for childhood haematopoietic malignancy

July

1. One-stage exchange should be avoided in periprosthetic joint infection cases with massive femoral bone loss or with history of any failed revision to treat periprosthetic joint infection
2. Acute distal biceps tendon repair using cortical button fixation results in excellent short- and long-term outcomes

June

1. Open reduction and internal fixation versus nonoperative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: long-term follow-up from the HeFT randomized controlled trial
2. Robotic arm-assisted versus conventional medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: five-year clinical outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

May

1. Patellar resurfacing during primary total knee replacement is associated with a lower risk of revision surgery
2. Repeat limited fasciectomy is a safe and effective treatment for recurrence of Dupuytren’s disease

April

1. Long-term outcomes of curved intertrochanteric varus osteotomy combined with bone impaction grafting for non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head
2. Limb-salvage reconstruction following resection of pelvic bone sarcomas involving the acetabulum

March

1. Mid-term outcome of bilateral fragility fractures of the sacrum after bisegmental transsacral stabilization versus spinopelvic fixation
2. Surgical management of symptomatic osteonecrosis and utility of core decompression of the femoral head in young people with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia recruited into UKALL 2003

February

1. Randomized comparative study between extensile lateral and sinus tarsi approaches for the treatment of Sanders type 2 calcaneal fracture
2. Iliopsoas pathology after total hip arthroplasty: a young person’s complication

January

1. A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the systemic inflammatory response in conventional jig-based total knee arthroplasty versus robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty
2. The role of Denosumab in joint preservation for patients with giant cell tumour of bone

December

1. Prospective cohort study of surgical outcome for spinal metastases in patients aged 70 years or older
2. Venous thromboembolism in orthopaedic oncology

November

1. Vitamin E-infused highly cross-linked polyethylene did not reduce the number of in vivo wear particles in total knee arthroplasty
2. Is foot deformity associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip?

October

1. Retrospective evaluation of outcomes of bone peg fixation for osteochondral lesion of the talus
2. The surgical repair of proximal hamstring avulsions

September

1. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty undertaken using a fast-track protocol
2. Bone density measurements from CT scans may predict the healing capacity of scaphoid waist fractures

August

1. Uncemented tantalum metal components versus cemented tibial components in total knee arthroplasty: 11- to 15-year outcomes of a single-blinded randomized controlled trial
2. The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of superficial soft-tissue sarcomas

July

1. Patient-related risk factors associated with less favourable outcomes following hip arthroscopy
2. Diagnosis of dorsal screw penetration after volar plating of a distal radial fracture

June

1. A prospective study of the role of bladder scanning and post-void residual volume measurement in improving diagnostic accuracy of cauda equina syndrome
2. Treatment of displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck with total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty

May

1. When and where do patients with bone metastases actually break their femurs?
2. Management of osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb

April

1. Cemented or uncemented acetabular fixation in combination with the Exeter Universal cemented stem
2. Patellofemoral arthroplasty is cheaper and more effective in the short term than total knee arthroplasty for isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis: cost-effectiveness analysis based on a randomized trial

March

1. The three-year survivorship of robotically assisted versus non-robotically assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
2. Deformity correction in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

February

1. Better outcome for suture button compared with single syndesmotic screw for syndesmosis injury: five-year results of a randomized controlled trial
2. Paediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

January

1. Using lean principles to introduce intraoperative navigation for scoliosis surgery
2. Does time to surgery affect patient-reported outcome in proximal humeral fractures? A subanalysis of the PROFHER randomized clinical trial

December

1. No effect on functional outcome after repair of pronator quadratus in volar plating of distal radial fractures: a randomized clinical trial
2. Lumbar disc herniation surgery in adolescents and young adults

November

1. Open reduction and internal fixation of clavicular fractures after a delay of three months is associated with an increased risk of complications and revision surgery
2. Prospective randomized comparison of quality of regenerate in distraction osteogenesis of ring versus monolateral fixator in patients with infected nonunion of the tibia using digital radiographs and CT

October

1. Patient and implant survival following intraoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures during primary total hip arthroplasty
2. Single versus dual Kirschner wires for closed reduction and intramedullary nailing of displaced fractures of the fifth metacarpal neck (1-2 KiWi): a randomized controlled trial

September

1. Prognostic impact of intra- and postoperative management of dural tear on postoperative complications in primary degenerative lumbar diseases
2. Risk factors for the development of avascular necrosis after femoral neck fractures in children

August

1. A randomized controlled trial of tibial component migration with kinematic alignment using patient-specific instrumentation versus mechanical alignment using computer-assisted surgery in total knee arthroplasty
2. Preoperative surgical risk stratification in osteosarcoma based on the proximity to the major vessels

July

1. Evaluation of vitamin E-diffused highly crosslinked polyethylene wear and porous titanium-coated shell stability: a seven-year randomized control trial using radiostereometric analysis
2. Cost-effectiveness and satisfaction following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

June

1. Value of the ‘clicky hip’ in selective screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip
2. A ten-year retrospective study investigating the rate of venous thromboembolism in patients who require immobilization in a total contact lower limb cast

May

1. Mechanisms of failure and survival of total femoral endoprosthetic replacements
2. Unexpected positive cultures in presumed aseptic revision spine surgery using sonication

April

1. Single-stage treatment of chronically infected total hip arthroplasty with cementless reconstruction
2. Functional outcome of implant removal following fracture fixation below the level of the knee

March

1. The effect of surgery in tenosynovial giant cell tumours as measured by patient-reported outcomes on quality of life and joint function
2. What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England?

February

1. Neoadjuvant denosumab
2. Lumbar fusion involving the sacrum increases dislocation risk in primary total hip arthroplasty

January

1. Does having a rotator cuff repair prior to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty influence the outcome?
2. The outcome following spinal instrumentation in haemodialyzed patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis

December

1. Prognostic indicators of outcome for patients with skeletal metastases from carcinoma of the prostate
2. Rapid decrease of cast-induced forces during the treatment of clubfoot using the Ponseti method

November

1. Patellar fractures are associated with an increased risk of total knee arthroplasty
2. Management and outcome of acral soft-tissue sarcomas

October

1. Repeat epidural steroid injections for radicular pain due to lumbar or cervical disc herniation
2. What preoperative factors predict postoperative sitting pelvic position one year following total hip arthroplasty?

September

1. Long-term patient survival after the surgical treatment of bone and soft-tissue metastases from renal cell carcinoma
2. A six-year observational study of 31 children with early-onset scoliosis treated using magnetically controlled growing rods with a minimum follow-up of two years

August

1. A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur
2. The validity of the Mirels score for predicting impending pathologicalfractures of the lower limb

July

1. Ten-year survivorship of primary total hip arthroplastyin patients 30 years of age or younger
2. CT pulmonary angiography in lower limb arthroplasty

June

1. Outcomes of growing rod surgery for severe compared with moderate early-onset scoliosis
2. Neonatal screening and selective sonographic imaging in the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip

May

1. Patient-reported outcome measures after surgery for an acetabular fracture
2. Longer duration of symptoms at the time of presentation is not associated with worse survival in primary bone sarcoma

April

1. Anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty in young patients with osteoarthritis
2. Spinal infections in children

March

1. Predictors of compartment syndrome of the foot after fracture of the calcaneus
2. Risk factors for recurrent instability or revision surgery following arthroscopic Bankart repair

February

1. Three groups of dissatisfied patients exist after total knee arthroplasty: early, persistent, and late
2. Outcomes after extensive manual curettage and limited burring for atypical cartilaginous tumour of long bone

January

1. The effectiveness of anterior cervical decompression and fusion for the relief of dizziness in patients with cervical spondylosis
2. Fractures of the femoral shaft in children

December

1. Minimally invasive surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
2. Clinical, functional and radiological outcomes of extracorporeal irradiation in limb salvage surgery for bone tumours

November

1. The analysis of synovial fluid in total knee arthroplasties with flexion instability
2. An evolution in the management of fractures of the ankle

October

2. Long-term outcome of carpal tunnel release surgery in patientswith severe carpal tunnel syndrome
3. Cemented total hip arthroplasty following acetabular fracture

September

1. Venous thromboembolism in adult elective spinal surgery
2. Vascularised fibular grafts for reconstruction of extremity bone defectsafter resection of bone and soft-tissue tumours

August

1. Posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using a convex pedicle screw technique
2. Plate fixation versus intramedullary nailing of completely displaced midshaft fractures of the clavicle

July

1. Cardiac disease and advanced age increase the mortality risk following surgery for periprosthetic femoral fractures
2. Prospective randomised trial of non-operative versus operative management of olecranon fractures in the elderly

June

1. Lumbar surgery prior to total hip arthroplasty is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes
2. Arthroscopic decompression not recommended in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy

May

1. Radiological and clinical comparison of kinematically versus mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty
2. The outcome of the surgical treatment of pelvic chondrosarcomas

April

1. Decreased and increased relative acetabular volume predict the development of osteoarthritis of the hip
2. The management of open tibial fractures in children

March

1. Trochleoplasty with a flexible osteochondral flap
2. The role of the width of the forefoot in the development of Morton’s neuroma

February

1. Satisfaction, function and repair integrity after arthroscopic versus mini-open rotator cuff repair
2. Reconstruction with 3D-printed pelvic endoprostheses after resection of a pelvic tumour

January

1. Predictors of mortality following conservatively managed fractures of theodontoid in elderly patients
2. Implant options for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip

December

1. Predicting dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty in patients under 55 years of age
2. Ageing, deep vein thrombosis and male gender predict poor outcome after acute Achilles tendon rupture

November

1. Randomised sham-controlled double-blind multicentre clinical trial to ascertain the effect of percutaneous radiofrequency treatment for lumbar facet joint pain
2. Surveillance of intramedullary cartilage tumours in long bones

October

1. Outcomes following femoral lengthening
2. Muscle regeneration following repair of the rotator cuff

September

1. The fate of Baker’s cyst after total knee arthroplasty
2. Heterotopic ossification after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

August

1. Results of non-operative treatment of fractures of the glenoid fossa
2. The prevalence and impact of sarcopenia on degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

July

1. Hip resurfacing for osteonecrosis
2. Effects of depression and inflammatory factors on chronic conditions of the wrist

June

1. The influence of a history of clinical depression on peri-operative outcomes in elective total shoulder arthroplasty
2. The administration of intermittent parathyroid hormone affects functional recovery from trochanteric fractured neck of femur

May

1. Total ankle arthroplasty versus ankle arthrodesis
2. The delayed presentation of atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in children

April

1. Radiological characteristics of the knee joint in nail patella syndrome
2. Osteosarcoma of the pelvis

March

1. The impact of patient and surgical factors on the rate of infection after primary total knee arthroplasty
2. Arthrodesis of the ankle using an anterior sliding tibial graft for osteoarthritis secondary to osteonecrosis of the talus

February

1. Is a questionnaire and radiograph-based follow-up model for patients with primary hip and knee arthroplasty a viable alternative to traditional regular outpatient follow-up clinic?
2. Prognostic factors for patients with skeletal metastases from carcinoma of the breast

January

1. Cemented or cementless humeral fixation in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty?
2. Is removal of the implants needed after fixation of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine without fusion?

December

1. Outcome of surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in young individuals
2. The prognostic and therapeutic factors which influence the oncological outcome of parosteal osteosarcoma

November

1. Comparison of simple arm sling and figure of eight clavicular bandage for midshaft clavicular fractures
2. Does pathological fracture affect the rate of local recurrence in patients with a giant cell tumour of bone?

October

1. The five-year radiological results of the uncemented Oxford medial compartment knee arthroplasty
2. Impact of lumbar instrumented circumferential fusion on the development of adjacent vertebral compression fracture

September

1. Early mobilisation following mini-open rotator cuff repair: a randomised control trial
2. Treatment of extended osteochondral lesions of the talus with a free vascularised bone graft from the medial condyle of the femur

August

1. Cost effectiveness of treatment with percutaneou Kirschner wires versus volar locking plate for adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius: analysis from the DRAFFT trial
2. The number and characteristics of prevalent vertebral fractures in elderly men are associated with low bone mass and osteoporosis

July

1. Impingement-free range of movement, acetabular component cover and early clinical results comparing ‘femur-first’ navigation and ‘conventional’ minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial
2. A placebo-controlled randomised trial to assess the effect of TGF-ß1-expressing chondrocytes in patients with arthritis of the knee

June

1. A randomised trial of all-polyethylene and metal-backed tibial components in unicompartmental arthroplasty of the knee
2. Is cross-screw fixation superior to plate for radial neck fractures?

May

1. A randomised trial comparing a short and a standard-length metaphyseal engaging cementless femoral stem using radiostereometric analysis
2. Can local recurrence of a sacral chordoma be treated by further surgery?

April

1. The natural history of primary anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint in adolescence
2. Secondary neurological deterioration in traumatic spinal injury: data from medicolegal cases

March

1. Treatment of osteochondral lesions in the knee using a cell-free scaffold
2. The management of chronic rupture of the Achilles tendon: minimally invasive peroneus brevis tendon transfer

February

1. The effect of orientation of the acetabular component on outcome following total hip arthroplasty with small diameter hard-on-soft bearings
2. Carpal tunnel release with subneural reconstruction of the transverse carpal ligament compared with isolated open and endoscopic release

January

1. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with vertebral fragility fractures
2. Does amputation offer any survival benefit over limb salvage in osteosarcoma patients with poor chemonecrosis and close margins?

September

1. The long-term outcome of patients treated operatively and non-operatively for scoliosis deformity secondary to spina bifida
2. Dysplasia of the contralateral hip in patients with unilateral late-detected congenital dislocation of the hip: 50 years follow-up of 48 patients

August

1. Compression stockings in the management of fractures of the ankle: A randomised controlled trial
2. How safe is curettage of low-grade cartilaginous neoplasms diagnosed by imaging with or without pre-operative needle biopsy?

July

1. Pelvic position and movement during hip replacement
2. A reverse shoulder arthroplasty with increased offset for the treatment of cuff-deficient shoulders with glenohumeral arthritis

June

1. Staged bilateral total knee replacement: Changes in expectations and outcomes between the first and second operations
2. The treatment of intramedullary osteomyelitis of the femur and tibia using the Reamer–Irrigator–Aspirator system and antibiotic cement rods

May

1. A new morphological classification for greater tuberosity fractures of the proximal humerus: Validation and clinical Implications
2. Is limb salvage surgery safe for bone sarcomas identified after a previous surgical procedure?

April

1. The alpha angle in cam-type femoroacetabular impingement
2. Non-surgical functional treatment for displaced olecranon fractures in the elderly

March

1. Is there any benefit in pre-operative urinary analysis before elective total joint replacement?
2. Anterior dislocation of the shoulder in skeletally immature patients

February

1. Increased risk of revision for high flexion total knee replacement with thicker tibial liners
2. Clinical and radiographic outcomes of acetabular impaction grafting without cage reinforcement for revision hip replacement

January

1. Survival analysis of elderly patients with a fracture of the odontoid peg
2. Revision cartilage cell transplantation for failed autologous chondrocyte transplantation in chronic osteochondral defects of the knee

December

1. Ceramic-on-ceramic bearings in young patients
2. Popliteal artery injury during knee replacement

November

1. The effect of a Galeazzi fracture on the strength of pronation and supination two years after surgical treatment
2. Ponseti casting for club foot – above- or below-knee?

October

1. Functional acetabular component position with supine total hip replacement
2. The imaging and classification of severe pelvic ring fractures

September

1. Total hip replacement for developmental dysplasia of the hip with more than 30% lateral uncoverage of uncemented acetabular components
2. Can foot compression under a plaster cast prevent deep-vein thrombosis during lower limb immobilisation?

August

1. Tantalum cones for major osteolysis in revision knee replacement
2. A new radiological method to detect dorsally penetrating screws when using volar locking plates in distal radial fractures

July

1. Endoscopic versus open release in patients with de Quervain’s tenosynovitis
2. Does fusion improve the outcome after decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis?

June

1. A prospective study comparing conservative with operative treatment in patients with a ‘floating shoulder’ including assessment of the prognostic value of the glenopolar angle
2. Giant cell tumours of the small bones of the hands and feet

May

1. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament
2. Isolated latissimus dorsi transfer to restore shoulder external rotation in adults with brachial plexus injury

April

1. Radiological findings that may indicate a prior silent slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a cohort of 2072 young adults
2. Five-year results of a randomised controlled trial comparing mobile and fixed bearings in total knee replacement

March

1. Factors affecting late displacement following volar locking plate fixation for distal radial fractures in elderly female patients
2. The treatment of severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis via the Ganz surgical dislocation and anatomical reduction

February

1. The Oswestry Risk Index
2. Identification of the biopsy track in musculoskeletal tumour surgery

January

1. Exploration and neurolysis for the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with a sciatic nerve palsy after total hip replacement
2. The impact of platelet-rich plasma on the prevention of tunnel widening in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadrupled autologous hamstring tendon

December

1. Long-term results of dorsal intercarpal ligament capsulodesis for the treatment of chronic scapholunate instability
2. Posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using pedicle screw instrumentation

November

1. Survivorship of high tibial osteotomy in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
2. Low prevalence of osteoarthritis in patients with congenital clubfoot at more than 60 years’ follow-up

October

1. Collagenase for Dupuytren’s disease of the thumb
2. The clinical and radiological outcome of pulsed electromagnetic field treatment for acute scaphoid fractures

September

1. Can T1-rho MRI detect acetabular cartilage degeneration in femoroacetabular impingement?
2. Does circumpatellar electrocautery improve the outcome after total knee replacement?

August

1. The role of fusion in the management of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine treated by short segment pedicle screw fixation
2. More re-operations after uncemented than cemented hemiarthroplasty used in the treatment of displaced fractures of the femoral neck

July

1. Corrosion at the neck-stem junction as a cause of metal ion release and pseudotumour formation
2. Predictors of fracture following suspected injury to the scaphoid

June

1. Balance is an important predictive factor for quality of life and function after primary total knee replacement
2. Percutaneous vertebroplasty for subacute and chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures can safely be undertaken in the first year after the onset of symptoms

May

1. Scoliosis in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia
2. Surgical treatment of Sprengel’s shoulder

April

1. Impact of arthroscopy of the hip for femoroacetabular impingement on quality of life at a mean follow-up of 3.2 years
2. Minimum ten-year results of a prospective randomised study of autologous chondrocyte implantation versus mosaicplasty for symptomatic articular cartilage lesions of the knee

March

1. Diastematomyelia
2. Atypical femoral fractures and bisphosphonate treatment

February

1. Use of multimodal intra-operative monitoring in averting nerve injury during complex hip surgery
2. A prospective study comparing the functional outcome of computer-assisted and conventional total knee replacement

January

1. Revision of total elbow replacement by exchange cementing
2. Decision-making in lumbar spinal stenosis

December

1. The case for early treatment of dislocations of the cervical spine with cord involvement sustained playing rugby
2. Does the addition of cement improve the rate of local recurrence after curettage of giant cell tumours in bone?

November

1. Safety and outcome of surgical debridement of insertional Achilles tendinopathy using a transverse (Cincinnati) incision
2. Revision surgery following total shoulder arthroplasty

October

1. Single bundle anterior cruciate reconstruction does not restore normal knee kinematics at six months
2. Does cementing the femoral component increase the risk of peri-operative mortality for patients having replacement surgery for a fracture of the neck of femur?

September

1. Joint line position correlates with function after primary total knee replacement
2. Herpes virus infection can cause intervertebral disc degeneration

August

1. Arthroscopic treatment of labral tears in femoroacetabular impingement
2. Long-term results of the surgical treatment of type III acromioclavicular dislocation

July

1. Bicruciate-stabilised total knee replacements produce more normal sagittal plane kinematics than posterior-stabilised designs
2. The final diagnosis in patients with a suspected primary malignancy of bone

June

1. An analysis of metal ion levels in the joint fluid of symptomatic patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements
2. Complications and outcome of tibial lengthening using the Ilizarov method with or without a supplementary intramedullary nail

May

1. An examination of the association between different morphotypes of femoroacetabular impingement in asymptomatic subjects and the development of osteoarthritis of the hip
2. The effect of percutaneous pin fixation in the treatment of distal femoral physeal fractures

April

1. Evidence that central sensitisation is present in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome and influences the outcome after surgery
2. Physeal-sparing reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament tears in children

March

1. Proximal humeral replacement using a fixed-fulcrum endoprosthesis
2. An accelerated Ponseti versus the standard Ponseti method

February

1. A multicentre study of the long-term results of using a flat-back polyethylene glenoid component in shoulder replacement for primary osteoarthritis
2. Outcomes of acetabular fracture fixation with ten years’ follow-up

January

1. Symptomatic pulmonary embolism after outpatient arthroscopic procedures of the knee
2. Open reduction and internal fixation of a traumatic diastasis of the pubic symphysis

December

1. The use of osteo-articular allografts for reconstruction after resection of the distal radius for tumour
2. The relationship between mode of delivery and developmental dysplasia of the hip in breech infants

November

1. Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with an intravertebral cleft treated by percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty
2. Initial shortening and internal fixation in combination with a Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for severely comminuted fractures of the distal radius in elderly patients

October

1. A comparison of hemiarthroplasty with total hip replacement for displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck
2. The use of a femoral revision stem in the treatment of primary or secondary bone tumours of the proximal femur

September

1. Internal rotational error of the tibial component is a major cause of pain after total knee replacement
2. The effectiveness of interventions in the management of patients with primary frozen shoulder

August

1. Factors affecting the incidence of infection in hip and knee replacement
2. Custom-made endoprostheses for the femoral amputation stump

July

1. The prevalence and radiological findings in 1347 elderly patients with scoliosis
2. A prospective, randomised trial comparing closed intramedullary nailing with percutaneous plating in the treatment of distal metaphyseal fractures of the tibia

June

1. Lateral subvastus approach with osteotomy of the tibial tubercle for total knee replacement
2. Whiplash injury

May

1. A rational approach to management of alendronate-related subtrochanteric fractures
2. Arthroscopic femoral osteochondroplasty for cam lesions with isolated acetabular chondral damage

April

1. The radiological evaluation of acetabular fractures in the elderly
2. Survival and functional outcome after revision of a unicompartmental to a total knee replacement

March

1. Proximal femoral allograft-prosthesis composites in revision hip replacement
2. Timing of reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in athletes and the incidence of secondary pathology within the knee

February

1. Coccygectomy: an effective treatment option for chronic coccydynia
2. Fractures of the acetabulum in patients aged 60 years and older

January

1. A double-blind randomised controlled study comparing subacromial injection of tenoxicam or methylprednisolone in patients with subacromial impingement
2. Cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular hip fractures

December

1. Long-term outcome after supination-external rotation type-4 fractures of the ankle
2. Proximal row carpectomy with capsular interposition arthroplasty for advanced arthritis of the wrist

November

1. Survival of patients with skeletal metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma after surgical management
2. Ceramic-on-ceramic bearing surface and risk of revision due to dislocation after primary total hip replacement

October

1. A prospective, cohort study comparing translaminar screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and pedicle screw fixation for fusion of the degenerative lumbar spine
2. Does arthroscopic acromioplasty provide any additional value in the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome?

September

1. Posterior intrafocal pinning for extension-type supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children
2. Acetabular revision with impacted morsellised cancellous bone grafting and a cemented acetabular component

August

1. The treatment of metastasis to the femoral neck using percutaneous hollow perforated screws with cement augmentation
2. The use of alendronate in the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head

July

1. Bracing in external rotation for traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder
2. Survival and clinical function of cemented and uncemented prostheses in total knee replacement

June

1. Skin closure after total hip replacement
2. The Medial Rotation total knee replacement

May

1. Outcome after primary and secondary replacement for subcapital fracture of the hip in 10 264 patients

April

1. The effect of leg alignment on the outcome of unicompartmental knee replacement
2. Total ankle replacement in patients with significant pre-operative deformity of the hindfoot

March

1. Percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
2. Vascularised fibular graft in the management of femoral head osteonecrosis

February

1. The effect of early surgical treatment on recovery in patients with metastatic compression of the spinal cord
2. Immediate primary skin closure in type-III A and B open fractures

January

1. A randomised, controlled trial of two mobile-bearing total ankle replacements
2. The effect of an associated ulnar styloid fracture on the outcome after fixation of a fracture of the distal radius

December

1. Limited open reduction and internal fixation of displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum
2. Cemented total hip replacement for primary osteoarthritis in patients aged 55 years or older

November

1. Diabetes and smoking as prognostic factors after cervical laminoplasty
2. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in patients over 50 years

October

1. Endoscopically-assisted single-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
2. The surgical anatomy of the blood supply to the femoral head

September

1. Acetabular bone reconstruction in revision arthroplasty
2. Early magnetic resonance imaging compared with bone scintigraphy in suspected scaphoid fractures

August

1. Computer-assisted and conventional total knee replacement
2. Variability in the presentation of synovial sarcoma in children

July

1. Does the joint line matter in revision total knee replacement?
2. Measurement of blood flow in the rotator cuff using laser Doppler flowmetry

June

1. Evaluation of two surgical techniques for acetabular reconstruction in total hip replacement for congenital hip disease
2. Limb-sparing surgery preserves more function than amputation

May

1. Do young patients with malunited fractures of the distal radius inevitably develop symptomatic post-traumatic osteoarthritis?
2. Autologous chondrocyte implantation in a novel alginate-agarose hydrogel

April

1. Segmental vessel ligation in patients undergoing surgery for anterior spinal deformity
2. The blood flow to the femoral head/neck junction during resurfacing arthroplasty

March

1. Variations in acetabular anatomy with reference to total hip replacement
2. Variation in the anatomy of the tibial plateau

February

1. Normal compartment pressures of the lower leg in children
2. The effect of an unplanned excision of a soft-tissue sarcoma on prognosis

January

1. The three-pin modified ‘Harrington’ procedure for advanced metastatic destruction of the acetabulum
2. Characteristics of males over 50 years who present with a fracture

December

1. The management of cubitus varus and valgus using the Ilizarov method
2. The long-term results of endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal tibia for bone tumours

November

1. A 15-year follow-up study of 4606 primary total knee replacements
2. The instability severity index score

October

1. The risks and benefits of radiotherapy with massive endoprosthetic replacement
2. Osteoarthritis of the costovertebral joints

September

1. A prospective, randomised study comparing the percutaneous compression plate and the compression hip screw for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures of the hip
2. Thawing the frozen shoulder

August

1. The use of gravity or manual-stress radiographs in the assessment of supination-external rotation fractures of the ankle
2. Charnley low-friction arthroplasty

July

1. Thermometric diagnosis of peripheral nerve injuries
2. The use of graduated compression stockings in association with fondaparinux in surgery of the hip

June

1. Fracture of the lateral process of the talus in snowboarders
2. Survival and clinical outcome of SB Charité III disc replacement for back pain

May

1. Isolated acetabular liner exchange compared with complete acetabular component revision in revision of primary uncemented acetabular components
2. Factors affecting the stability of screws in human cortical osteoporotic bone

April

1. Reverse V osteotomy of the distal humerus for the correction of cubitus varus
2. Endoprosthetic replacement of the distal femur for bone tumours

March

1. High-energy extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff
2. Benign solitary schwannomas

February

1. Celecoxib versus ibuprofen in the prevention of heterotopic ossification following total hip replacement
2. Proximal scaphoid rib graft arthroplasty

January

1. Conservative treatment of isolated fractures of the medial malleolus
2. Interleukin-6, procalcitonin and TNF-∞

December

1. Long-term outcome of undisplaced fatigue fractures of the femoral neck in young male adults
2. The undiagnosed Essex-Lopresti injury

November

1. Osteotomy for medial compartment arthritis of the knee using a closing wedge or an opening wedge controlled by a Puddu plate
2. Does the method of treatment affect the outcome in soft-tissue sarcomas of the adductor compartment?

October

1. The outcome of total hip replacement in obese and non-obese patients at 10- to 18-years
2. Total knee replacement in morbidly obese patients

September

1. Bertolotti’s syndrome

August

1. A retrospective comparative study of bilateral total knee replacement staged at a one-week interval
2. The reliability and validity of the locognosia test after injuries to peripheral nerves in the hand

July

1. The incidence of deep prosthetic infections in a specialist orthopaedic hospital
2. Arthrodesis versus Mayo resection

June

1. The relationship between acetabular retroversion and osteoarthritis of the hip
2. Percutaneous drilling for the treatment of secondary osteonecrosis of the knee

May

1. Treatment of the young active patient with osteoarthritis of the hip
2. Peri-prosthetic bone mineral density after total knee arthroplasty

April

1. Spinal and pelvic parameters in Marfan’s syndrome and their relevance to surgical planning
2. Treatment of local recurrences of giant cell tumour in long bones after curettage and cementing

March

1. Club foot
2. Management of severe open tibial fractures

February

1. Subperiosteal elevation of the ulnar nerve during internal fixation for fractures of the distal humerus assessed by intra-operative neurophysiological monitoring
2. Collagen-covered autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

January

1. Allograft reconstruction for bone sarcoma of the tibia in the growing child
2. Risk factors for failure after treatment of a periprosthetic fracture of the femur

May

1. Autologous chondrocyte implantation versus matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondral defects of the knee

March

1. The blood supply of the common peroneal nerve in the popliteal fossa
2. Rotationplasty type BI versus type BIIIa in children under the age of ten years

February

1. Early results of autologous chondrocyte implantation in the talus
2. Trapezius transfer in brachial plexus palsy

January

1. Pertrochanteric femoral fractures treated with a dynamic hip screw or a proximal femoral nail
2. Pregnancy and childbirth after total hip arthroplasty

November

1. Factors associated with nonunion in conservatively-treated type-II fractures of the odontoid process
2. Fractures of the calcaneum
3. Two mechanical devices for prophylaxis of thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty

September

1. Severity of disease and risk of malignant change in hereditary multiple exostoses
2. Seventeen-year survivorship analysis of silastic metacarpophalangeal joint replacement
3. Osteochondral autologous transplantation for the treatment of full-thickness articular cartilage defects of the shoulder

August

1. Circulating levels of interleukin- 6 and its soluble receptor in patients with head injury and fracture
2. Acetabular dysplasia after treatment for developmental dysplasia of the hip
3. Surgery for herniation of a lumbar disc in Sweden between 1987 and 1999
4. Scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus

July

1. Alignment in total knee arthroplasty
2. Pelvic remodelling after the Chiari osteotomy

May

1. Comparative analysis of risk factors for pathological fracture with femoral metastases
2. Predictive value of the duration of sciatica for lumbar discectomy
3. Glenothoracic fusion

April

1. Inter- and intra-measurer error in the measurement of Reimers’ hip migration percentage
2. Weakness of extensor hallucis longus after removal of non-vascularised fibula as an autograft
3. The effects of calcitonin on acute bone loss after pertrochanteric fractures

March

1. Do CT scans aid assessment of distal tibial physeal fractures?
2. Reoperation after autologous chondrocyte implantation

January

1. Treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures
2. Sensory dysfunction in the great toe in hallux valgus
3. Changes in bone mineral density in the proximal femur after cementless total hip arthroplasty
4. Treatment of anaemia after joint replacement