Orthopedics (all articles)
International perspectives on joint hypermobility: a synthesis of current science to guide clinical and research directions.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:23h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Line this up for your weekend read, what a team to work with!!
Lead by @leslieln, @jvsimmonds01, @PaceyVerity, @ClifftonChan, Inge De Wandele, Leis Rombaut.
International Perspectives on Joint #Hypermobility, #openaccess 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
https://t.co/zqqfqnBZtL#AcademicTwitter pic.twitter.com/544cIjH68R
— Prof Cylie Williams (@CyliePaedspod) June 3, 2022
The application of the WSES classification system for open pelvic fractures—validation and supplement from a nationwide data bank.
1 Jun, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCRelated Guideline: Pelvic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials.
31 May, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCRelated Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet AND Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research
Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1. Today: our @TheLancetInfDis meta-analysis based on @FalconRct – triclosan sutures and alcoholic skin prep to reduce surgical site infection.
Link to open access PDF:https://t.co/cj7yFdbNpB pic.twitter.com/VkKRaxCAtm
— Aneel Bhangu (@aneelbhangu) May 27, 2022
Guidelines for clothing in the operating theatre.
30 May, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCGuidelines for clothing in the operating theatre, 2021 – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine
Editorial: Chance encounters, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment in orthopedic surgery.
30 May, 2022 | 11:43h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"Shoulder, back, and knee pain are part of life and part of aging; when they overlap with age-related MRI findings, which probably do not have anything to do with the presenting complaint, we get overdiagnosis."https://t.co/XLG5RQ7vfo
— Derek Griffin (@DerekGriffin86) May 27, 2022
Guidelines on the management of lumbar spinal stenosis.
26 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTC
M-A: Can compression garments reduce the deleterious effects of physical exercise on muscle strength?
26 May, 2022 | 10:07h | UTCNews Release: Do compression garments facilitate muscle recovery after exercise? – Tohoku University
Top 100 most-cited articles on enhanced recovery after surgery.
24 May, 2022 | 10:38h | UTCSee also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Cross-sectional study: assessment of perioperative outcomes among surgeons who operated the night before.
24 May, 2022 | 08:17h | UTCAssessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Are Surgeons Really More Resilient Than Athletes? The Trade-off Between Surgeon Outcomes and Surgeon Well-being – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before
Commentary on Twitter
This cross-sectional study found that operating overnight does not appear to be associated with worse outcomes when the attending surgeon continues to operate the next day. https://t.co/ahLoKav6HT
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) May 23, 2022
Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain.
19 May, 2022 | 11:06h | UTCNews Release: Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain – McGill University
Original Study: Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain – Science Translational Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Challenging medical dogma:
A very important new report suggests that non-steroidal inflammatory medications for acute pain can lead to chronic painhttps://t.co/Z8yjFFBCkK @ScienceTM https://t.co/YGjkXbvNTa pic.twitter.com/f4xVezAhau— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022
Review: Role of direct oral anticoagulants for post-operative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
18 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Our work on this review summarises the pharmacological profile of DOACs and highlights the use of #DOACs in post-operative #VTE prophylaxis based on the available clinical trialhttps://t.co/7MRvWBfaEG @radcliffeCARDIO @mmamas1973 @AnastasiaSMihai @mirvatalasnag @KardiologieHH pic.twitter.com/MW6n2CWGe0
— Henry Han (@HanCardiomd) May 13, 2022
Under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 license
Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis.
17 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
RCT: Extended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation.
17 May, 2022 | 10:50h | UTCExtended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation: randomized clinical trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In the May issue of BJS: Extended-course antibiotic prophylaxis in lower limb amputation: randomized clinical trial https://t.co/2H0TthufvZ @AmyLightnerMD @bplwijn @des_winter @ksoreide @MalinASund @evanscolorectal @nfmkok @robhinchliffe1 @young_bjs pic.twitter.com/taSa4Caibn
— BJS (@BJSurgery) April 30, 2022
Review: Steroid use in patients with acute spinal cord injury and guideline update.
16 May, 2022 | 01:22h | UTC
Skeletal infections: microbial pathogenesis, immunity, and clinical management.
13 May, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCSkeletal infections: microbial pathogenesis, immunity and clinical management – Nature Reviews Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Review: Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture – Three among four double-blind studies which used a sham procedure did not confirm the benefit suggested by previous studies.
13 May, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCVertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture – RMD Open
M-A: Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for back care and the prevention of non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents.
12 May, 2022 | 08:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Research published in #BMCMusculoSkeletDisord reports that physical exercise, postural hygiene and physical activity are the most effective preventive physiotherapy interventions to improve back care and prevent low back pain in children and adolescents. https://t.co/YEb3xxDHVD
— BMC (@BioMedCentral) April 16, 2022
Use of novel strategies to develop guidelines for management of pyogenic osteomyelitis in adults: a WikiGuidelines group consensus statement.
11 May, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCCommentary: A new approach to medical guidelines, taking inspiration from Wikipedia – University of Michigan
Commentary on Twitter
This consensus statement & systematic review uses a WikiGuidelines methodology for clinical guideline development (precluding recommendations based on low-quality data/opinion), addressing 7 questions regarding osteomyelitis management. @BradSpellberg https://t.co/MVjkzC5rdf
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 10, 2022
M-A: Effect of intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
11 May, 2022 | 10:52h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and management of lumbar spinal stenosis.
4 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCDiagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Audio Clinical Review: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review – JAMA
We Have Your Back: ED presentations, evaluation, and management of spinal cord injuries.
4 May, 2022 | 10:39h | UTCWe Have Your Back: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – emDocs
M-A: Comparison of different strategies in revision arthroplasty of the knee with severe bone loss.
4 May, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC
RCT: Incisional negative pressure following high-risk direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.
4 May, 2022 | 10:35h | UTC
RCT: Pulsed low-intensity ultrasonography does not provide symptom relief to patients with knee osteoarthritis.
3 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCCommentaries:
Pulsed low-intensity ultrasonography shows no benefit in knee OA – medwire News
Hopes Dashed for Novel Osteoarthritis Treatment — Noninvasive therapy looked like a sure winner until trial results came in – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Phase 2a RCT finds no benefit from pulsed low-intensity ultrasound in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in veterans. https://t.co/dEqjkqCadj pic.twitter.com/0qwKQ3rfkD
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 8, 2022
M-A: Endoscopic spinal surgery vs. microscopic surgery in lumbar spinal stenosis.
3 May, 2022 | 10:28h | UTC