OrthoDigest

Today's hand edition covers six key studies spanning nerve reconstruction, wrist ligament repair, pain management, arthritis treatment, fracture fixation, and healthcare efficiency. We examine facial nerve reconstruction principles from transplantation surgery, long-term outcomes of the RASL procedure for scapholunate tears, innovative auriculotherapy for reducing opioid use after carpal tunnel re...

Today's foot and ankle edition covers six open-access studies spanning pediatric and adult pathology. We examine biomechanical effects of foot orthoses in children with flexible flatfoot, compare distal versus proximal metatarsal osteotomy performance in hallux valgus surgery, evaluate hybrid minimally invasive correction for flexible flatfeet in young adults, analyze recurrence patterns between M...

Today's shoulder and elbow edition examines six key studies addressing common clinical scenarios. We review a randomized controlled trial comparing PRP versus corticosteroids for partial rotator cuff tears, analyze whether high-grade chondral defects affect repair outcomes, compare conservative versus operative management strategies, identify risk factors for retears, examine geriatric fracture co...

Today's knee edition covers six important studies addressing perioperative protocols and complications. We examine whether systemic corticosteroids improve early TKA recovery, analyze concerning complication patterns with gabapentinoid use, review the underrecognized problem of noise-induced hearing loss in orthopaedic surgery, investigate differential graft failure rates with vancomycin-soaked AC...

Today's hip edition covers six critical topics in geriatric hip surgery and perioperative optimization. We examine long-term functional outcomes comparing hemiarthroplasty to total hip arthroplasty in octogenarians, explore promising interventions to prevent postoperative delirium, analyze the survival impact of sustained nutritional supplementation, evaluate optimal tranexamic acid strategies for...