Bone & Joint 360

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Metabolic syndrome & total hip arthroplasty: implications for perioperative optimization & the direct anterior approach: should we reinvent or maintain the status quo? Check out the latest Hip & Pelvis research summarized in #BJ360! #THA #OrthoTwitter boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

"In this highly connected but now stressed and time-poor environment, perhaps the best thing we can do is look out for each other and make a little extra time where we can". #BJ360 #Burnout #Surgeons #OrthoTwitter boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

The future of total knee arthroplasty alignment involves balancing a traditional, robust mechanical alignment with personalized strategies informed by biomechanics and evidence. #BJ360 #TKA #Arthroplasty #Biomechanics #Research boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

📢 150+ new questions added | 📚 Revise with confidence So far this year, > 150 new MCQs have been added to #BJJLIFE, meaning there are now over 1400 peer-reviewed SBA questions on the platform! Revise for your exams with confidence. #FRCS #EBOT #Ortho ow.ly/xsww50YB8ie

Metastatic disease is far more common than primary bone tumour in the spine, and is an often-seen presentation to on call teams and spinal hubs, with the vertebral column being the most common site for skeletal metastases. #BJ360 #Oncology #Spine boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

"AI offers an opportunity to revive a complementary tradition: learning directly from clinical data and working ‘downward’ from patterns in patients toward deeper biological understanding". #BJ360 #AI #OrthoTwitter #Surgeons boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

In this study from Nashville, the use of ‘hard stop’ criteria for a same-day discharge arthroplasty service was evaluated. Read further research in the #BJ360 #Research Roundup! #Arthroplasty #NHS #Healthcare #OrthoTwitter boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

The goal of any enhanced recovery after surgery protocol is to promote a faster recovery by reducing the patient’s perioperative surgical stress and organ dysfunction, and optimizing their physiological function. #BJ360 #Surgeons #OrthoTwitter #Research boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

🧠 1400+ peer-reviewed MCQs | 📝 Designed by practising surgeons All 1400+ questions on #BJJLIFE have been designed & reviewed by practising orthopaedic surgeons. This is specialist revision content designed to test your higher order thinking. #FRCS boneandjoint.org.uk/life/

As an alternative to amputation, this team from Canada put forward their results of offering additional radiotherapy with surgical excision of recurrent lesions. Explore the full #BJ360 #Oncology Roundup below! #Sarcoma #OrthoTwitter #Research boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

This study confirms that foot surgery in cerebral palsy still carries a degree of unpredictability during childhood and adolescence. Check out the full study below! #Pediatrics #FootSurgery #Research #BJ360 boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

The authors concluded that implant prominence & wound-related complications are relatively frequent after triangular osteosynthesis; however, this technique remains reliable for complex spinopelvic injuries. Dive into the review & meta-analysis below! boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

This study provides robust national-level evidence that surgeons are increasingly prioritizing bony reconstruction for recurrent anterior instability. Check out our summary of the study in the #BJ360 #Shoulder & #Elbow Roundup! #Surgeons #Orthopedics boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

This month's featured author is Mr Alan Norrish, Clinical Associate Professor in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at @UniofNottingham. Check out his recent #BJ360 feature on social learning & ‘zone of proximal development’ theories for orthopaedic training! boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

⏰ FRACS (Ortho) exam in three weeks time? | 📝 Practise answering Single Best Answer MCQs Taking your FRACS (Ortho) exam on 9th April? It's the perfect time to make sure you know how to approach SBA questions. You'll find 1400+ MCQs on #BJJLIFE. #FRACS ow.ly/HGhR50YvnkN

Authors based in Prague set out to assess how accurately estimated blood loss is calculated via the often-used suction canister estimation method (minus irrigation fluid volume). Find out more in the #BJ360 Spine Roundup! #Spine #Surgery #Research boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

Colleagues in Glasgow and London have stepped up as part of their work with the British Limb Reconstruction Society to offer a superb round-up of the frame and limb reconstruction literature over the past year. #BJ360 #OrthoTwitter #MedTwitter #Surgeons boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

This meta-analysis from Lebanon pooled 12 randomized trials, including the outcomes of 1,799 patients, to compare carpal tunnel release with local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome. Check out our summary below! #ClinicalTrials #Ortho boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

The study highlights the value of preoperative MRI measurement to guide technique selection & supports individual surgical planning rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Dive into the #BJ360 Foot & Ankle Roundup for further research! #OrthoTwitter boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…