High-yield, practice-defining musculoskeletal literature scanned, curated, and synthesized for orthopaedic surgeons, fellows, and residents. The Orthogate Weekly Journal Scan monitors both apex general flagships (JBJS, CORR, The Bone & Joint Journal, JAAOS) and dedicated subspecialty journals across 11 disciplines. Every edition appraises practice-changing Level-I and II clinical trials structured using the SBAR framework, delivering actionable attending mentor pearls with zero journal bias.
Editor's Pick Relationships Between Severity of Deformity and Impingement in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis. Jones CE, Cooper AP, Doucette J, Buchan LL, Wilson DR, Mulpuri K, d'Entremont AG. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] Visit Original Source
Editor's Pick Management of Humeral Shaft Fractures With Intramedullary Interlocking Nail Versus Locking Compression Plate. Fan Y, Li YW, Zhang HB, Liu JF, Han XM, Chang X, Weng XS, Lin J, Zhang BZ. Orthopedics. 2015 Sep 1;38(9):e825-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20150902-62. Visit...
Editor's Pick Influence of Different Tibial Fixation Techniques on Initial Stability in Single-Stage Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision With Confluent Tibial Tunnels: A Biomechanical Laboratory Study. Schliemann B, Treder M, Schulze M, Müller V, Vasta S, Zampogna B,...
Editor's Pick Thromboembolism After Intramedullary Nailing for Metastatic Bone Lesions. Shallop B, Starks A, Greenbaum S, Geller DS, Lee A, Ready J, Merli G, Maltenfort M, Abraham JA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Sep 16;97(18):1503-11. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.01067. Visit Original...
Editor's Pick Subchondral plate porosity colocalizes with the point of mechanical load during ambulation in a rat knee model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Iijima H, Aoyama T, Tajino J, Ito A, Nagai M, Yamaguchi S, Zhang X, Kiyan W, Kuroki H. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015...
Editor's Pick The influence of adjacent level disc disease on discectomy outcomes. Briseño MR, Phukan RD, Leonard DA, Herzog TL, Cho CH, Schwab JH, Wood KB, Bono CM, Cha TD. Eur Spine J. 2015 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print] Visit Original Source
PURPOSE: The cross-sectional study evaluates the incidence, localization, treatment, and influencing factors of back pain (BP) in Germany's elite athletes. METHODS: An online questionnaire was sent out to 3564 top athletes. We used the VAS to identify the intensity of BP and...
PURPOSE: While spinal instrumentations are becoming more common, the advantages of elective spinal implant removal remain ambiguous. We hypothesized that elective implant removal of the posterior spine is beneficial. METHODS: A retrospective study evaluated 137 consecutive...
BACKGROUND: Posterior laminectomy with instrumented fusion is a standard procedure for treating degenerative cervical kyphosis with stenosis (DCKS). Two major disadvantages of the surgery are adhesion of the dural membrane with significant disfiguring of cervical spine and a...