Orthopaedic Journal Scan & Subspecialty Evidence Digests

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.

Details: By Justin S Yang; Matthew B Dobbs; Category: Basic Science; Aug 17, 2015

BACKGROUND: The most common historical treatment method for congenital vertical talus is extensive soft-tissue release surgery. A minimally invasive treatment approach that relies primarily on serial cast correction was introduced almost ten years ago, with promising early...

Last Updated: 17 August 2015

Details: By Frederick A Matsen, 3rd; Ning Li; Huizhong Gao; Shaoqing Yuan; Stacy M Russ; Paul D Sampson; Category: Shoulder and Elbow; Aug 3, 2015

BACKGROUND: Increased length of hospital stay, hospital readmission, and revision surgery are adverse outcomes that increase the cost of elective orthopaedic procedures, such as shoulder arthroplasty. Awareness of the factors related to these adverse outcomes will help surgeons...

Last Updated: 03 August 2015

Details: By Yusuke Ueda; Hiroyuki Sugaya; Norimasa Takahashi; Keisuke Matsuki; Nobuaki Kawai; Morihito Tokai; Kazutomo Onishi; Shota Hoshika; Category: Shoulder and Elbow; Aug 3, 2015

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic adhesive capsulitis is defined as a frozen shoulder with severe and global range-of-motion loss of unknown etiology. The purpose of our study was to clarify the prevalence of rotator cuff lesions according to patterns and severity of range-of-motion loss...

Last Updated: 25 October 2015

Details: By Gregory P Guyton; Category: Foot and Ankle; Aug 3, 2015

JBJS-A is an AAOS Member benefit for AAOS Fellows. Please login to the OrthoPortal using the link in the top right of this page to access all volumes of JBJS-A since 1960. Non AAOS Members may access the JBJS-A online directly on the www.jbjs.org web site via individual or...

Last Updated: 03 August 2015

Details: By Peter Bock; Rainer Kluger; Karl-Heinz Kristen; Martina Mittlböck; Reinhard Schuh; Hans-Joerg Trnka; Category: Foot and Ankle; Aug 3, 2015

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the long-term results of surgical correction of hallux valgus deformity, in particular, the recurrence rate and factors leading to recurrence. METHODS: Of one hundred and eight patients (115 feet) who underwent a Scarf osteotomy, ninety-three...

Last Updated: 03 August 2015

Details: By Seungcheol Kang; Soo-Sung Park; Category: Foot and Ankle; Aug 3, 2015

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical value of using the lateral tibiocalcaneal (LTiC) angle, measured on a lateral radiograph made with the foot and ankle in maximal dorsiflexion, instead of the ankle dorsiflexion (ADF) angle, measured on...

Last Updated: 03 August 2015

Details: By Dustin L Crouch; Ian D Hutchinson; Johannes F Plate; Jennifer Antoniono; Hao Gong; Guohua Cao; Zhongyu Li; Katherine R Saul; Category: Basic Science; Aug 3, 2015

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative contributions of two proposed mechanisms, strength imbalance and impaired longitudinal muscle growth, to osseous and postural deformity in a rat model of brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP). METHODS: Thirty-two...

Last Updated: 03 August 2015

Details: By Philip E. Blazar, MD; Mark T. Garon, MD; Category: Hand and Wrist; Jul 30, 2015

Ray resection, which was pioneered by Bunnell in the 1920s, was initially performed as a salvage procedure for dysfunction of the proximal interphalangeal joint. Successful ray resection with or without an adjacent ray transfer can be useful for treating vascular insufficiency,...

Last Updated: 30 July 2015

Details: By Abhishek Julka, MD; Peter J.L. Jebson, MD; Matthew M. Tomaino, MD, MBA; Category: Tumor; Jul 30, 2015

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Last Updated: 30 July 2015

Details: By Hai Wang; Dingrong Zhong; Yong Liu; Yan Jiang; Guixing Qiu; Xisheng Weng; Xiaoping Xing; Mei Li; Xunwu Meng; Fang Li; Zhaohui Zhu; Wei Yu; Weibo Xia; Jin Jin; Category: Tumor; Jun 29, 2015

BACKGROUND: Tumor-induced osteomalacia is a rare and fascinating paraneoplastic syndrome usually caused by a small, benign phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor. Most tumors are treated surgically, but we are unaware of any reports that compare the results of curettage and segmental...

Last Updated: 29 June 2015

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Orthopaedic Journal Scan & Subspecialty Evidence Digests

Treatment of Congenital Vertical Talus: Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Extensive Soft-Tissue Release Procedures at Minimum Five-Year Follow-up. (from JBJS)

Factors Affecting Length of Stay, Readmission, and Revision After Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Population-Based Study. (from JBJS)

Rotator Cuff Lesions in Patients with Stiff Shoulders: A Prospective Analysis of 379 Shoulders. (from JBJS)

Bunion Surgery Works-Except When It Doesn't: Commentary on an article by Peter Bock, MD, et al.: "The Scarf Osteotomy with Minimally Invasive Lateral Release for Treatment of Hallux Valgus Deformity. Intermediate and Long-Term Results". (from JBJS)

The Scarf Osteotomy with Minimally Invasive Lateral Release for Treatment of Hallux Valgus Deformity: Intermediate and Long-Term Results. (from JBJS)

Lateral Tibiocalcaneal Angle As a Determinant for Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy for Idiopathic Clubfeet. (from JBJS)

Biomechanical Basis of Shoulder Osseous Deformity and Contracture in a Rat Model of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. (from JBJS)

Ray Resections of the Fingers: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes (from JAAOS)

Common Benign Tumors of the Hand (from Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal)

Surgical Treatments of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia Lesions in Long Bones: Seventeen Cases with More Than One Year of Follow-up. (from JBJS)

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