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Published bimonthly. Scans global orthopaedic literature to deliver structured expert commentaries, critical appraisals, and concise syntheses across subspecialties with major focus on reconstruction and trauma. Student Rationale: An exceptional literature digest for time-constrained medical students. Allows quick review of landmark papers and contemporary practice changes via 2-minute executive summaries.

• Is robotic arm-assisted medial UKA more accurate than conventional jig-based UKA?

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Sam Oussedik and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'A prospective double-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing conventional jig-based versus robotic arm-assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty' published in the September 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.

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• Is the screening of children for developmental dysplasia of the hip cost-effective?

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Catrin Plumpton and Daniel Perry discuss the paper 'Cost-effectiveness of screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children born in England and Wales' published in the August 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.

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• Robotic-assisted surgery and functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty: the RASKAL registry-nested 2 × 2 factorial randomized trial

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Samuel MacDessi and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'Robotic-assisted surgery and functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty: the RASKAL registry-nested 2 × 2 factorial randomized trial' published in the May 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.

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• Rethinking anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Iain Murray and Fares Haddad discuss the editorial 'Rethinking anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention' published in the April 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal and the annotation 'Anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention: who is responsible for implementation and what are the challenges?' in the April 2026 issue of Bone & Joint Open.

  Papers discussed:

  Rethinking anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention

  Anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention: who is responsible for implementation and what are the challenges?

  To find out more about the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of ISHA, visit www.ishasoc.net.

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• Foot and ankle surgical research – marching forwards

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Arul Ramasamy, Daniel Marsland and Fares Haddad discuss The Bone & Joint Journal Foot & Ankle Special Issue, published in March 2026.

  Papers discussed:

  Management of the failing ankle arthroplasty

  Suture button compared with ventral augmentation in unstable syndesmotic injuries

  Outcomes and classification of total talus replacements

  Long-term patient-reported outcomes comparing unstable ankle fractures with and without a posterior malleolus fracture

  To find out more about the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of ISHA, visit www.ishasoc.net.

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• Supervised versus self-managed rehabilitation for patients with an acute first-time or recurrent patellar dislocation: the PRePPeD external pilot RCT and embedded qualitative study

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Colin Forde and David Keene discuss the paper 'Supervised versus self-managed rehabilitation for patients with an acute first-time or recurrent patellar dislocation: the Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Post Patellar Dislocation (PRePPeD) external pilot randomized controlled trial and embedded qualitative study' published in the March 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.

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  To find out more about the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of ISHA, visit www.ishasoc.net.

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• Five-year follow-up of the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT)

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Joseph Dias discuss the five-year follow-up of the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial, the results of which were published in the January 2026 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.

  Click here to read the paper 'Clinical effectiveness of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture'.

  Click here to read the paper 'Cost-effectiveness of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture'.

  Click here to read the paper 'Radiological outcome of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture'.

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• The Bone & Joint Journal Festive Podcast 2025

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Fares Haddad discuss maintaining methodological rigour in research, how the Society's journals and digital products continue to serve the orthopaedic community, as well as some of Prof Haddad's top article picks from 2025 and predictions for 2026.

  Papers discussed:

  Trends in day-case hip and knee replacement in England

  Predicting the necessity of routine postoperative laboratory tests after primary total hip arthroplasty

  Analysis of national real-world data on reoperations after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

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• Prepare well to do well: revising for orthopaedic exams with BJJ LIFE

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Emma Vodden, Shiraz Sabah, David Limb and Fares Haddad discuss preparing for your orthopaedic qualifying exams with BJJ LIFE, the essential orthopaedic MCQ resource from The Bone & Joint Journal.

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• The International Hip Society Supplements 2025

  Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Fares Haddad discuss the International Hip Society Supplements published in The Bone & Joint Journal and Bone & Joint Open in May and June 2025.Read the full collection here.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!