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Orthopedics — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed orthopedics literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    This Week in Orthopedics — Jul 2, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning joint preservation and alignment, optimization of primary and revision arthroplasty, and key technical factors influencing soft tissue reconstructions. Let us… This week's papers: 1. Adding a Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis to Quadriceps Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reduces Risk of Graft Failure. — Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery 2026 2. Lower septic revision rates following cementless compared with cemented robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty using a single implant design : a five-year su… — The bone & joint journal 2026 3. Primary total hip arthroplasty after prior osteosynthesis versus osteotomy : distinct risk profiles and the modifying effect of femoral fixation. — The bone & joint journal 2026 4. Migration in large femoral head ceramic-on-ceramic monoblock acetabular component compared with modular ceramic-on-polyethylene acetabular component in total h… — Acta orthopaedica 2026 5. Single-use surgical gowns are associated with an increased rate of periprosthetic joint infection : analysis of 9,239 primary hip and knee arthroplasties from… — The bone & joint journal 2026 6. Incidence of medical and surgical complications, and subsequent mortality, after hip fracture surgery : a nationwide cohort study from 2010 to 2021. — The bone & joint journal 2026 7. Effect of prior rotator cuff repair technique and timing on clinical outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty. — The bone & joint journal 2026 8. Coronal alignment parameters of the knee predict osteoarthritis development : a Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee classification-based analysis using the Mul… — The bone & joint journal 2026 9. Small but Significant Effect on Patellar Height and Tibial Tuberosity-Trochlear Groove Distance Following Ascending Versus Descending Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy… — Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery 2026 10. The importance of axial rotation of the lower limb : a systematic review of measurement methods. — The bone & joint journal 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/tbas43h2pr

    12 min
  2. Jun 28

    This Week in Orthopedics — Jun 28, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning advancements in knee and hip preservation, critical decision-making in shoulder arthroplasty, and optimized strategies for soft tissue repairs. Let us dive in.… This week's papers: 1. Cell-based therapy injections for the management of knee osteoarthritis: The ESSKA-ICRS consensus. Recommendations using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method f… — Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 2026 2. Early Versus Delayed Repair of Proximal Hamstring Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 3. Short-term Patient-Reported Outcomes After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With and Without Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: A Matched-Coho… — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 4. Association of Central Acetabular Osteophytes With Microinstability and Increased Combined Anteversion in Borderline Dysplasia Hips. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 5. Impact of Severity of Allergy to Beta-lactam Antibiotics on the Perioperative Use of Cephalosporins and Revision Rates following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 6. 3-Week immobilization vs. no immobilization in primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 7. "Am I too old for a shoulder replacement?" The association between age and comorbidities on the outcomes following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 8. Quadriceps tendon autograft provides comparable stability and functional outcomes with lower donor-site morbidity than bone-patellar tendon-bone: A systematic… — Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 2026 9. Age- and time-specific management of traumatic anterior shoulder instability: The 2024 ESSKA-ESA Formal Consensus. Part 2: Treatment and return to sports. — Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 2026 10. Stacked-Cone Constructs for Extensive Tibial and/or Femoral Bone Loss in Complex Primary and Revision TKA: A Multicenter Analysis of 84 Cases. — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/ejj6ku3b9k

    14 min
  3. Jun 21

    This Week in Orthopedics — Jun 21, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we're covering nine notable papers spanning long-term outcomes in joint reconstruction, biological and metabolic enhancements in sports medicine, and critical complication profiles in hip and knee arthro… This week's papers: 1. Tibia-first, gap-balanced patient-specific alignment in total knee arthroplasty achieves better ligament balance than mechanical, kinematic and functional alig… — Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2026 2. Biologically enhanced anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Platelet-rich plasma or bone marrow aspirate concentrate does not lead to better clinical or r… — Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2026 3. Intraoperative Zoledronic Acid for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Results in Distinct Circulating Micro-RNA Profiles Indicating Improved Tendon-to-Bone Heali… — The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 4. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Obese Patients Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Revision and Retears After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. — Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery 2026 5. Treatment of Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Using a Pelvic Tilt-Focused Exercise Program: A Prospective Cohort. — The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2026 6. Patellar resurfacing in total knee replacement: 20-year clinical and economic results of a large multicentre, randomised controlled trial in the UK. — Lancet 2026 7. Alarmingly High Rates of Complications and Refracture Among Patients with Early Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Within 30 Days After THA. — The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 2026 8. Minimal and Substantial Improvement Thresholds for Oxford Scores Following Primary Hip and Knee Replacement Based on Patient Satisfaction. — The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume 2026 9. Long-term outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty versus nonoperative treatment for 3- or 4-part proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients: results from… — Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/wa8rjznyvf

    11 min
  4. Jun 14

    This Week in Orthopedics — Jun 14, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning arthroplasty outcomes, sports and trauma, the rise of artificial intelligence, and key updates from general medicine and basic science. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] F… This week's papers: 1. General-purpose large language models outperform specialized clinical AI tools on medical benchmarks. — Nature medicine 2026 2. Salvage total hip arthroplasty after internal fixation compared with acute total hip arthroplasty for fracture: a cohort study based on 32,960 cases from the D… — Acta orthopaedica 2026 3. Is Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation Associated With Outcomes Following Primary THA and TKA? A Systematic Review Utilizing the Area Deprivation Index. — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 4. Sodium Bicarbonate for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA 2026 5. Persistent and transient senescent cells contribute to brain-barrier development. — Cell 2026 6. Is Higher Surgeon Volume Associated With Lower Complication and Revision Risk After Distal Radius Fracture Surgery? A Population-based Cohort Study of 13,389 P… — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 7. External validation of machine learning models for estimation of mortality 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after hip fracture on 5,055 consecutive patients. — Acta orthopaedica 2026 8. Revascularization of Transcortical Vessels Improves Tendon-to-Bone Healing for Rotator Cuff Repair. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 9. Contralateral ACL Rupture as an Indicator of Intrinsic Risk for Graft Failure After ACL Reconstruction: A Cohort Study of 7718 Patients From the SANTI Study Gr… — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/x6x9x8xb5h

    11 min
  5. Jun 6

    This Week in Orthopedics — Jun 6, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the impact of metabolic disease on surgical outcomes, new insights on technology in arthroplasty, and refinements in spine and sports medicine techniques. Let's… This week's papers: 1. Do Perineural Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine Improve Analgesia and Inflammatory Response After Lumbar Spine Surgery? — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 2. MCP-1 Exacerbates Diabetic Rotator Cuff Tear by Driving Synovial Inflammation via MAPK/ERK-Mediated Macrophage Polarization. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 3. Diabetes Is Associated With Higher Odds of Junctional Complications and More Reoperations After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Propensity-matched Study. — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 4. GLP-1 agonists versus bariatric surgery: Which management carries heavier weight prior to total knee arthroplasty? — Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA 2026 5. Change in bone mineral density after cemented and uncemented knee arthroplasty with an asymmetrical tibial component: secondary analysis of a randomized study… — Acta orthopaedica 2026 6. Primary Arthroscopic Labral Repair in Acetabular Overcoverage: PROMs and Arthroplasty Rates at Midterm Follow-up. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 7. Restoration of Anterior Tibial Translation Is Achievable With an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Ramp Repair With Increasing Posterior Tibial Slo… — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 8. Cost-Effectiveness of AI-Assisted Kellgren-Lawrence Grading of Knee Osteoarthritis in the South Korean Health-Care System. — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 9. Synovial Fluid Leukocyte Count and Differential Are Poor Standalone Rule-in Tests for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Results of a Methodological Audit and Rea… — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 10. Is Robotic-assisted THA Associated With Decreased Risk of All-cause Revision or Revision for Dislocation? An Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registr… — Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/c9hddvns78

    11 min
  6. May 28

    This Week in Orthopedics — May 28, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning spine surgery outcomes, perioperative risk management, and sports medicine advances. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] First up, a significant focus on spine surgery this… This week's papers: 1. Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. — The New England journal of medicine 2026 2. Evaluating the Utility of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screening in Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: A Propensity-Matched An… — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 3. Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Has Higher Rates of Revision, But Lower Rates of Adjacent Segment Disease, Compared to ACDF. — Spine 2026 4. Prophylactic Enoxaparin Reduces Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism Compared With No Chemoprophylaxis Within 95 Days After Knee Arthroscopy. — Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2026 5. AI-Assisted MRI Interpretation in Diagnosing Bankart and Reverse Bankart Lesions. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 6. Reimagining Orthopaedic Research: The Musculoskeletal Adaptive Platform Trial (MAPT) Design Rationale. — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 7. Recovery of Preoperative Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction and Identification of Risk Factors for Persistent Bladder Impairment Following Surgical Intervention fo… — Spine 2026 8. Symptom Duration of 1 Year or More Is Associated With Worse Absolute Outcomes but Similar Clinically Meaningful Improvement After ACDF for Cervical Myelopathy. — Spine 2026 9. ACL Reconstruction for Combined ACL/MCL Injuries in Professional Soccer and Rugby Players: No Difference in Career Longevity Compared to Uninjured Matched Cont… — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/b83uf52jcn

    10 min
  7. May 14

    This Week in Orthopedics — May 14, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Orthopedics. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning major themes in arthroplasty, new evidence in sports medicine, and fundamental insights into bone and tendon biology. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] Arthroplasty Update:… This week's papers: 1. Teriparatide Plus Zoledronic Acid for Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA 2026 2. Surgeon Ownership in the Ambulatory Arthroplasty Era: Preserving Transparency and Clinical Neutrality as Site-of-Service Shifts. — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 3. Sensory nerves protect against preclinical tendinopathic changes through FGF1 signaling. — Science translational medicine 2026 4. Low Fragility Index Undermines Confidence in ACL Graft Superiority: A Systematic Review and Fragility Index Analysis. — The American journal of sports medicine 2026 5. Evaluation of the International Consensus Meeting (ICM) Diagnostic Categories for Shoulder Periprosthetic Joint Infection: C. Acnes Predominates even in Defini… — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 6. Efficacy and safety of elective primary total elbow arthroplasty in the last 25 years: a systematic review. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 7. Glucocorticoid-Enhanced Fascial Plane and Peripheral Nerve Blocks Versus Periarticular and Local Infiltration Analgesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospectiv… — The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2026 8. The Internal Joint Stabilizer in Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Biomechanical Study. — Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2026 9. Outcomes of Outpatient Cervical Disc Replacement in an Ambulatory Surgical Center: An Analysis of 1,007 Patients. — Spine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/26u4jxpuxw

    12 min

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Orthopedics — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed orthopedics literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.