• Synthetic Platelets Aim for Human Testing in 2027

  Perspective; preclinical technology, not established human benefit

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• Advocacy Training Prepares Surgeons to Influence Policy and Health

  Viewpoint; program description

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Worth a read
• Changes in knee phenotype in coronal plane alignment after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty did not affect clinical outcomes.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHArthroplasty·Nov 4, 2026
• Letter to the Editor: Is Preoperative Moderate to Severe Varus Alignment Associated With Survivorship and Outcome Scores at a Minimum of 5 Years After Mobile-bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty With the Hintegra Device?

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHClin Orthop Relat Res·Nov 4, 2026
• What Aviation Taught Me About Becoming a Better Surgeon

  Personal viewpoint

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
  ACS BulletinRead the original article at the source.
• 2026 Arthroscopy in Review: Collaboration Drives Impact in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHArthroscopy·Nov 3, 2026
• A retrospective cohort study of a midodrine protocol for the prevention of post-operative hypotension for lower limb arthroplasty and emergency hip fracture surgery.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHAnaesth Intensive Care·Nov 3, 2026
• Bayesian Statistics for Arthroplasty Surgeons: Moving Beyond Simple "Yes or No" P-Values to Probabilistic Clinical Decision-Making.

  Review

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 3, 2026
• CT-Based Local Soft-Tissue Composition Does Not Predict Early Clinical Outcomes After Primary Elective Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Am Acad Orthop Surg·Nov 3, 2026
• Individualised total knee arthroplasty results in low reintervention rates for stiffness and instability in 1000 consecutive knees, regardless of intraoperative bone recuts or polyethylene thickness.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc·Nov 3, 2026
• Institutional Case Volume as a Determinant of the Operative Efficiency in Robotic-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registry.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Longitudinal remodeling of acylcarnitine signatures before and after arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A 7-year cohort study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHOsteoarthritis Cartilage·Nov 3, 2026
• Manual Instrumentation Is Associated With Greater Precision Than Patient-Specific Instrumentation For Initial Tibial Resections In Unrestricted Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparative Cohort Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHOrthop Traumatol Surg Res·Nov 3, 2026
• Patellofemoral considerations in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: Three-dimensional anatomy and implant-related mismatch.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc·Nov 3, 2026
• Reply to letter: The relationship between total hip arthroplasty and low back pain: a long-term perspective.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHHip Int·Nov 3, 2026Practice relevance
• Robot or Workflow? Unpacking Better Knee Replacement Scores

  Quasi-randomized trial; different surgical workflows

  RESEARCHJ Orthop Traumatol·Nov 3, 2026Clinical trialNew technology
• Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screening in the Prevention of SSI May Have Limited Value Beyond Arthroplasty: Commentary on an article by L.J. Leijs, BA, BSc, et al.: "Evaluating the Utility of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screening in Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery. A Propensity-Matched Analysis".

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHJ Bone Joint Surg Am·Nov 3, 2026
  Journal article

  Saiz AM.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• The Effect of EVOLVE Radial Head Arthroplasty Stem Tilt on Clinical Outcomes.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Shoulder Elbow Surg·Nov 3, 2026
• The restricted 4D inverse kinematic alignment workflow: A patient-specific approach integrating both bony and laxity phenotypes for total knee arthroplasty planning.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc·Nov 3, 2026
• Thromboembolic Complications of Orthopedic Surgery.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHCardiol Rev·Nov 3, 2026
• Extra Tranexamic Acid Shows No Clear Knee Recovery Benefit

  Double-blind randomized trial

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 2, 2026Clinical trial
• Declining Complications After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Over 16 Years.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 2, 2026
• Inflammatory Markers Following Robotic-Assisted Versus Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 2, 2026Evidence updateNew technology
• Management of recurrent medial ankle pain after total ankle replacement arthroplasty: the role of medial malleolar anterolateral corner resection in resolving bone-to-implant impingement.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHBMJ Case Rep·Nov 2, 2026
• Mapping the painful knee: rethinking analgesia after total knee arthroplasty.

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHAnaesthesia·Nov 2, 2026

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