Synovial fluid polymerase chain reaction and interleukin-6 had a low sensitivity but high specificity in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection and is recommended as a confirmatory test only. #BJJ #Infection #Research #MedTwitter ow.ly/5V8K50T5gp2

The blade versus needle tenotomy trial was a single-centre, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial conducted at the Indus Hospital & Health Network in Karachi, Pakistan. #BJJ #Pediatrics Manon Pigeolet Université libre de Bruxelles Indus Hospital & Health Network Sadiya Ahmed Aga Khan University ow.ly/P2eb50SNfmR

🎆 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! ✨ You can read the September issue of The Bone & Joint Journal online now! #OrthoTwitter #Surgery #Orthopedics #BJJ Prof Fares Haddad ow.ly/3K9K50Q2Aba

🖐️ THANK YOU! 🙏 We would like to express our gratitude to all the advertisers who have contributed to the September 2024 issue of the #BJJ. You can view them all in the print issue, as well as online here. #Orthopedics #OrthoIndustry #OrthoTwitter ow.ly/mYZN50Q2Yc4

There appears to be increasing interest in the use of collared cementless components, and time will tell whether they will become the predominant choice of femoral component in primary THA. #BJJ #Arthroplasty #OrthoTwitter Prof Fares Haddad ow.ly/GAWN50TcgnO

Podiatric surgery in the UK has continued to develop with a rapid expansion in the early 1990s, specifically to address long NHS waiting lists. #BJJ #Podiatry #Surgeons #Healthcare ow.ly/NYMz50T9RBs

HEALTH ECONOMICS 🤩 EXPLAINED 🤩 through the treatment of buckle fractures. Read the paper boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130… and listen the podcast (link in bio). FORCEstudy.org Thanks jackie oien from UoL School of Medicine for making the explainer. National Institute for Health and Care Research

This is interesting and useful data that needs to be interpreted following a patient-level risk assessment, while also keeping the findings of the CRISTAL trial in mind. #BJJ #Arthroplasty #Prophylaxis boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

The proposed BOSTI Hip classification provides a reproducible grading system for stratifying iatrogenic bone trauma and soft-tissue injury during THA. #BJJ #Hip #Trauma #Robotics Prof Fares Haddad ow.ly/Qoni50T8tzo

Microbiological studies using settle plates offer a rapid method of ascertaining the safety of developments, such as the use of hybrid theatres, bulky robots, microscopes, and image intensifiers. #BJJ #Infection #Surgery #Microbiology ow.ly/HXtR50T8sX5

The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of patients with early-onset scoliosis, who had undergone spinal fusion after distraction-based spinal growth modulation using either traditional growing rods or magnetically controlled growing rods. #BJJ ow.ly/s25C50TcELB

Motion has long been the key to joint and muscle function, and this study supports that thesis for ankle fracture fixation. It should start to change practice. #Ankle #Fracture #BJJ Nottm NIHR BRC MSK Surgery Inflammation & Recovery boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

For orthopods wanting to learn about Research Methods and to be involved in peer review, book your place on the #BJJ Online Research Methods & Paper Review Course for 27 November. #Orthopedics #ResearchMethods #PeerReview ow.ly/joiH50TghNG

There is widespread acceptance of the use of venous thromboembolism chemical prophylaxis following hip and knee arthroplasty, but the optimal agent has not been identified. #BJJ #Hip #Knee #Research ow.ly/x8uj50T8u6U