Intraoperative methadone alters 72-hour postoperative morphine use after hip fracture surgery in older adults
Can a single dose of methadone during hip surgery reduce painkiller needs?
In this randomized trial of 129 patients aged 60 or older undergoing hip fracture surgery, a single intraoperative dose of methadone (0.10 m…
A single methadone dose during hip surgery cuts early morphine use but keeps older patients in the hospital longer than those given a placeb…
3D printing-assisted one-stage THA with fixation for DDH and ipsilateral intertrochanteric fracture
3D Print Helps Fix Broken Hip in Complex Case
This single-patient case report describes a 57-year-old female with Hartofilakidis type II developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and an a…
A 3D-printed model helped a surgeon fix a complex broken hip and replace the joint in one surgery for a patient with a rare condition.
Retrospective case series of three stable paediatric penetrating trauma patients managed with selective surgical exploration showed no major complications.
Kids Hit By Objects: How Doctors Decide What To Do
This retrospective case series included three haemodynamically stable paediatric patients with penetrating injuries treated at two tertiary …
Careful planning and smart scans let surgeons fix serious wounds in children without over-treating them.
Floating position facilitates reduction in Bosworth fracture-dislocation compared to prone approach
A Rare Ankle Injury That Doctors Often Miss at First
This case report and literature review describes a 56-year-old male with a Bosworth fracture-dislocation. Open reduction and internal fixati…
A rare ankle break can hide in plain sight on regular X-rays, but a new surgical position helped fix one patient after the first try failed.
Meta-analysis of uncemented femoral stems shows subsidence and retroversion patterns vary by coating and surgical approach
This review examined movement in uncemented hip stems after surgery.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated subsidence and retroversion patterns in uncemented femoral stems following primary total …
Uncemented hip stems move slightly after surgery, with hydroxyapatite coatings settling less and anterior approaches showing more movement o…
Meta-analysis of minimally invasive vs open hepatectomy in patients with obesity and liver tumors
Less Pain, Less Blood: Surgery for Obese Liver Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated minimally invasive hepatectomy (MIH) versus open hepatectomy (OH) in 1,713 patients with …
Minimally invasive liver surgery for obese patients causes less pain and blood loss than traditional open surgery, offering a safer recovery…
BOPPPS instruction improves vascular surgery resident outcomes in diabetic foot ulcer training compared to traditional methods
New teaching method improved test scores for vascular surgery residents in diabetic foot care training
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 196 vascular surgery residents at Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University. Participants receiv…
A new teaching method helped vascular surgery residents score higher on exams and perform better in diabetic foot care skills.
PSI improves surgical reproducibility in MCW-DFO for valgus knee deformity
Custom-Fitted Surgical Guides Help Hit the Target for Knock-Knee Surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 34 patients undergoing medial closing wedge distal femoral osteotomy (MCW-DFO) for symptomatic valgus knee d…
Customized surgical guides built from each patient's own anatomy may help surgeons hit their planned targets far more precisely during a com…
Deep learning framework for fracture classification and localization shows variable performance in cohort study
AI Is Learning to Spot Broken Bones on X-Rays
A cohort study evaluated a deep learning framework using convolutional neural networks and YOLOv8 for fracture classification and localizati…
New AI can instantly flag broken bones on X-rays to help overworked doctors, though teaching it to be confident is still a work in progress.
Body position alters local kyphosis Cobb angle and flexibility measurements in patients with old thoracolumbar fracture kyphosis
Lying Down Could Reshape How Spine Surgeons Plan Back Repairs
This cohort study of 32 patients with old thoracolumbar fracture kyphosis assessed local kyphosis Cobb angle and flexibility across standing…
Lying flat on a scan can soften stubborn spine curves in older adults, giving surgeons a clearer map for fixing painful, collapsed backbones…
Guideline proposes AI tool for scoliosis measurement with cross-center validation
Can a computer measure your spine curve as accurately as three expert surgeons?
This guideline presents a cross-center external validation of SpineNET, an AI framework for measuring Cobb angles in adolescent idiopathic s…
A new computer tool measures spine curves with just 1.44 degrees of error, matching the accuracy of three expert surgeons reviewing X-rays.
Cryopreserved venous allografts increased cold ischemia time in living-donor kidney transplant recipients.
Does stretching a kidney vein during transplant add dangerous wait time for the organ?
This preliminary cohort study examined living-donor kidney transplant recipients and donors at two regional university hospitals. Nine cases…
Using cryopreserved veins to fix short donor kidney vessels adds nearly two hours to the organ's wait time before it reaches the recipient.