October 13, 2026

Left- vs right-sided arthroplasty: Who drives sooner?

Self-reported driving patterns suggest earlier return may be feasible, although safety was not directly assessed.

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October 06, 2026

Knee vibrations may signal cartilage damage

Machine-learning models distinguished healthy knees from those with osteoarthritis-related cartilage damage, but age and BMI performed as well as or better than the vibration-based models.

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September 23, 2026

Muscle recovery following knee arthroplasty

Investigators assessed changes in quadriceps and hamstring strength and flexibility through 12 months following total knee arthroplasty.

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September 15, 2026

Ipsilateral reference may reduce THA fluoroscopy

Operative-time–adjusted findings favored the ipsilateral technique, while absolute fluoroscopy time and radiation exposure remained similar between approaches.

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September 11, 2026

Robotic knee surgery put to the test

RACER-Knee compared Mako-assisted and conventional total knee replacement across 10 hospitals in Great Britain.

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September 04, 2026

Inside the hip osteoarthritis microbiome

Investigators compared intra-articular microbial profiles and predicted metabolic pathways in patients with hip osteoarthritis and nonarthritic controls.

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August 31, 2026

How does IBD relate to joint infection risk?

Investigators assessed 90-day outcomes among patients with IBD who underwent elective total joint arthroplasty.

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August 21, 2026

Sex-based differences in hip replacement outcomes

A systematic review of more than 2.3 million patients found that women and men had different patterns of postoperative complications and recovery, with age and implant strategy modifying observed differences.

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August 21, 2026

Does kinematic alignment better restore gait in CPAK type 1 TKA?

Overall knee kinematics were similar between alignment strategies, but subgroup findings pointed to more physiologic gait with kinematic alignment.

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July 30, 2026

Top 10 Evidence-Based Essentials in Orthopedic Medicine

A structured framework of guidelines, trials, therapies, and tools used in clinical practice.

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