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According to a study published online in The Journal of Hand Surgery, both volar locking plates and fragment-specific fixation may offer similar outcomes for treatment of primarily nonreducible or secondarily redisplaced distal radius fractures, although fragement-specific fixation may be linked to an increased risk of complication. 

Findings from a study published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine suggest that hamstring tendon graft combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction (HT+ALL) may offer reduced failure rates compared to bone–patellar tendon–bone (B-PT-B) graft or quadrupled hamstring tendon (4HT) graft for patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. 

Findings from a study published in the February issue of the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) suggest that the alpha-defensin assay may be a reliable diagnostic tool for the identification of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). 

Findings published online in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research cast doubt on the relationship of critical shoulder angle (CSA) to rotator cuff disease. 

A study published online in the journal Arthritis Care & Research suggests that various comorbidity indices offer weak discrimination for the prediction of post-acute discharge settings and hospital readmission for patients following joint arthroplasty. The authors retrospectively reviewed data on 607,349 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA). 

Findings from a study published in the Jan. 18 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) suggest that for certain patients with a diaphyseal fracture of the clavicle, the bone may be more likely to heal when treated with plate fixation than nonoperative treatment. 

Data from a study published in the February issue of the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research suggest that outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) may be safe and effective for certain patients. The researchers conducted a prospective, randomized study of 220 THA patients at two centers, 112 of whom were treated as outpatients and 108 of whom were treated as inpatients. 

Findings from a study published online in CORR suggest that value-based care models may negatively affect access to care for older patients who seek to undergo primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) because these patients may be more likely to have comorbidities. 

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