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This article provides a summary of recent research pertaining to orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery, from September 2016 to September 2017. The included studies were published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery and Foot & Ankle International.

The primary aim of this retrospective study was to identify the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) following elective and trauma elbow arthroplasty. The secondary aim was to determine clinical outcomes with respect to the formation of heterotopic ossification.

Costal osteochondral autograft successfully achieved anatomical and biological reconstruction in the treatment of advanced osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum.

Costal osteochondral autograft successfully achieved anatomical and biological reconstruction in the treatment of advanced osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum.

Idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder is a self-limiting condition with gradual improvement in symptoms over a variable period of time (1 to 3 years), although a small subset of patients can have permanent residual symptoms.

Although arthroscopic Bankart repair is now more common, open repair should be considered for younger patients participating in contact sports or mili...

In a study from OrthoCarolina, the reoperation rate was higher for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty than for total knee arthroplasty, but patients in the 2 groups had similar outcome scores.

Revision of a failed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a complex procedure. In this article, the authors review key points in evaluating and managing patients who present with a failure, including identifying the etiology of failure, recognizing concomitant pathology, and understanding op...

This is the conclusion of researchers from Rush University in Chicago, who retrospectively reviewed outcomes of 126 TKA patients who had undergone either direct repair (n=58; 46%) or allograft reconstruction (n=68; 54%) between 2005 and 2014 at Rush. Mean follow-up was 81.2 months.

Historically, the greatest residual (gap or step) displacement is used to predict clinical outcome following acetabular fracture surgery. Gap and step displacement may, however, impact the outcome to different degrees. We assessed the individual relationship between gap or step displacement and hip ...