{"title":"What's New in Spine Surgery.","authors":"Jason Pui Yin Cheung","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.25.01681","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147838533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Reflection of Trends Across Modern Academia: Commentary on an article by Yiqiao Zhang, MD, et al.: \"High-Grade 3-Column Osteotomies Are Not Interchangeable. Schwab-Grade-III PSO Versus Schwab-Grade-V VCR in Treating Severe Kyphoscoliosis with an Average 9-Year Follow-up\".","authors":"Patrick J Cahill","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.26.00277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.26.00277","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147815613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Khalid Al-Hourani, Shehzaad Khan, Peter Boufadel, Tyler J Uppstrom, Miho J Tanaka, Robert L Parisien, Richard Ma, Xinning Li
{"title":"What's New in Sports Medicine.","authors":"Khalid Al-Hourani, Shehzaad Khan, Peter Boufadel, Tyler J Uppstrom, Miho J Tanaka, Robert L Parisien, Richard Ma, Xinning Li","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.25.01633","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147716962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"At Two Tables.","authors":"Shelley S Noland, Terouz Pasha","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00944","DOIUrl":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00944","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":"549-550"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145668740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan T Super, Jorge Chahla, Andrew G Geeslin, Gilbert Moatshe, Robert F LaPrade
{"title":"Multiligament Knee Injuries.","authors":"Jonathan T Super, Jorge Chahla, Andrew G Geeslin, Gilbert Moatshe, Robert F LaPrade","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.26.00134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.26.00134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>➢ Multiligament knee injuries (MLKIs) encompass a heterogeneous spectrum of severe knee trauma, presenting ongoing challenges in their diagnosis, classification, management, and postoperative rehabilitation. This review synthesizes the current evidence with expert clinical perspectives to summarize key principles in evaluation and management.➢ Thorough clinical examination, stress radiography, and magnetic resonance imaging can improve injury characterization and objective quantification of pathologic laxity to guide surgical planning.➢ Contemporary reconstruction strategies emphasize the detection of posteromedial corner, posterolateral corner, and meniscal pathologies, while recognizing that appropriate management of these associated injuries protects cruciate reconstruction grafts.➢ Treatment timing remains controversial, with increasing evidence and consensus for early, comprehensive single-stage surgery when feasible in selected patients.➢ Modern approaches to MLKI management should prioritize restoration of anatomy, biomechanical stability, meticulous planning to avoid tunnel convergence, and rehabilitation strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147690324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transthyretin Amyloid May Drive Fibrosis and Proliferation of Tenosynovial Fibroblasts in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.","authors":"Yoshiaki Yamanaka, Yoshitaka Tsujimura, Toichiro Naito, Naohito Sato, Manabu Tsukamoto, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yukichi Zenke, Akinori Sakai","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00807","DOIUrl":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transthyretin (TTR) amyloid deposition in the tenosynovium in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a potential early manifestation of systemic amyloidosis. However, its effects on tenosynovial fibroblasts in CTS remain unclear. We aimed to clarify how wild-type and Val30Met mutant TTR amyloids affect tenosynovial fibroblasts in CTS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Synovial tissue from 20 patients undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery was evaluated for TTR amyloid. Expression of genes related to fibrosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress was compared between TTR-positive and TTR-negative groups. Fibroblasts isolated from TTR-negative patients were treated in vitro with wild-type or Val30Met mutant recombinant TTR. Analyses included quantitative RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction), Picrosirius Red staining, MTT assays evaluating cell proliferation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) activity measurements, and senescence-related gene expression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In TTR-positive tissue, fibrosis-related genes ( COL1A1, COL3A1, TGFB1, and ACTA2 ), the inflammatory mediator NFKB1 , and oxidative-stress-related genes ( KEAP1, NQO1, and SOD1 ) were significantly upregulated, whereas SOD2 was downregulated. With in vitro treatment in the TTR-negative group, both wild-type and Val30Met TTR increased COL3A1, IL6, and CXCL8 expression, whereas Val30Met TTR further enhanced IL1B expression. Picrosirius Red staining confirmed increased collagen deposition. MTT assays revealed increased cell viability, indicating enhanced fibroblast proliferation, in both groups. The senescence-related genes CDKN2D and GADD45A were downregulated, suggesting enhanced proliferative activity. ROS activity did not differ significantly between groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>TTR amyloid was found to promote expression of fibrosis, inflammation, and oxidative-stress-related genes; inhibit senescence pathways; and enhance collagen deposition and fibroblast proliferation in fibroblasts from patients with CTS.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance: </strong>CTS with TTR deposition may reflect more than a localized neuropathy, as TTR potentially plays a pathogenic role in CTS development. This finding provides novel insights into the underlying mechanisms of CTS.</p>","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":"600-607"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146179838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Daher, Tarek Nahle, Julia D Visgauss, Brian Brigman, William C Eward
{"title":"The Association Between Perioperative Denosumab and Local Recurrence After Surgical Management of Giant Cell Tumors: A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Mohammad Daher, Tarek Nahle, Julia D Visgauss, Brian Brigman, William C Eward","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01058","DOIUrl":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several studies have assessed the impact of perioperative denosumab on local recurrence (LR) after surgical management of giant cell tumor (GCT), with conflicting results. This meta-analysis evaluates the association between LR in patients undergoing surgical management of GCT and perioperative denosumab, accounting for the type of surgery, number of denosumab doses, and timing of denosumab administration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following the PRISMA guidelines, PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar were searched until December 5, 2024. The extracted outcomes consisted of LR and denosumab-related complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixteen studies from 15 cohorts were included in the meta-analysis. The number of patients totaled 1,551: 310 (20%) in the denosumab group (mean age, 32 years; mean follow-up, 40 months) and 1,241 (80%) in the control group (mean age, 32 years; mean follow-up, 62 months). Patients in the denosumab group had a significantly higher rate of LR compared with patients in the control group (odds ratio = 1.82; p = 0.03), and this remained true even when looking at studies using curettage as the only surgical management (odds ratio = 2.75; p < 0.001). In a subgroup analysis by the timing of denosumab administration, a significantly higher rate of LR was only found among patients receiving denosumab both preoperatively and postoperatively (odds ratio for recurrence relative to control = 5.57; p < 0.001). Overall, the reported incidence of denosumab-related complications was 6.5%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this meta-analysis, patients receiving denosumab only preoperatively did not have a significantly increased rate of LR compared with controls. Increased recurrence was observed primarily in patients being treated with both preoperative and postoperative denosumab.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Therapeutic Level III . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":"564-571"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146149783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Constance R Chu, Farshid Guilak, Johnny Huard, Daniel Grande
{"title":"What's New in Biologics.","authors":"Constance R Chu, Farshid Guilak, Johnny Huard, Daniel Grande","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.26.00162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.26.00162","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":"108 8","pages":"535-540"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147690257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning from Surgical Failures.","authors":"Mariano E Menendez, Frederick A Matsen","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01110","DOIUrl":"10.2106/JBJS.25.01110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":"547-548"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145768146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Armodios M Hatzidakis, Grant E Garrigues, Libby A Mauter, Arthur de Gast, Matthew R Venegoni, You Yang, Peter S Johnston
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes of Pyrocarbon Hemiarthroplasty: A Short-Term, Multicenter Study.","authors":"Armodios M Hatzidakis, Grant E Garrigues, Libby A Mauter, Arthur de Gast, Matthew R Venegoni, You Yang, Peter S Johnston","doi":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00054","DOIUrl":"10.2106/JBJS.25.00054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Unacceptable pain relief after hemiarthroplasty (HA) has limited its utilization for shoulder replacement. The material properties of pyrolytic carbon-graphite composites may result in less abrasion compared with metal bearing surfaces, theoretically decreasing glenoid-sided pain and erosion. This prospective, single-arm, multicenter study was performed to evaluate the short-term clinical outcomes and implant survivorship of pyrocarbon HA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The enrollment of 157 patients occurred at 18 sites between December 2015 and April 2017 as part of an Investigational Device Exemption protocol. The Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score, patient satisfaction, EuroQol-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) score, and active range of motion were evaluated. A historical control cohort treated with cobalt-chromium HA was identified through a propensity score subclassification analysis. The pyrocarbon HA and cobalt-chromium HA cohorts were compared on the basis of a Composite Clinical Success (CCS) rate, defined as a ≥17-point change in the Constant score without revision or a device-related adverse event.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 157 patients enrolled, 144 had short-term follow-up (mean, 24.4 ± 1.2 months), 10 were lost to follow-up, and 3 underwent revision prior to 24 months due to pain or low-grade infection. The mean patient age was 52.4 ± 10.9 years (range, 19 to 73 years). There were significant improvements in all active range-of-motion and patient-reported outcomes. The outcomes of the pyrocarbon HA cohort (n = 157) were compared with those of the cobalt-chromium HA group (n = 169) eligible for a minimum 24-month follow-up, in which multiple imputation was employed to address missing data. The CCS was 82.7% for the pyrocarbon HA group and 66.8% for the cobalt-chromium HA group (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pyrocarbon HA demonstrated favorable results at a short-term follow-up and improved outcomes compared with the propensity score subclassification-derived cobalt-chromium HA cohort.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Therapeutic Level III . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":15273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume","volume":" ","pages":"572-583"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145856482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}