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Shoulder & Elbow
Do patients benefit from a home exercise program with or without functional electromyostimulation initiated 1 year after reverse shoulder arthroplasty? A prospective randomized controlled trial.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2026 01-Mar;():. 10.1016/j.jse.2025.07.005

Arthroplasty
No short term pain benefit of adding corticosteroids to periarticular analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2026 01-Feb;():. 10.1186/s13018-025-06575-5

Shoulder & Elbow
Adding Multimedia Animations to Exercise Therapy Provides No Additional Benefit for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
J Clin Med. 2025 01-Nov;():. 10.3390/jcm14227964

General Orthopaedics

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Early Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Provides Short-Term Pain Relief and Improves Early Postoperative Function With No Clinical Benefits at 6 and 12 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Arthroscopy. 2025 01-Sep;():. 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.02.010

Osteoarthritis
Taichi is medicine: Effects of Taichi exercise on knee fitness and psychological health in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (KOA): A randomized controlled trial.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 01-Sep;():. 10.1097/MD.0000000000044612

Shoulder & Elbow
FARES and Spaso method for anterior shoulder dislocation: a prospective randomized control study demonstrating the benefit of a combined approach.
Sci Rep. 2025 01-May;():. 10.1038/s41598-025-04311-x

Sports Medicine
The benefits of intraoperative virtual reality distraction in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) under spinal anaesthesia.
J Exp Orthop. 2025 01-Jun;():. 10.1002/jeo2.70301

Osteoarthritis
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial.
J Physiother. 2023 01-Oct;():. 10.1016/j.jphys.2023.08.014

Arthroplasty
Non-drainage Offers Faster Proprioceptive and Functional Recovery, and More Clinical Benefits for Patients following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Drainage.
Z Orthop Unfall. 2024 01-Aug;():. 10.1055/a-2050-7498

Trauma
Nutrition Supplementation Can Reduce the Risk of Complications and Loss of Muscle Mass After Trauma, But What SubGroups Benefit the Most?

Osteoarthritis

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Corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis offer clinical benefits similar to hyaluronic acid and lower than platelet-rich plasma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
EFORT Open Rev. 2024 01-Sep;():. 10.1530/EOR-23-0198

Shoulder & Elbow
Does interferential current provide additional benefit to orthopedic rehabilitation for the patients with proximal humeral fractures? A randomized controlled study.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 01-Feb;():. 10.1186/s12891-024-07232-4

Arthroplasty
Does Patellar Denervation with Electrocautery Benefits for Total Knee Arthroplasty without Patellar Resurfacing: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trails.
Orthop Surg. 2024 01-Aug;():. 10.1111/os.14161

Peri-Operative

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Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block Does Not Provide Significant Benefit for Primary Hip Arthroscopy with Pericapsular Infiltration: A Randomized Control Trial.
Arthroscopy. 2023 01-Dec;():. 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.03.025

Arthroplasty
Upper-Limb High-Intensity Interval Training or Passive Heat Therapy to Optimize Cardiorespiratory Fitness Prior to Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 01-Mar;():. 10.1002/acr.25238

Arthroplasty
Cognitive behavioral therapy achieves better benefits in relieving postoperative pain and improving joint function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
J Orthop Sci. 2024 01-Mar;():. 10.1016/j.jos.2023.01.007

Arthroplasty
The Examination of the Benefits of the Usage of Barbed, Knotless Suture in Capsule Repair During Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study.
Indian J Orthop. 2023 01-Nov;():. 10.1007/s43465-023-00976-6

Trauma
No benefit of the trochanteric stabilizing plate on loss of fracture reduction in AO/OTA 31-A2 trochanteric fractures.
Bone Jt Open. 2024 01-Jan;():. 10.1302/2633-1462.51.BJO-2023-0082.R1

Osteoarthritis
Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid after arthroscopic surgery fails to provide additional benefit for symptomatic degenerative arthropathy patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
EFORT Open Rev. 2024 01-Jan;():. 10.1530/EOR-23-0040

Trauma
Liberal Transfusion Causes Higher Infection Rates With No Benefit to Functional Outcomes, Orthopaedic Trauma, and Anemia: Conservative Versus Liberal Transfusion (ORACL): A Prospective Randomized Study