How well do ultrasound measurements predict tendon autograft lengths? Andrew Sprague, George Raum, and Naoaki Ito present their findings in JOR:

Allison Sander and Brianne Connizzo present findings in JOR demonstrating hormone importance in regulation of tissue structure and function in #tendon:

In @JOrthoPres.bsky.social this study found reductions in hip abductor and ankle extensor strength impact gait modifications on cartilage mechanics, showing importance of considering muscle strengths when designing rehabilitation for KOA buff.ly/dt8ab6R @orssociety.bsky.social #ORSSMC #Ortho

New @jorthopres.bsky.social Editor's Pick! This research was to assess the agreement in measures of acute knee cartilage thickness and composition change after loading in clinical knee OA between two MRI acquisition approaches. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jor.70043

#Newpub in @jorthopres.bsky.social by Drs. Forster, Peters, Christiansen, @jslapsley.bsky.social, @michaelbade.bsky.social & team on Preoperative and Post- #Rehabilitation Predictors of #GaitBiomechanics Six Months After Total #KneeArthroplasty. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40923522/

Check out @jorthopres.bsky.social Editor’s Pick: Phage + Vancomycin may help fight Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in periprosthetic joint infections while keeping the implant. Key insights from a murine model with debridement & implant retention. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

What if we could diagnose musculoskeletal infections (MSKI) with a blood test? Our paper published in @jorthopres.bsky.social identified unique miRNA signatures for S. aureus and S. epidermidis, reflecting infection-driven immune responses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧵(1/7) 🔽

New in @JOrthopRes.bsky.social: Mechanical behavior of 5.5 mm CoCr & Ti spinal rods varies significantly among suppliers, up to 29% difference in yield load, suggesting rods are not mechanically equivalent. Key considerations for surgical planning! buff.ly/RovQOAJ #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

Do article processing charges correlate with metrics of engagement? Allyson N. Pfeil and coauthors examined this question and present findings that will be useful to authors when considering publication cost and visibility: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Deadline Extended! Articles are now due December 31, 2025 for the Special @jorthopres.bsky.social ‬Issue on #tendonresearch, building on the 2024 ORS Tendon Conference at Mayo Clinic. Contribute to a key resource for #orthoresearchers. Submit now: ors.memberclicks.net/jorsubmit!

Acute muscle compartment syndrome may occur after fracture, and is difficult to reliably diagnose at an early stage. Danielle F. Peterson & coauthors looked at intramuscular pH as a potentially useful piece of muscle-health information in #fracture patients: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Can antioxidant stabilization improving total ankle replacement component resistance to fatigue and oxidation? Ryan Siskey & coauthors developed an advanced testing protocol to answer this question & improve testing of future new total-ankle implant materials: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

It's #FractureFriday! 🦴🔩 Wondering how much each part pull its weight in a nail-plate construct for distal femur fractures? Lin et al. in @jorthopres.bsky.social find the plate dominates axial stiffness, while the nail adds torsional resistance. #bonehealing pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38804115/

Apply now to the William H. Harris, MD Award - Provides a $5,000 honorarium based on the scientific merit of a basic and/or clinical research paper involving the hip that has been accepted for publication in the @jorthopres.bsky.social. Submit by August 25: www.ors.org/ors-harris-a...

📢 Open Now - The William H. Harris, MD Award provides a $5,000 honorarium based on the scientific merit of a basic and/or clinical research paper involving the hip that has been accepted for publication in the @jorthopres.bsky.social. Submissions are due August 25: www.ors.org/ors-harris-a...

🚨 Deadline Extended! Articles are now due December 31, 2025 for the Special @jorthopres.bsky.social ‬Issue on #tendonresearch, building on the 2024 ORS Tendon Conference at Mayo Clinic. Contribute to a key resource for #orthoresearchers. Submit now: ors.memberclicks.net/jorsubmit!

New in @JOrthopRes.bsky.social: Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) levels in synovial fluid—higher in males—show strong potential to distinguish OA from RA with high sensitivity and specificity. A promising step toward better diagnostics! buff.ly/phMqkZ8 #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

🚨 NEXT WEEK on June 30 - Articles Due for a Special @jorthopres.bsky.social‬ Issue on #tendonresearch, building on the ORS Tendon Conference 2024 at Mayo Clinic. Contribute to a key resource for #orthoresearchers. Submit now: ors.memberclicks.net/jorsubmit#!/

🚨 Final Call for Articles! Submissions for the @jorthopres.bsky.social special issue on Current Topics in Orthopaedic Implant Technology close this Saturday, May 31! Contribute to this key resource for #orthoresearchers. Hurry, submit here: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jores

Can dog ACL injuries help humans? 🐶 A cross-species study in @JOrthopRes.bsky.social reveals shared synovial fluid proteins linked to post-traumatic OA. Periostin stands out as a potential biomarker & therapeutic target for joint injury. buff.ly/ODWeaI6 #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

Non-governmental educational programs such as the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Resident Research Symposia aim to elevate & fund trainee research. Mathangi Sridharan & coauthors looked at how often awardees pursue academic careers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Understanding how the humerus changes during childhood growth is important for optimizing treatment of #shoulder disorders and injuries in kids. Paige M. Lind & coauthors used 3D #MRI to measure humerus morphology from infancy to adulthood: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

How accurate are MRI-based patient-specific knee finite-element models? Brett D. Steineman and coauthors present the results of cadaver-measurement validation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🚨 Call for Articles Due May 31! The @jorthopres.bsky.social is accepting submissions for a special issue on 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮. Contribute to a key resource for researchers. Submit here: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jores

How Patients' Lifestyle Affects the Wear of Hip Implants? This In-Silico Study @JOrthoPres.bsky.social suggests current ISO standards conditions notably tend to underestimate volumetric wear by up to 60% compared to the simulated patient types. Link: buff.ly/TQZQxkJ @orssociety.bsky.social #ORSSMC

New in @JOrthopRes.bsky.social: Electrochemical testing of CoCrMo in osteoarthritic synovial fluid from 118 TKA patients shows variability, suggesting implant performance may depend on the patient’s local physiological environment & SF composition. buff.ly/ej90Bxf #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

Abnormal foot alignment such flatfoot is involved in running injuries. Shiori Hiratsuka & coauthors looked at the classification of kinematic coupling patterns between lower limb joints during running: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Interested in meniscus? Check out this recent review by Rebecca M. Irwin & coauthors, "Generating New Meniscus Therapies via Recent Breakthroughs in Development, Model Systems, and Clinical Diagnostics": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Shengwei Li, & coauthors examined how grip force changes median nerve morphology, for better understanding of how carpal tunnel syndrome develops: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Nicholas M. Pancheri & coauthors show how the LINC complex regulates tendon elastic modulus, collagen crimp, and lateral expansion during early postnatal development: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Recent findings in @JOrthopRes.bsky.social show loss of effective lubricating viscosity is the primary mechanical marker of synovial inflammation in equine OA, linked to inflammation biochemical markers like white blood cell count & PGE2. buff.ly/gwOPVsK #ORSxDerby #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

HappyDerbyDay! #ORSxDerby #KyDerby Equine acute synovitis model? In @JOrthoPres.bsky.social this model show Liraglutide's anti-inflammatory effect by reducing CCL2 concentrations in whole blood, PBMCs, chondrocytes, and synoviocytes buff.ly/0OAY8EH @orssociety.bsky.social #ORSSMC

Like us, horses can injure their tendons and ligaments & often don't recover full tendon or ligament strength. Diane Little, et al. explore preclinical tendon & ligament animal models for developing better treatment: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ORSxDerby #ORSSMC @jorthopres.bsky.social

In @JOrthopRes.bsky.social, the Christiansen Lab (UC Davis) reports sex differences in mice post-femur fracture: 🦴 Males show greater systemic bone loss & TNF-α elevation 💪 Females trend toward greater muscle loss in the injured limb buff.ly/LfFQjGn #ORSxDerby #ORSSMC @ORSsociety.bsky.social

Lateral epicondylitis, or 'tennis elbow', impacts women more often than men. Kazuhiro Ikeda & coauthors looked at potential causes for this discrepancy, finding sex differences in wrist torque and endurance: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ORSxDerby #ORSSMC @jorthopres.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby! In parallel, the #ORSSMC will be posting articles from @jorthopres.bsky.social showcasing how @orssociety.bsky.social members contribute to the success and longevity of animal and human athletes alike. #ORSxDerby #KyDerby #OneHealth 🏇 🏃‍♀️ Link: buff.ly/raqOTGd

Did you know that Hartley guinea pigs spontaneously develop osteoarthritis (OA), alike humans? Check out Dr. Afzali's paper in @jorthopres.bsky.social utilizing this model system to validate the intravenous delivery of cellular therapies. Link: buff.ly/evclxZd #ORSSMC #ORSxDerby

🚨 Call for Articles: Special @jorthopres.bsky.social Issue, Tendon from Mechanism to Therapy – Emerging Technologies and Therapeutic Outcomes, building on the ORS Tendon Conference 2024 at Mayo Clinic. Contribute to a key resource for #orthoresearchers. Submit now: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jores

🚨 Call for Articles Due May 31! The @jorthopres.bsky.social is accepting submissions for a special issue on 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮. Contribute to a key resource for researchers. Submit here: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jores

What is the impact of femoral and tibial torsion on patellofemoral loading in individuals with patellofemoral instability? Find out in this recent paper by Bernhard Guggenberger & coauthors: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We're bringing back #FractureFriday! This week, we are highlighting work by Pu et al., in @jorthopres.bsky.social: A 4D time-lapse morphometry method to continuously quantify bone formation and resorption during distraction osteogenesis! Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🦴🚑

study @JOrthoPres.bsky.social showed radiographic OA severity was the best predictor of preoperative biomechanical function, but postoperative function was best predicted by preoperative muscle fat-fraction. #ORSSMC @Orthopaedic Research Society @orssociety.bsky.social Link: buff.ly/WNLXyfg

Markus Laubach & coauthors performed a comparative study of the RIA 2 System and the ARA Concept for intramedullary bone graft harvesting to assess their cardiopulmonary safety. Learn more in their JOR paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Articular cartilage can sustain micrometer-scale microcracks in its collagen network from low-energy impacts, which may propagate and lead to osteoarthritis. Kosar Safari, Borja Rodriguez Vila, & David Pierce present an automated microcrack detection method: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Pharmacological treatments for tendinopathy are often limited in their effectiveness. Rodrigo Labat Marcos & coauthors evaluated the effects of photobiomodulation therapy on inflammation in an experimental tendinitis model: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Previous studies suggest a relationship between femoroacetabular impingement and femoral neck stress fractures. Nicole D. Rynecki & coauthors examined which factors may put someone at higher risk: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

study @JOrthopRes showed intra-articular administration of diclofenac etalhyaluronate as a conservative treatment option for advanced and end-stage hip osteoarthritis, particularly for patients unsuitable for surgery or poor tolerability to oral form. #ORSSMC @ORSsociety Link: buff.ly/bljRHgw

Wow! New study in @JOrthoPres.bsky.social found that female sex and lower BMI are among risk factors for sustaining femoral neck stress fractures in patients with cam or pincer morphology, while black race and higher BMI were protective. #ORSSMC @ORSSociety.bsky.social

🚨 Call for Articles Due May 31! The @jorthopres.bsky.social is accepting submissions for a special issue on 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮. Contribute to a key resource for researchers. Submit here: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jores

Even after ACLR, knee motion isn’t always normal. This @jorthopres.bsky.social study found more tibial rotation, longer patellar tendons, and patella alta in ACLR knees. Stability doesn’t always mean normal movement, which may explain why osteoarthritis is common after ACLR. doi.org/10.1002/jor....