International Orthopaedics

Acknowledgement for our reviewers

Artificial intelligence, natural stupidity or artificial stupidity: who is today the winner in orthopaedics? What is true and what is fraud? What legal barriers exist for scientific writing?

Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Philippe Hernigou, Marius M. Scarlat

Effectiveness of virtual reality compared to video training on acetabular cup and femoral stem implantation accuracy in total hip arthroplasty among medical students: a randomised controlled trial

Eustathios Kenanidis, Panagiotis Boutos, Grigorios Voulgaris, Aikaterini Zgouridou, Eleni Gkoura, Zakareya Gamie, George Papagiannakis, Eleftherios Tsiridis

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on equity of access to hip and knee replacements: a population-level study

Seper Ekhtiari, Daniel Pincus, Ruth Croxford, Jodi M. Gatley, Amir Khoshbin, Amit Atrey, J. Michael Paterson, Bheeshma Ravi

Knot holding capacity of two different high-strength sutures—a biomechanical analysis

Kenneth P. van Knegsel, Ivan Zderic, Philipp Kastner, Peter Varga, Matthias Knobe, Till Berk, Boyko Gueorguiev, Torsten Pastor

Investigating the relationship between pain level and grip and wrist muscles strength in individuals with lateral epicondylitis: is pain a barrier to strength assessment?

Bihter Akınoğlu, Salman Usman Shehu, Ayfer Ezgi Yılmaz, Aydan Örsçelik, Tuğba Kocahan

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of Os Acetabuli

Junya Yoshitani, Benjamin Schoyer, Anand Shah, Vikas Khanduja

Incidence and outcomes of intraoperative periprosthetic acetabular fractures during cementless total hip arthroplasty: a prospective three-dimensional computer tomography-based study

You-Seung Chun, Hwan-Hee Lee, Young-Wook Lim, Yong-Sik Kim, Soon-Yong Kwon, Seung-Chan Kim

Return to military duty following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is associated with preoperative Body Mass Index and postoperative physiotherapy

Alexandre Sabate-Ferris, Nicolas de l’Escalopier, Olivier Barbier, Julien Danis, Thomas Demoures, Benjamin Joly, Floris van Rooij, Mo Saffarini, Camille Choufani

Intra-articular injection of tranexamic acid in patients with haemophilia arthritis: retrospective controlled study in total knee arthroplasty

Si-cheng Xiang, Shao-ning Shen, Rui Wang, Zheng-ming Wang, Zhao-kai Jin, Hai Su, Pei-jian Tong, Shuai-jie Lv

Hypersensitivity to metals in metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty: a prospective study of one hundred and thirty five lymphocyte transformation tests

Dani M. Gaillard-Campbell, Thomas P. Gross

Heterotopic hip ossification resection: monocentric experiences of associated factors, outcomes, and complications

B. Zampogna, A. Laudisio, G. F. Papalia, F. Vorini, A. Zampoli, R. Righini, M. Fiore, G. Vadalà, S. Angeletti, S. Ramella, R. Papalia

The distance between the fibular collateral ligament tunnel and the common peroneal nerve allows a posterolateral corner reconstruction without neurolysis

Raimundo Vial, Mario Orrego, Julio Espinosa, Pablo Besa, Sebastián Irarrázaval

The association between refractory plantar fasciitis and insertional Achilles tendinopathy and peripheral spondyloarthritis: a report of human leukocyte antigen B-27 investigation and treatment outcome

Young Ho Jung, Jin Soo Suh, Jun Young Choi

The use of dual mobility cups in revision total hip arthroplasty for failed large head metal-on-metal bearings

Samir Meriem, Alexander Antoniadis, Michele Palazzuolo, Julien Wegrzyn

Outcomes of Exeter cemented total hip arthroplasty in a county hospital: survivorship of eight hundred and ninety four hips with a minimum ten-year follow up

Jánvári Kristóf, Devanshu Gupta, László Szabó, László Bucsi, Ákos Zahár

Arthroscopy with partial meniscectomy for degenerative tear does not increase the risk of total knee arthroplasty at five year follow up; however, this population undergoes total knee arthroplasty with a lower threshold of osteoarthritis

Jacques Hernigou, Dylan Lechien, Theofylaktos Kyriakidis, Jérôme Valcarenghi, Aimée Muregancuro, Alexandre Hupez, Antoine Callewier

Is COVID-19 an independent risk factor for the development of avascular necrosis of the hip? A retrospective study to evaluate the factors associated with avascular necrosis of the hip in patients who had COVID-19 infection

Sandeep Sehrawat, Mukund Madhav Ojha, Shivanand Gamanagatti, Hira Lal Nag, Vijay Kumar

Predictors of physical activity recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective observational study

Satoru Harada, Satoshi Hamai, Kyohei Shiomoto, Shinya Kawahara, Daisuke Hara, Tetsunari Harada, Yasuharu Nakashima

Efficacy of the newly designed “SkyWalker” robot compared to the MAKO robotic system in primary total knee arthroplasty: a one-year follow-up study

Hang-Yu Ping, Hao-Ming An, Zheng Cao, Shao-Kui Nan, Hai-Feng Li, Wei Chai

Clinical application of artificial intelligence-assisted three-dimensional planning in direct anterior approach hip arthroplasty

Weihua Yang, Tianyi Gao, Xingyu Liu, Kaiwei Shen, Feitai Lin, Yan Weng, Bei Lin, Deng Liang, Eryou Feng, Yiling Zhang

Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis using press-fit bony plug: a case series study

Ahmed Mahmoud Gad, Sherif Hamdy Zawam

How shoulder immobilization after surgery influences daily activity — a prospective pedometer-based study

Carolin Rickert, Stefanie Ahlich, Georg Gosheger, Tobias Kalisch, Dennis Liem, Kristian Nikolaus Schneider, Sebastian Klingebiel

Anatomic versus reverse total shoulder arthroplasty outcomes after prior contralateral anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty in patients with bilateral primary osteoarthritis with an intact rotator cuff

Lacie M. Turnbull, Kevin A. Hao, Victoria E. Bindi, Jonathan O. Wright, Thomas W. Wright, Kevin W. Farmer, Terrie Vasilopoulos, Aimee M. Struk, Bradley S. Schoch, Joseph J. King

Anterior radial head subluxation in primary elbow osteoarthritis

Hui Ben, Jae-Man Kwak, Chu Hui Zeng, Kyoung-Hwan Koh, In-Ho Jeon

Our experience with the surgical management of lower cervical spine fractures: fifty case series

Zied Mansi, Hedi Rbai, Firas Saibi, Jacem Saadana, Wajdi Chermiti, Bacem Zaidi

Augmented versus non-augmented Trochanteric Fixation Nail-Advanced (TFNA) nails for treating trochanteric fractures in patients over sixty-five years of age

Marie Fernandez, Valentin Merle Du Bourg, Yoann David, Frédéric Dubrana, Hoel Letissier, Rémi Di Francia

Geriatric distal femoral fractures: post-operative complications and nine-year mortality—a retrospective analysis of two tertiary trauma centres

Camilo A. Delgadillo, Jorge Rojas Lievano, Carlos M. Olarte

Incidence, risk factors, and prognosis of sciatic nerve injury in acetabular fractures: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Mahmood Arbash, Osama Z. Alzobi, Motasem Salameh, Mohd Alkhayarin, Ghalib Ahmed

Should the diameter of the proximal femoral nail be large enough to fill the canal in the treatment of intertrochanteric femoral fracture in patients over fifty?

Sun Hwan Choi, Chang Ju Lee, Yoon Je Cho, Young-Soo Chun, Kee Hyung Rhyu

Evolution of orthopaedic diseases through four thousand three hundred years: from ancient Egypt with virtual examinations of mummies to the twenty-first century

Philippe Hernigou, Gamal Ahmed Hosny, Marius Scarlat