Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Around THA: A Vancouver-to-UCS Decision Guide
Periprosthetic femur fractures around THA: stem stability, bone stock, the Vancouver classification, and when to revise the stem rather than plate the fracture.
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Failing an Exam Is Not the End
A failed fellowship attempt feels like a verdict on your worth as a surgeon. It is not. Here is how to absorb the blow, learn from it, and come back stronger.
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Orthobiologics for Knee Osteoarthritis: PRP, BMAC, and the Truth About “Stem Cells”
Orthobiologics for knee osteoarthritis: what the evidence supports for PRP, where BMAC falls short, and how to counsel patients about 'stem cells' without hype.
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Cervical Disc Replacement vs ACDF: Who Actually Benefits?
Cervical disc replacement vs ACDF: reoperation risk, adjacent segment concerns, patient selection and the decision points that matter in real spine practice.
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Building a Personal Learning System for a Surgical Career
The best surgeons never stop learning systematically. How to build a personal learning system that compounds over a whole career.
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Paediatric ACL Tears: Physeal-Safe Reconstruction, Graft Choice, and Return to Sport
Paediatric ACL tears: when to reconstruct early, how skeletal maturity changes physeal-safe technique, and why return to sport cannot be based on time alone.
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Distal Radius Fractures in Older Adults: When Surgery Helps and When It Does Not
Distal radius fractures in older adults: when casting is enough, when volar plating helps, and why functional age matters more than perfect radiographs.
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Leadership for Surgical Trainees
Leadership starts long before you are a consultant. How trainees can lead well in theatre, on the ward and in their teams.
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Choosing Orthopaedics: The Pros and Cons of the Specialty
A balanced look at the rewards and the trade-offs of a career in orthopaedic surgery, to help you decide with eyes open.
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VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopaedics: Aspirin, LMWH, DOACs, and Trauma-Specific Decisions
VTE prophylaxis in orthopaedics: PREVENT CLOT, arthroplasty risk stratification, and when aspirin, LMWH or a DOAC makes the most clinical sense.
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The Second Fracture Can Be Prevented: Bone Health and Secondary Prevention After Fragility Fracture
Secondary prevention after fragility fracture, with an Australian focus: FRAX, fracture liaison services, anabolic-first thinking and denosumab cessation.
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Orthopaedic Surgery vs Other Surgical Specialties: How to Choose
How orthopaedics compares with other surgical specialties on lifestyle, work and temperament, to help you choose well.
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Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Promise, Limits, and Counselling
Vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: candidate selection, motion preservation, tether breakage, overcorrection and family counselling.
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How Competitive Is Orthopaedic Surgery?
An honest look at how competitive orthopaedic surgery is to get into, and how to make yourself a strong applicant.
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The Skills and Qualities of a Good Orthopaedic Surgeon
The traits that make a good orthopaedic surgeon — technical skill, judgement, resilience, communication and more.
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Time-Efficient Ways to Stay Current With the Literature
You can keep up with the evidence without drowning in it. Time-efficient systems for staying current with the surgical literature.
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Staying Sharp: Lifelong Learning for Surgeons
Passing the exit exam is the start, not the end, of learning. How to keep growing as a surgeon across a whole career.
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What Does an Orthopaedic Surgeon Actually Do?
A clear explainer of what orthopaedic surgeons do — the conditions they treat, the operations they perform, and their role.
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The Global Orthopaedic Board Exam Atlas: FRCS vs FRACS vs ABOS vs EBOT
FRCS, FRACS, ABOS and EBOT compared: who can sit each, written and oral formats, attempt limits and dates from the official exam bodies, and which to choose.
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3D Bioprinting for Cartilage Repair: Where Are We Now?
3D bioprinting for cartilage repair is moving closer to lab-grown implants for articular defects. The science, the trials and a realistic clinical timeline.
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Building Good Theatre Habits Early
The habits you form early in theatre shape the surgeon you become. Which ones are worth building from the very start.
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GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Are Reshaping Orthopaedic Surgery
GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide are changing who presents for joint replacement. What orthopaedic surgeons need to know about this shift.
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Antibiotic Resistance: The Growing Threat to Orthopaedic Surgery
Antibiotic resistance threatens orthopaedic surgery, from multi-drug resistant PJI to untreatable open fractures. Why it matters and what is being done.
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Coping With the Emotional Weight of Surgical Outcomes
Surgeons carry their outcomes, good and bad. How to process the emotional weight of surgical results and protect your wellbeing.
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