Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Peer reviewed orthopaedic journal

Devoted to disseminating new and important orthopaedic knowledge, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® is a leading peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal and a publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®. CORR® brings readers the latest clinical and basic research and informed opinions that shape today's orthopaedic practice, thereby providing an opportunity to practice evidence-

based medicine. With contributions from leading clinicians and researchers around the world we aim to be the premier journal providing an international perspective advancing knowledge of the musculoskeletal system.

In , Khela & Gendelberg determine that while the AO upper cervical injury classification system provides a much needed ...
06/08/2026

In , Khela & Gendelberg determine that while the AO upper cervical injury classification system provides a much needed framework for classifying traumatic injuries from the occiput to the C2-C3 junction, it should not be relied upon for clinical decision-making or research purposes due to low interobserver reliability.

"In particular, the moderate agreement for injury type, especially for ligamentous (Type B) injuries, results in a risk of disparate injury classification and inconsistent treatment strategies, undermining the system’s suitability for standardized use," the authors write.

Read "Classifications in Brief: The AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System" here: https://ow.ly/KzCp50Z8ZxW

📣 Time is running out to submit your paper for inclusion in our selected proceedings from the 6th annual I-MESH Consorti...
06/08/2026

📣 Time is running out to submit your paper for inclusion in our selected proceedings from the 6th annual I-MESH Consortium! Papers must be submitted by June 30, 2026 to be considered.

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🚩 Free to read until June 14: "One might surmise that if a patient threatens to harm another person over the course of h...
06/07/2026

🚩 Free to read until June 14: "One might surmise that if a patient threatens to harm another person over the course of his or her treatment, this would trigger a clear-cut set of duties on the part of the treating physician. After all, in the 1970s, the California Supreme Court sought to balance public safety with patient confidentiality in a landmark ruling, which held that the duty to protect the public can override patient-physician confidentiality," writes B. Sonny Bal MD, JD, MBA, PhD in his latest column. "But, as later case law shows, the application of this duty is not as straightforward as one might expect."

Read "Medicolegal Sidebar: What to Do When a Patient Threatens to Harm Someone" here: https://ow.ly/5owY50Z8gwJ

📣 Time is running out to submit your paper for inclusion in our selected proceedings from the 2026 meeting of the Europe...
06/06/2026

📣 Time is running out to submit your paper for inclusion in our selected proceedings from the 2026 meeting of the European Musculo-skeletal Oncology Society ( )! Papers must be submitted by June 30, 2026 to be considered.

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"Most orthopaedic surgeons possess cerebrums that work quickly. We are trained to receive numerous sensory inputs and m...
06/05/2026

"Most orthopaedic surgeons possess cerebrums that work quickly. We are trained to receive numerous sensory inputs and make rapid decisions," writes John D. Kelly IV MD in his latest column. "This is an important skill for us to do our jobs well, but sometimes, the flurry of thoughts that assail our minds can be inordinate—especially when they are negative."

Read "Your Best Life: Practicing Detachment From Negativity" here: https://ow.ly/ZSr250Z8cF7

📣🔓 : "Development and Internal Evaluation of EAST-BMS (East Asian Survival Tool for Bone Metastasis Surgery): A Multina...
06/05/2026

📣🔓 : "Development and Internal Evaluation of EAST-BMS (East Asian Survival Tool for Bone Metastasis Surgery): A Multinational Machine-learning Survival Prediction Model for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Nonspinal Bone Metastasis in East Asia" by Yang et al.

Read this article here: https://ow.ly/8Myo50Z6pjQ

📣 : "What Is the Relationship Between Clinician-reported and Patient-reported Outcomes in Orthopaedic Surgery?" by Aepa...
06/04/2026

📣 : "What Is the Relationship Between Clinician-reported and Patient-reported Outcomes in Orthopaedic Surgery?" by Aepala et al.

Read the article here: https://ow.ly/PbxA50Z6p6K

🚩Free to read all month: Of the 37 AI/ML-enabled orthopaedic medical devices approved by the FDA, Bracken et al. found t...
06/03/2026

🚩Free to read all month: Of the 37 AI/ML-enabled orthopaedic medical devices approved by the FDA, Bracken et al. found that...

🔸All were cleared through the 510(k) pathway, with most (62%) claiming substantial equivalence to non-AI predicate devices

🔹Only 11 (30%) were evaluated in peer-reviewed studies—the majority (67%) of which were affiliated with manufacturers

🔸Only 8 (22%) explicitly stated that their AI algorithms were fixed, static, or nonadaptive

🔹14 (38%) were also approved for use in the EU

"These findings support the need for clearer reporting standards and targeted regulatory refinements to ensure that AI-specific risks are appropriately assessed within existing oversight frameworks, particularly in the domain of selecting technologically appropriate predicates," the authors write.

"It may be that future readers will look back at the issues raised by Bracken et al. and think, 'how quaint!'" writes Paul A. Manner MD in the Editor's Spotlight/Take 5 spotlight on this study. "But until that day, clinicians should approach AI as they might approach any other novel treatment: with caution, and with the understanding that just because a device has been approved does not mean it needs to be embraced."

Read "Few FDA Approved AI/ML Orthopaedic Devices Have EU MDR Equivalents or Peer-Reviewed Validation" here: https://ow.ly/WckC50Z7eIy

Read the Editor's Spotlight/Take 5 interview with senior author Iain Feeley FRCS(Tr & Ortho) here: https://ow.ly/cPGl50Z7eIz

📣🔓 : "External Evaluation Reveals Reduced Performance of the PathFX Survival Model in 1018 Patients With Extremity Meta...
06/03/2026

📣🔓 : "External Evaluation Reveals Reduced Performance of the PathFX Survival Model in 1018 Patients With Extremity Metastases" by de Groot et al.

Read this article here: https://ow.ly/BNOK50Z6pcJ

🚩 Free to read all month: "One of the most prevalent and harmful epidemics both in contemporary medicine and orthopaedic...
06/02/2026

🚩 Free to read all month: "One of the most prevalent and harmful epidemics both in contemporary medicine and orthopaedic surgery is not caused by an infectious disease, but rather by physicians like us. We speak, of course, of overdiagnosis and overtreatment," write Drs. Eugene Rezk & David Ring in this month's editorial.

"Fortunately, incorporating practical concepts from Bayesian reasoning into our decision-making framework may help us overcome the common errors that contribute to these problems," they write. "The Bayesian framework is not a parlor trick for statisticians; it is simply the formalized version of the same iterative, context-sensitive reasoning surgeons have always employed."

Read this month's "Guest Editorial: The Health Benefits of Bayesian Reasoning" here: https://ow.ly/76P650Z6Pg6

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