Category: Orthopedics

Impact of Surgical Approach on Early Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty

July 10, 2026 Likhitha Veerapalli
Likhitha Veerapalli Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective intervention in treating a variety of hip pathologies, including osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, and trauma. There are several common surgical approaches, including the direct anterior (DAA), posterolateral (PLA), and direct superior (DSA) approaches. As THA prevalence continues to increase, choosing the…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Orthopedics

A Review of the Current Efforts to Regenerate Articular Cartilage

July 10, 2026 Benjamin Langford
Benjamin Langford Background: Articular cartilage forms the outside layer of bones at every joint in the human body. Having healthy articular cartilage is integral for movement and overall musculoskeletal health. There are multiple disease processes associated with this tissue type, the most common being osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Orthopedics

Optimizing Bone Healing in Distal Femoral Osteotomy: The Role of Stiffness-Tunable Fixation Plates

July 7, 2026 Anav Chopra
Anav Chopra Background:  Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) is a joint-preserving surgical procedure used to correct valgus knee deformity, particularly in younger, active patients.1 Although effective in restoring mechanical alignment and redistributing joint loading, DFO is associated with notable complication rates, including nonunion, delayed union, and hardware-related issues.2 These failures are…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Orthopedics

Biomimetic Cascade-Driven Tissue Engineering for Critical-Size Bone Defect Repair

July 2, 2026 Chase Nowaczyk
Chase Nowaczyk Background: Critical-size bone defects remain a major challenge in orthopedics because successful repair requires more than restoration of structural anatomy alone. Although autografts, allografts, and conventional scaffolds can provide mechanical support or osteogenic material, they frequently fail to reproduce the coordinated biological processes required for durable regeneration, including…
Featured Abstracts Orthopedics

Biomimetic 3D-Printed Osteochondral Scaffolds for Cartilage Regeneration in Osteoarthritis

July 2, 2026 Ananya Lingineni
Ananya Lingineni Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the progressive breakdown of articular cartilage and subchondral bone, representing a leading cause of chronic pain and disability worldwide. Current treatments primarily address symptoms rather than restoring the native osteochondral architecture, highlighting an urgent need for regenerative approaches.…
Inflammation Orthopedics

Role of Surgical Technique in Outcomes after Meniscal Repair

July 28, 2025 Carson Benner
Carson Benner Background: The meniscus consists of two semilunar structures in the knee joint responsible for shock absorption and cartilage protection.1 Many ordinary and athletic activities can produce excessive rotational or shear forces that damage these structures, making meniscal tears are a common orthopedic injury. The incidence of meniscal tears…
Engineering Medicine Featured Abstracts Orthopedics

DKK1 as a Therapeutic Target for Osteolytic Bone Lesions

July 22, 2025 Jordan Myers
Jordan Myers Background: Osteolytic bone lesions are seen in a majority of patients with various forms of bone cancer and bone metastasis, with over 65% of Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients having pathologic fractures secondary to osteolytic bone lesions at some point in the course of their disease.1 Osteolytic bone lesions…
Orthopedics