50 Studies Every Orthopaedic Surgeon Should Know is a compilation of landmark studies from all subspecialties within emergency and elective Trauma and Orthopaedic practice. It is written in an accessible way, appropriate for an array of practicing experts, healthcare students, and allied healthcare professionals with the goal of disseminating findings from high-quality studies that have led to standardized clinical guidelines for front-line clinicians and real-world gains for patients. This book will simplify, consolidate and reinforce the current literature of the most important research published into in a digestible, manageable, and reader-friendly content for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeons, practicing clinicians, trainees, students and those led by data-driven evidence-based clinical care.

Kapil Sugand, PhD is a Trauma & Orthopaedic Specialist Trainee in London, chartered scientist, educator, and philanthropist with a passion for medical education and research. He earned his PhD in trauma simulation, and his plethora of work has been featured in international media, conferences and journals. This will be his fifth book as Chief Editor. He also founded and chairs two organizations aiming to reduce the education gap and promote careers in STEM.
Hani Abdul Jabar, MBBS graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2004. He completed his training on the London Northwest Thames rotation and completed his lower limb fellowship at Guys Hospital Hip Unit. He was awarded the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) travelling fellowship to Toronto Canada, the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and a visiting fellowship to Pretoria South Africa. Dr. Abdul-Jabar has an interest in postgraduate education and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College.
Konstantinos Doudoulakis, MSc is the expert illustrator for 50 Studies Every Orthopaedic Surgeon Should Know. He is a Senior Trauma & Orthopaedic Fellow at Imperial College London.

Preface
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Contributors' List
1. The Value of the Tip-Apex Distance in Predicting Failure of Fixation of Peritrochanteric Fractures of the Hip
2. Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear
3. How Long Does a Hip Replacement Last? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case Series and National Registry Reports with More Than 15 Years of Follow-Up
4. Timing for Surgery for Hip Fractures
5. Treatment for Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears
6. UK DRAFFT: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Fixation with Kirschner Wires versus Volar Locking Plate Fixation in the Treatment of Adult Patients with a Dorsally Displaced Fracture of the Distal Radius
7. Fracture Fixation in the Operative Management of Hip Fracture (FAITH): An International, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial
8. Functional Outcomes Following Internal Fixation versus Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Intracapsular Neck of Femur Fractures
9. Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Adults with Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus: The PROFHER Randomized Clinical Trial
10. A Critical Analysis of Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intramedullary Nail versus Dynamic Hip Screw and Plate Fixation for Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Femur
11. Nonoperative Treatment versus Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures
12. Treating Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures
13. Close Contact Casting versus Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults
14. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation versus Primary Arthrodesis for Primarily Ligamentous Lisfranc Joint Injuries
15. Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Reduces Wear and Revision Rates in Total Hip Arthroplasty
16. Hemiarthroplasty or Total Hip Arthroplasty for the Treatment of a Displaced Intracapsular Fracture in Active Elderly Patients
17. Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Computer-Assisted Surgery with the Conventional Technique
18. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty versus Hemiarthroplasty for Acute Proximal Humeral Fractures: A Blinded, Randomized, Controlled, Prospective Study
19. Should Acute Scaphoid Fractures Be Fixed? A Randomized Controlled Trial
20. Primary Arthroscopic Stabilization for a First-Time Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
21. A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Knee Surgery versus Placebo for Osteoarthritis
22. Surgical versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Four-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcome Research Trial
23. Long-Term Survivorship of the Hip Following Operatively Treated Acetabular Fracture
24. Cemented or Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Intracapsular Fractures of the Hip: A Randomized Trial of 400 Patients
25. Vertebroplasty versus Sham Procedure for Management of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures
26. Graft Selection in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions: Hamstring versus Patellar Tendon Autograft
27. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Total Knee Replacement
28. Surgery versus Physical Therapy for a Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis
29. Compression Plating versus Intramedullary Nailing for Humeral Shaft Fractures Requiring Operative Fixation
30. Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Compared with Microfracture in Isolated Symptomatic Chondral Defect of the Knee
31. Comparison of Adverse Outcomes after Total Knee versus Unicompartmental Knee Replacements
32. Total or Partial Knee Replacement for Treating Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis
33. Randomized Trial of Reamed and Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures
34. Timing of Surgical Decompression after Onset of Cauda Equina Syndrome: Does It Matter?
35. Does Delaying Surgery Increase Mortality for Patients with Hip Fracture?
36. Role of Surgery in Spinal Cord Compression Caused by Metastatic Cancer
37. Comorbidities Predisposing to Failure of Intracapsular Hip Fracture Fixation
38. Surgery versus Orthosis versus Watchful Waiting for Hallux Valgus
39. Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Repair Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes or Decrease the Rate of Patella Redislocation
40. A Meta-Analysis of Ankle Arthrodesis versus Replacement
41. Long-Term Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
42. Intramedullary Nailing or Percutaneous Plating in Fixing Distal Metaphyseal Fractures of the Tibia
43. Metal-on-Metal Hip Failure: Do Metal Ion Blood Levels Predict Failure?
44. Dual Mobility and Large Femoral Head Diameter Are Implants for Safety in Total Hip Arthroplasty
45. Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression for Subacromial Shoulder Pain (CSAW): A Multicenter, Pragmatic, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled, Three-Group, Randomized Surgical Trial
46. Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study with 5-7 Years of Follow-Up
47. Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment for Calcaneal Fractures
48. Bisphosphonates and Fractures of the Subtrochanteric or Diaphyseal Femur
49. Compartment Monitoring in Tibial Fractures
50. A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Open Reduction-Internal Fixation versus Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Displaced Intra-Articular Distal Humeral Fractures in Elderly Patients
Index