BJJ Podcasts

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Simon Graham, Maritz Laubscher and Sithomobo Maqungo discuss the papers 'Late fracture-related infections in HIV-positive patients' and 'Outcomes following lower limb long bone intramedullary nail fixation in South Africa' published in the February 2025 and May 2025 issues, respectively, of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper  'Late fracture-related infections in HIV-positive patients'.Click here to read the paper 'Outcomes following lower limb long bone intramedullary nail fixation in South Africa'.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Fares Haddad and Ian Kennedy discuss the papers 'Periprosthetic joint infection: navigating the literature' and 'Periprosthetic joint infection: development of a core outcome set' published in the April 2025 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper 'Periprosthetic joint infection: navigating the literature'.Click here to read the paper 'Periprosthetic joint infection: development of a core outcome set'.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Yael Gelfer, Liz Ashby and Dan Perry discuss the paper 'Paediatric orthopaedics: the modern quest for standardized, evidence-based care' published in the January 2025 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Nick Clement and Mark Blythe discuss the paper 'Robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty is a cost-effective intervention at ten-year follow-up' published in the January 2025 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Fares Haddad discuss the challenges orthopaedic professionals have faced in the last year, their top picks from The Bone & Joint Journal in 2024, as well as celebrating progress made with Bone & Joint Open, OrthoSearch, OrthoMedia and OrthoPublish, and looking forward to research in 2025.Papers discussed:Cost-effectiveness of enoxaparin versus aspirin in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee arthroplasty: an analysis from the CRISTAL cluster-randomized trialThe characteristics and predictors of mortality in periprosthetic fractures around the kneeAssociation between surgeon and hospital volume and outcome of first-time revision hip arthroplasty for aseptic looseningCan blood flow restriction therapy improve quality of life and function in dissatisfied knee arthroplasty patients?Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Jonathan French discuss the paper 'An analysis of the effect of the COVID-19-induced joint replacement deficit in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland suggests recovery will be protracted' published in the August 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Alex Trompeter, and Matt Costa discuss the paper 'Defining accurate terminology for post-injury weightbearing instructions' published in the September 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Duncan Tennent, Adam Watts, and Fares Haddad discuss the editorial 'A focus on the Shoulder and Elbow in 2024' published in the October 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Ian A. Harris, Samuel J. MacDessi, and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'Aspirin for thromboembolic prophylaxis' published in the July 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Daniel C. Perry discuss the paper 'Cost-effectiveness analysis of soft bandage and immediate discharge versus rigid immobilization in children with distal radius torus fractures' published in the June 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Daniel Horner, and Xavier L. Griffin discuss the paper 'Thromboprophylaxis for the trauma and orthopaedic surgeon' published in the April 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing CT-based planning with conventional total hip arthroplasty versus robotic arm-assisted total hip arthroplasty' published in the April 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, David Ferguson and Daniel C. Perry discuss the paper 'Managing displaced fractures of the medial humeral epicondyle in children' published in the March 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Andrew Metcalfe, Peter Wall, Edward T. Davis and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'Robotic trials in arthroplasty surgery' published in the February 2024 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Mr Andrew Duckworth & Professor Fares Haddad discuss the challenges orthopaedic professionals have faced in the last year, their top picks from The Bone & Joint Journal in 2023, as well as celebrating progress made with Bone & Joint Open, OrthoSearch and OrthoMedia, and looking forward to research in 2024.Papers discussed: Artificial intelligence for image analysis in total hip and total knee arthroplastyA multicentre comparative analysis of fixation versus revision surgery for periprosthetic femoral fractures following total hip arthroplasty with a cemented polished taper-slip femoral componentNeurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook! 

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Luke Farrow and Nick Clement discuss the paper 'Does the time to surgery influence outcomes for patients with a hip fracture who undergo total hip arthroplasty?' published in the November 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Brian Chalmers discuss the paper 'Risk factors for blood transfusion and postoperative anaemia following total knee arthroplasty' published in the October 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Elvire Servien, Sébastien Lustig and Fares Haddad discuss the paper 'Delaying anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction increases the rate and severity of medial chondral injuries' published in the September 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Catrin Morgan and Lily Li discuss the paper 'Pregnancy, parenthood, and fertility in the orthopaedic surgeon' published in the August 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Sam Downie and Deborah Eastwood discuss the paper 'The role of Gender in Operative Autonomy in orthopaedic Surgical Trainees (GOAST)' published in the July 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Heather Vallier discuss the annotation 'Continuous improvement in optimizing the timing of axial, hip, and femoral fracture fixation' published in the April 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Nick Birch and Athanasios Tsirikos discuss the editorial 'Long-term follow-up of patients with idiopathic scoliosis' published in the February 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Fares Haddad and Dominic Meek discuss the editorial 'Is it time to reconsider the use of hydrogen peroxide in hip and knee arthroplasty?' published in the February 2023 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Matt Abdel discuss the paper 'Spinal versus general anaesthesia in contemporary primary total knee arthroplasties' published in the November 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Mr Andrew Duckworth & Professor Fares Haddad discuss the challenges orthopaedic professionals have faced in the last year, their top picks from The Bone & Joint Journal in 2022, as well as celebrating progress made with Bone & Joint Open, OrthoSearch and OrthoMedia, and looking forward to research in 2023.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Matt Costa discuss the paper 'Cost-utility analysis of surgical fixation with Kirschner wire versus casting after fracture of the distal radius' published in the November 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Nick Johnson and Joseph Dias discuss the paper 'One-year outcome of surgery compared with immobilization in a cast for adults with an undisplaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fracture' published in the August 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Paul Baker discuss two papers published in the August 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Papers discussed:Epidemiology and characteristics of femoral periprosthetic fractures: data from the characteristics, outcomes and management of periprosthetic fracture service evaluation (COMPOSE) cohort studyManagement and outcomes of femoral periprosthetic fractures at the hip: data from the characteristics, outcomes and management of periprosthetic fracture service evaluation (COMPOSE) cohort studyFind out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Fares Haddad and Jonathan Vigdorchik discuss the editorial 'Deep learning in orthopaedic research: weighing idealism against realism' published in the August 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal. Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to the late Mr Frank Horan, former Editor-in-Chief of The Bone & Joint Journal, tell the story of the society and journal, from formation to the present day.Click here to read The Bone & Joint Journal online.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Fares Haddad, Nick Clement and Mark Blyth discuss the paper 'Robotic arm-assisted versus manual unicompartmental knee arthroplasty' published in the May 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Daniel Perry discuss two papers published in the April 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Papers discussed:The British Orthopaedic Surgery Surveillance study: Perthes' diseaseThe British Orthopaedic Surgery Surveillance study: slipped capital femoral epiphysisFind out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Benjamin Bloch discuss the paper 'Should patient age thresholds dictate fixation strategy in total hip arthroplasty?' published in the February 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.Find out as soon as the next episode is live by following us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook!

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Liam Yapp, Chloe Scott and Nick Clement discuss the paper 'Long-term mortality rates and associated risk factors following primary and revision knee arthroplasty: 107,121 patients from the Scottish Arthroplasty Project' published in the January 2022 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper.

Listen to Mr Andrew Duckworth & Professor Fares Haddad discuss this year's challenges and accomplishments at The Bone & Joint Journal, including the achievements made by Bone & Joint Open in her second year of publication and the new digital products, OrthoSearch and OrthoMedia.  Discussed papers:Click here to read: The EBJIS definition of periprosthetic joint infectionClick here to read: The lifetime risk of revision following total hip arthroplastyClick here to read: Robotic arm-assisted versus conventional medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: five-year clinical outcomes of a randomized controlled trialClick here to read: Cast immobilization is non-inferior to volar locking plates in relation to QuickDASH after one year in patients aged 65 years and older: a randomized controlled trial of displaced distal radius fractures

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Specialty Editor for General Orthopaedics and Editor Emeritus, James Scott, discuss three papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal.Papers discussed: Distension arthrogram in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis has a low rate of repeat interventionTibial shape and size predicts the risk of tibial plateau fracture after cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in Japanese patientsIntra-articular corticosteroid injections increase the risk of requiring knee arthroplastya multicentre longitudinal observational study using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Tim Schepers discuss the paper 'Functional outcome of routine versus on-demand removal of the syndesmotic screw: a multicentre randomized controlled trial' published in the November 2021 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper

Our third podcast in this edition is with Dell Medical School's Professor David Ring.

Listen to Andrew Duckworth,  Jonathan Phillips, Keith Tucker and Prof Haddad discuss the paper 'Implant brand portfolios, the potential for camouflage of data, and the role of the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel in total knee arthroplasty' published in the October 2021 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper

Our second podcast in this edition is with Mayo Clinic's Prof Matt Abdel.Papers discussed: Outcomes of operatively treated interprosthetic femoral fracturesIsolated tibial insert exchange in revision total knee arthroplastyThe effectiveness of laboratory tests to predict early postoperative periprosthetic infection after total knee arthroplastyIncreased risk of periprosthetic joint infection after acute, traumatic wound dehiscence following primary total knee arthroplasty

Listen to Andrew Duckworth and Emma Vodden, Director of Publishing at The Bone & Joint Journal, discuss the new platform, OrthoSearch. Check it out here'We've tried to make undiscoverable content discoverable.'

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Specialty Editor for Trauma, Prof Matt Costa, discuss three  papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal.Effect on health-related quality of life of the X-Bolt dynamic plating system versus the sliding hip screw for the fixation of trochanteric fractures of the hip in adults: the WHiTE Four randomized clinical trialThe Orthopaedic Trauma Society classification of open fracturesThe 30-day survival and recovery after hip fracture by timing of mobilization and dementia: a UK database study

Listen to Mr Andrew Duckworth interview Professor Fares Haddad and Dr John C. Clohisy in a podcast to accompany The Hip Society supplement comprising of 21 articles from the 2020 closed meetings.Click here for The Hip Society Supplement

Listen to Mr Andrew Duckworth interview Professor Fares Haddad and Dr Bryan Springer in a podcast to accompany The Knee Society supplement comprising of 31 articles from the 2020 closed meetings.Click here for The Knee Society Supplement

Our first podcast in this edition is with the President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Prof Heather Vallier.Papers discussed: Enhancing trauma patient experience and engagement: development of a mobile applicationImproved Reduction of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis With TightRope Compared With Screw Fixation: Results of a Randomized Controlled StudyBetter outcome for suture button compared with single syndesmotic screw for syndesmosis injury: five-year results of a randomized controlled trialCast immobilization is non-inferior to volar locking plates in relation to QuickDASH after one year in patients aged 65 years and older: a randomized controlled trial of displaced distal radius fracturesImplementation of a mobile app for trauma education: results from a multicenter studyOperative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisEarly Weightbearing and Range of Motion Versus Non-Weightbearing and Immobilization After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures: A Randomized Controlled TrialSurgical and Nonoperative Management of Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisProspective randomised trial of non-operative versus operative management of olecranon fractures in the elderlyCemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular fractures of the hip: a randomized trial of 400 patientsEffectiveness and safety of cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of intracapsular hip fractures

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Specialty Editor for Shoulder, Duncan Tennent, discuss three  papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal.Lapner, P., Pollock, J.W., Laneuville, O., Uhthoff, H.K., Zhang, T., Sheikh, A., McIlquham, K. and Trudel, G., 2021. Preoperative bone marrow stimulation does not improve functional outcomes in arthroscopic cuff repair: a prospective randomized controlled trial. The Bone & Joint Journal, 103(1), pp.123-130. Jenkins, P.J., Stirling, P.H., Ireland, J., Elias-Jones, C. and Brooksbank, A.J., 2020. The changing incidence of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in Scotland. The bone & joint journal, 102(3), pp.360-364. Cavalier, M., Johnston, T.R., Tran, L., Gauci, M.O. and Boileau, P., 2021. Glenoid erosion is a risk factor for recurrent instability after Hill-Sachs remplissage. The Bone & Joint Journal, 103(4), pp.718-724.

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Prof Whitehouse, Prof Haddad, Alex  Liddle & Nick Clement discuss the paper 'Patellar resurfacing during primary total knee replacement is associated with a lower risk of revision surgery' published in the May 2021 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper

Listen to Andrew Duckworth, Xavier Griffin & Matt Costa discuss the paper 'Does performance-based renumeration improve outcomes in the treatment of hip fracture: results from the WHiTE multicentre hip fracture cohort' published in the May 2021 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Children's Orthopaedics Editor, Daniel Perry, discuss four papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal.Hip displacement and dislocation in a total population of children with cerebral palsy in Scotland Surgical management of symptomatic osteonecrosis and utility of core decompression of the femoral head in young people with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia recruited into UKALL 2003Quality of patient-reported outcomes used for quality of life, physical function, and functional capacity in trials of childhood fractures Treatment of completely displaced distal radial fractures with a straight plaster or manipulation under anaesthesia 

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Knee Specialty Editor, Sam Oussedik, discuss four papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal.The PAT randomized clinical trial: total knee arthroplasty versus patellofemoral arthroplasty in patients with severe arthritis of the patellofemoral jointReflecting on and managing the emotional impact of prosthetic joint infections on orthopaedic surgeons—a qualitative studyUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty undertaken using a fast-track protocol: a prospective cohort study of 3,927 procedures, their use, length of stay, and readmissionTop ten research priorities for problematic knee arthroplasty: a Priority Setting Partnership led by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee and the James Lind Alliance

Listen to Andrew Duckworth & Mike Whitehouse discuss the paper 'Effect on health-related quality of life of the X-Bolt dynamic plating system versus the sliding hip screw for the fixation of trochanteric fractures of the hip in adults: the WHiTE Four randomized clinical trial' published in the February 2021 issue of The Bone & Joint Journal.Click here to read the paper