Bone & Joint Research

@BoneJointRes

A Gold open access orthopaedics and musculoskeletal research journal edited by Ms Chloe E. H. Scott and published by Bone & Joint. Impact factor: 5.1.

London, UK bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk Joined May 2012

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Bone & Joint Research @BoneJointRes Oct 27

Could a new diagnostic technology transform how joint infections are detected & treated? 🧫

Listen to our latest episode, where we discuss a paper proposing the Scattered Light Integrating Collector for detecting & quantifying organism growth!

#AITalks

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AI Talks with Bone & Joint Research. Audio summaries for orthopaedic surgeons. A novel diagnostic technology rapidly detects the presence of infection and defines antimicrobial sensitivities in organisms typical for joint infection. Article details: Cochrane et al. Bone Joint Res. 2026;15(8):1005 - 1016. Winner of the ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025.

Bone & Joint Research @BoneJointRes 1d

Pathogen-specific positron emission tomography offers a rapid and specific method to diagnose and monitor bone infections, inform medical decisions, reduce the need for surgery, and limit unnecessary antibiotic use.

#BoneInfection #Surgeons #OrthoTwitter

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Representative images of [18F]-FDS PET/CT.

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This method can achieve sustained high antibiotic concentrations within the joint space, exceeding the reported minimum biofilm eradication concentration.

#BJR #Infection #Antibiotics #Research

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Bone & Joint Research. Abstract text for article titled 'Synovial vancomycin and meropenem concentrations in periprosthetic joint infection treated by single-stage revision combined with intra-articular infusion'.

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✏️ What if we could design bone implants specifically for each individual patient? 🦴

Featured Author, Ms Mirka L. Buist, presents a structured overview of patient-specific implant design and fixation.

Read the full paper here!

#BJR #OpenAccess

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Bone & Joint Research @BoneJointRes 3d

This study showcases osteocyte dysregulation as a key feature of aseptic loosening & suggests that reduced osteocyte-derived sclerostin may reflect adaptive responses to abnormal mechanical & inflammatory stimuli at the implant-bone interface.

#Surgery

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Image depicts representative anteroposterior hip radiographs from patients with primary osteoarthritis (OA), aseptic loosening, and aseptic revision (e.g. recurrent dislocation).