Innovations in orthopaedic trauma: Top advancements of the past two decades and predictions for the next two

Paul Rodham; Peter V Giannoudis

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2022.09.002

Innovations in orthopaedic trauma: Top advancements of the past two decades and predictions for the next two

Injury. 2022 Nov:53 Suppl 3:S2-S7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 5.

Authors

Paul Rodham¹, Peter V Giannoudis²

Affiliations

¹ Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Wing, Floor D, Great George Street, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
² Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Wing, Floor D, Great George Street, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, United Kingdom; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom. Electronic address: pgiannoudi@aol.com.

PMID: 36180258
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.09.002

Abstract

The first Trauma and Orthopaedic unit dates back to 1780, originally dedicated to the treatment of children's deformities. The specialty has subsequently become multifaceted, with a plethora of subspecialty areas of which orthopaedic trauma is the most commonly practiced. Recently there has been a significant demand for an evidence base with more than 130,000 of the 162,000 publications in the last century occurring within the past 20 years. This narrative review will summarise some of the more landmark changes within orthopaedic trauma that have been made within the past 20 years, whilst also attempting to predict where the specialty will continue to develop as we move forward.

Keywords: Fixation; Fractures; Innovations; Research; Trauma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Orthopedics*