Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2026 Jun 16;14(6):e7836. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007836. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metacarpal fracture reduction and Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation are core competencies in hand surgery that are difficult to master. Surgical simulation using extende
Surg Endosc. 2026 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-13131-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence is entering surgical practice not as an extension of the surgeon's hand, eyes, or dexterity, but of surgical judgment itself. This creates a growing informational asymmetry bet
PM R. 2026 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.70198. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) can be used to quantify responses to treatment and for quality measurement purposes. However, the clinical importance of a given change in a PROM score is hard to interpret
Int Orthop. 2026 Jul 30. doi: 10.1007/s00264-026-06973-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: A hallmark of Japanese hand surgery is that hand surgeons have played a leading role in both clinical practice and basic research, developing innovative surgical procedures and medical devices based o
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2026 Jul 30:zxag226. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxag226. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: National shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids pose persistent operational challenges for health-system pharmacies, prompting the development of a pharmacy-led informatics approach to improv
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2026 Jul 17;120:257-265. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2026.07.016. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Conventional methods for reconstructing multiple digital soft tissue defects often result in significant donor-site morbidity and suboptimal functional outcomes. This stu
Skeletal Radiol. 2026 Jul 28. doi: 10.1007/s00256-026-05293-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Implant loosening is a serious complication after total wrist arthroplasty. Radiostereometric analysis has been the gold standard for measurement of implant migration; however, the use of bead fr
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2026 Jul 27:104805. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2026.104805. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: France has significantly contributed to the development of upper limb surgery over the past century. Although several French techniques and implants are now used worldwide, their
Cells. 2026 Jul 10;15(14):1245. doi: 10.3390/cells15141245.ABSTRACTThe increasing demand for tissue and organ replacement has positioned biofabrication as a transformative field within regenerative medicine. Biofabrication is an interdisciplinary approach that combines cells, biomaterials, and bioac
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2026 Jul 24;14(7):e7928. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007928. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTVarious surgical techniques for cleft hand closure have been reported. Cleft closure aims to improve cosmetic appearance, and the form of interdigital spaces should be drawn closer
Front Med Technol. 2026 Jul 10;8:1796828. doi: 10.3389/fmedt.2026.1796828. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To remove surgical smoke and its toxic components, we developed a novel smoke removal tube nested with the intraoperative suction tube, enabling convenient application during surgery and re
Bioact Mater. 2026 Jul 18;66:753-768. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.07.026. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTThe clinical management of osteosarcoma faces critical challenges, including postoperative recurrence and metastasis of residual tumor cells, chemotherapy resistance, and impaired self-repair cap
Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Jul 10;13:1787301. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1787301. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To retrieve and summarize the best evidence for the prevention and control of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and validate its clinical effectiveness through localiz
JMIR Hum Factors. 2026 Mar 4;13:e86566. doi: 10.2196/86566.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Surgical telementoring enables a remote expert surgeon (mentor) to guide an operating surgeon (mentee) during surgery and facilitates the transfer of surgical skills. However, commonly used audio and static visual cues ar
J Clin Med. 2026 Jul 2;15(13):5182. doi: 10.3390/jcm15135182.ABSTRACTBackground: Drop finger may occur in patients with C7 and/or C8 cervical radiculopathy caused by cervical spondylosis. Although surgical decompression of the affected nerve roots is performed in patients with drop finger refractory
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2026 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00266-026-06157-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Tear trough deformity is a prominent periorbital aging manifestation, and minimally invasive filler injection has become a preferred alternative to surgical correction. However, the optimal
J Reconstr Microsurg. 2026 Jul 14. doi: 10.1055/a-2905-7065. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In complex cervical nerve surgeries, ensuring the integrity of the phrenic nerve (PN) adjacent to the anterior scalene muscle is critical. However, we have encountered a clinical paradox: Postopera
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jul 14:aamag363. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag363. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcute exacerbations (AEs) occur both in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non-IPF fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD). These events confer high morbidity and mortali
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2026 Jul 13;14(7):e7780. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000007780. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has achieved significant advancements in reconstructive surgery through pioneering efforts in face, upper extremity, an
BMJ Open. 2026 Jul 13;16(7):e121250. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121250.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Half of all patients with a hip fracture (HF) do not recover their pre-fracture mobility after 1 year. Mobility and functional capabilities may be impaired by postoperative low haemoglobin levels and iron def
J Invest Dermatol. 2026 Jul 9:S0022-202X(26)02666-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2026.06.1286. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFascia has recently been identified as a primary source of wound fibroblasts and scar tissue in deep wound healing models, highlighting the need to explore fascia-centric mechanisms fo
Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-61186-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnkle cartilage damage frequently progresses to osteoarthritis (OA), which impairs patient quality of life and creates substantial socioeconomic burdens worldwide. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer a promising appr
World Neurosurg. 2026 Jul 8;213:125186. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125186. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) has undergone substantial evolution over the past 3nulldecades, largely driven by advances in visualization and the development of specialized in
Endoscopy. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.1055/a-2909-3681. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Endoscopic closure techniques are essential for management of endoscopic defects and help prevent delayed bleeding and perforation. The SutuArt endoscopic hand-suturing system (EHS) is an innovative method for
