Orthopedic Trauma Surgery: Techniques, Challenges and Rehabilitation
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 206
Editor
2. Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
3. Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charite, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Interests: polytrauma; severely injured; recovery surveillance; new techniques; spine; diagnostics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Orthopedic trauma surgery sits at the intersection of technical innovation and clinical urgency. The management of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries—from isolated fractures to the complex challenges posed by polytrauma patients—continues to demand rapid, precise decision-making under conditions of physiological instability, evolving imaging capabilities, and competing therapeutic priorities. At the same time, the field is undergoing a profound transformation: minimally invasive fixation techniques are reshaping both damage control and definitive fracture care, digital tools are redefining how we monitor recovery, and a growing body of evidence is challenging long-held dogmas around timing, implant choice, and rehabilitation pathways. These challenges are nowhere more apparent than in spinal trauma, where the stakes of surgical decision-making are exceptionally high and the margin for error is narrow. Yet significant dilemmas remain across the field—when to operate definitively or in stages, how to balance biology with biomechanics, and how to ensure continuity of care beyond the hospital stay in an increasingly fragmented healthcare landscape.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in orthopedic trauma surgery. We welcome contributions addressing surgical technique, clinical decision-making, postoperative management, and digital innovation across the full spectrum of traumatological care—including spinal trauma and the particularly demanding context of the polytrauma patient.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Minimally invasive osteosynthesis techniques in polytrauma (nailing, MIPO, percutaneous fixation);
- Damage control orthopedics versus early total care: current evidence and evolving indications;
- Intraoperative navigation and augmented reality in fracture and spinal surgery;
- Surgical management of traumatic spinal injuries: timing, approach, and implant selection;
- Osteoporotic and fragility fractures of the spine: classification, fixation strategies, and outcomes;
- Artificial intelligence and imaging in polytrauma and spinal trauma assessment;
- Challenges in pelvic and acetabular trauma surgery;
- Soft tissue management and timing in open fractures;
- Outcome measurement and patient-reported outcomes in polytrauma and spinal rehabilitation.
Dr. Julian Scherer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- orthopedic trauma surgery
- minimally invasive osteosynthesis
- spinal trauma
- polytrauma management
- digital follow-up and rehabilitation
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