New Updates and Challenges in Personalized Orthopaedics
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy in Clinical Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editors
Interests: knee; cartilage; arthroplasty; anterior cruciate ligament; knee injuries; fracture; knee surgery; hip; sports injuries; trauma surgery
Interests: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; collateral ligament repair/reconstruction; meniscal repair; meniscal allo-graft transplantation; knee arthroscopy; knee surgery; cartilage repair
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Orthopaedics has entered an era of unprecedented transformation, driven by advances in imaging, biomaterials, robotics, genomics, and data science. Joint disease and musculoskeletal injury are increasingly giving way to personalised strategies. This paradigm shift promises not only improved surgical outcomes but also enhanced recovery trajectories, reduced complication rates, and more cost-effective care pathways.
In this context, personalised orthopaedics encompasses a spectrum of innovations—from patient-specific implants and navigation-guided surgery to tailored rehabilitation protocols and predictive analytics for implant survivorship. Partial joint resurfacing, such as unicompartmental knee replacement, exemplifies this philosophy by preserving healthy tissue and aligning treatment with the precise location and extent of pathology.
This Special Issue invites original research, reviews, and other types that explore the cutting edge of individualised care in orthopaedic surgery. We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to:
- Hip replacement surgery;
- Knee arthroscopy;
- Osteoarthritis progression;
- Robotics and AI in preoperative planning and intraoperative decision-making;
- Outcomes of partial vs. total joint arthroplasty in selected cohorts;
- Personalized rehabilitation.
Dr. Stephen M. Mcdonnell
Dr. Rahul Bhattacharyya
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- knee arthroscopy
- knee replacement
- partial knee replacement (sometimes called knee resurfacing)
- revision knee replacement
- ACL reconstruction
- hip replacement surgery
- hip arthroscopy
- knee replacement
- knee arthroscopy
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