Recent Advances and Future Challenges in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 2515
Special Issue Editors
Interests: shoulder surgery; arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; shoulder instability; shoulder arthroplasty; elbow surgery; elbow arthroscopy; complex elbow trauma; minimally invasive surgery of the wrist and hand; compression neuropathies; surgery of peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries in adults; surgery of brachial plexus birth palsies (obstetrical paralysis); treatment of femoral head osteonecrosis; orthopaedic trauma, bone fractures and ligament injuries
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background & history of this topic: Ancient civilizations were aware of the severity and disability caused by orthopaedic trauma and the consequent impact on their daily lives; they began to develop techniques to deal with it. Typical examples are the ancient Egyptians, with their pioneering fracture splinting techniques for that time, and then the ancient Greeks who, with the Hippocratic school, first applied traction techniques to the treatment of fractures and spoke 2500 years ago about the need for early mobilization of these patients. The Middle Ages and subsequently the Napoleonic Wars and even more recently the two world wars were essentially the source for the development of surgical orthopaedic traumatology, and most of the techniques used in these conflict zones have subsequently become daily practice in general orthopaedics and modern reconstructive orthopaedic surgery.
Aim and scope of the special issue: These innovations have led to advances, not only in newer and safer prosthetic materials, but also in technological achievements and the advancement of surgical education, allowing surgeons to push the boundaries of health care to offer the trauma patient the best possible treatment, regardless of their age. Despite this progress, significant challenges remain. Fragility fractures are now a global epidemic, and the treatment of multi-trauma patients in critical condition with multiple comorbidities is one of the challenges in daily clinical practice. However, the most important challenge for the modern surgical treatment of orthopaedic trauma is at the same time what makes it so exciting: the acute need for rapid decisions that are individualized and patient-centred, yet rooted in evidence-based practice.
Cutting-edge research: The purpose of this Special Issue is to gather high-quality research and expert perspectives on recent advances and emerging challenges in orthopaedic trauma surgery. We welcome original research articles, clinical studies, and reviews that shed light on contemporary topics in fracture management, surgical innovation, perioperative protocols, and post-traumatic rehabilitation.
What kind of papers we are soliciting: Submissions exploring the following topics are encouraged and of particular interest: “advances in fixations techniques and implant design”, “geriatric and osteoporotic fracture management”, “management of open, complex, or high-energy injuries”, “decision-making in polytrauma care”, “biological approaches to fracture healing and non-unions”, “global disparities and system-level challenges in trauma care”, and “integrating technology (e.g., navigation, 3D planning, and AI) into daily surgical practice”.
Dr. Zinon Kokkalis
Guest Editor
Dr. Dimitrios Ntourantonis
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- orthopaedic trauma
- fracture fixation
- polytrauma
- non-union
- geriatric fractures
- implant design
- surgical innovation
- perioperative care
- postoperative rehabilitation
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