Advancing research in musculoskeletal health, orthopedic surgery, rheumatic diseases, rehabilitation and multidisciplinary patient care.
The Department of Orthopedics and Rheumatology of The Gazette of Medical Sciences (The GMS) publishes peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly work addressing the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders. The Department provides an international platform for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, clinicians, researchers and allied healthcare professionals to communicate advances in musculoskeletal medicine, surgery and related basic and translational sciences.
The Department welcomes original clinical and experimental research, prospective and retrospective studies, systematic and narrative reviews, case reports, case series, surgical techniques, rehabilitation studies and scholarly perspectives. Contributions may examine traumatic, degenerative, inflammatory, autoimmune, metabolic, congenital and neoplastic conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues.
In orthopedics, the scope encompasses surgical and nonsurgical management, fracture care, joint reconstruction, arthroscopy, spinal disorders, sports injuries, pediatric orthopedics, orthopedic oncology, biomechanics and emerging technologies. In rheumatology, the Department encourages research on inflammatory arthritis, systemic autoimmune diseases, connective tissue disorders, vasculitis, osteoporosis, clinical immunology, imaging, pharmacological treatment and multidisciplinary disease management.
Particular interest is given to studies that strengthen clinical decision-making, improve functional outcomes, support patient safety, and advance evidence-informed care. The Department also welcomes interdisciplinary research connecting orthopedics, rheumatology, rehabilitation, biomedical engineering, regenerative medicine and public health. Its scope includes, but is not limited to, the following subject areas.
The Department supports responsible scientific publishing, research integrity and ethical reporting. Submissions undergo editorial assessment and peer review in accordance with the journal's applicable editorial and publication policies.
This prospective cohort study analyzed the role and use of tranexamic acid (ATX) in control of bleeding in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty. The observation was based on administration of a single dose of venous tranexamic acid 20 mg per kg of weight of patients after anesthetic induction.
View / Download Article ↗The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of knee physical examination routinely used in orthopedic clinical practice for the diagnose of meniscal injuries. This study was based on a review of medical records of patients submitted to knee arthroscopy to treatment meniscal lesions clinically diagnosed in the Gaffrèe & Guinle University Hospital.
View / Download Article ↗A Lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by a central or transforaminal ways of compression which results in pain and compressive functional progressive loss. Studies show that the best form of treatment for this condition is a surgical decompression that has lately been associated with endoscopy video.
View / Download Article ↗Twenty patients with lombar disc hernia and indication of surgical treatment were randomly allocated into two groups. The first group received 150 mg of pregabalin one hour before the anesthetic indication, the second group received conventional treatment without pregabalin.
View / Download Article ↗Postoperative nerve root injury with dysesthesia is the most frequent sequela following lumbar endoscopic transforaminal discectomy. At times, it may be accompanied by transient and rarely by permanent motor weakness.
View / Download Article ↗Surgical site infection (SSI) is a devastating complication of any surgery with negative impact on health care system worldwide. SSIs after orthopedic procedures have a wide range of effect on mortality and morbidity involving loss of implants and extension to bone and joint.
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