Our first podcast in this edition is with the President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Prof Heather Vallier.

Papers discussed: 

• Enhancing trauma patient experience and engagement: development of a mobile application
• Improved Reduction of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis With TightRope Compared With Screw Fixation: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study
• Better outcome for suture button compared with single syndesmotic screw for syndesmosis injury: five-year results of a randomized controlled trial
• Cast immobilization is non-inferior to volar locking plates in relation to QuickDASH after one year in patients aged 65 years and older: a randomized controlled trial of displaced distal radius fractures
• Implementation of a mobile app for trauma education: results from a multicenter study
• Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Early Weightbearing and Range of Motion Versus Non-Weightbearing and Immobilization After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Surgical and Nonoperative Management of Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Prospective randomised trial of non-operative versus operative management of olecranon fractures in the elderly
• Cemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular fractures of the hip: a randomized trial of 400 patients
• Effectiveness and safety of cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of intracapsular hip fractures