Schedule for 2026 coming soon
Reflecting the priorities for development from BESS-T, we are continuing to develop the online educational content available to our members.
Our regular online journal club is hosted by a nominated upper limb unit quarterly, beginning in February followed by webinars in May, September and December. In these episodes we collectively explore the aims, strengths and weakness of both new and classic papers. The sessions are run and coordinated by BESS-T, our free to join trainee information group, but everyone is encouraged to attend.
- The Journal Club is open to all to register, engage and participate
- There will be an over-arching theme chosen for the session and two relevant papers selected for review
- Webinars will be one hour long: 20 minutes to present each paper and 20 minutes of discussion
- Sessions will have Consultant and AHP Co-Chairs
- Due to the constraints of copyright, attendees will be required to source their own access to relevant papers: advanced notice of the details for the relevant papers will be given.
- If your unit is interested in hosting a journal club please get in touch with BESS-T via education@bess.ac.uk
2025 Schedule
| Date | Host Unit | Theme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2025 | Royal London | Scapular Fractures | View on YouTube now |
| 15 May 2025 | Oswestry | Elective Elbow | View on YouTube now |
| 10 September 2025 | St. Georges | Elective Shoulder | View on YouTube now |
| 3 December 2025 | Derby Shoulder Unit | Elbow Trauma | Registration now open |
7pm, 3 December 2025
In this episode three papers will be discussed. Please see below for more information.
PAPER 1
Non-operative management of terrible triad injuries of the elbow; not so terrible?
Baker M, Eyre-Brook A, Gokaraju K, Jones V, Thyagarajan D, Ali A, Booker S. Non-operative management of terrible triad injuries of the elbow; not so terrible? Shoulder Elbow. 2024 Apr;16(2):200-205. doi: 10.1177/17585732231190599. Epub 2023 Jul 25. PMID: 38655413; PMCID: PMC11034474.
PAPER 2
Surgery for Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly (SOFIE) Results of the SOFIE Randomized Controlled Trial
Joshi MA, Le M, Campbell R, Sivakumar B, Limbers J, Harris IA, Symes M. Surgery for Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly (SOFIE): Results of the SOFIE Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Mar 5;107(5):452-458. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00655. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39787259.
PAPER 3
Does an Internal Joint Stabilizer and Standardized Protocol Prevent Recurrent Instability in Complex Persistent Elbow Instability?
Ma CH, Hsueh YH, Wu CH, Yen CY, Tu YK. Does an Internal Joint Stabilizer and Standardized Protocol Prevent Recurrent Instability in Complex Persistent Elbow Instability? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Jul 1;480(7):1354-1370. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002159. Epub 2022 Mar 10. PMID: 35266916; PMCID: PMC9191335.
Elective Shoulder – 7pm, 10 September 2025
In this episode three papers will be discussed. Please see below for more information.
PAPER 1
Long-term Outcomes of a Contemporary Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Technique in Patients With Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-up.
Do A, Scheibel M, Moroder P, Hayta A, Akgun Demir I, Paksoy A, Akgün D. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Aug;53(10):2298-2305. doi: 10.1177/03635465251351293. Epub 2025 Jul 7. PMID: 40620132; PMCID: PMC12311240.
PAPER 2
The Pittsburgh Instability Tool Score Predicts Outcomes After Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Patients With Subcritical Bone Loss.
Charles S, Marcaccio S, Lin RT, Boden S, Nazzal EM, Hughes JD, Popchak A, Lesniak BP, Lin A. Arthroscopy. 2025 May 23:S0749-8063(25)00285-3. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.04.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40414467.
PAPER 3
Reliability of a shoulder arm return to sport test battery
Olds M, Coulter C, Marant D, Uhl T. Phys Ther Sport. 2019 Sep;39:16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.06.001. Epub 2019 Jun 4. PMID: 31203142.
Elective Elbow – 7pm, 15 May 2025
In this episode up to 3 papers will be discussed. Please check back later for more information or register and receive updates by email.
PAPER 1
Elbow joint loads during simulated activities of daily living: implications for formulating recommendations after total elbow arthroplasty
Reference – Roos G.A. Duijn, Daniëlle Meijering, Riemer J.K. Vegter, Friederike Albers, Alexander L. Boerboom, Denise Eygendaaland and others. Elbow joint loads during simulated activities of daily living: implications for formulating recommendations after total elbow arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Vol. 33Issue 1p145–155. Published online: September 7, 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.07.042 Also available on ScienceDirect
PAPER 2
Randomized trial for the treatment of posttraumatic elbow stiffness: surgical release vs. rehabilitation
Reference -César L B Guglielmetti, Mauro E C Gracitelli, Jorge H Assunção, Fernando B Andrade-Silva, Mariana M Nicolosi Pessa, Maria Candida Luzo, Arnaldo A Ferreira Neto, Eduardo A Malavolta. Randomized trial for the treatment of posttraumatic elbow stiffness: surgical release vs. rehabilitation. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2020 Aug;29(8):1522-1529. Epub 2020 Jun 9.
PMID: 32713463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.03.023
Scapular Fractures – 7pm, 12 February 2025
In this episode the following papers will be discussed.
PAPER 1
Epidemiology – are all scapular fractures high energy?
Reference – V Schmidt, S Mukka, C Bergdahl, C Ekholm, A Bruggemann, O Wolf. Epidemiology, treatment, and mortality of 3973 scapula fractures from the Swedish fracture register. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jan;34(1):e47-e56.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.03.024. PMID: 38688421
PAPER 2
Scapular fractures – what should we fix?
Reference – M Daher, S Farraj, B El Hassan. Management of extra-articular scapular fractures: a narrative review and proposal of a treatment algorithm. Clin Orthop Surg. 2023 Oct;15(5):695-703. DOI: 10.4055/cios23031. PMID: 37811516.
PAPER 3
Scapular fractures – how do we fix them?
Reference – P Cole, Rubin J, Freeman G. Operative techniques in the management of scapular fractures. Orthop Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;44(3):331-43, viii. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.04.001. PMID: 23827836
Elective Elbow – 7pm, 20 March 2024
You can watch the Elective Shoulder episode on our YouTube channel.
In the episode the following papers were discussed.
PAPER 1
Tennis Elbow
Reference – Ikonen J, Lähdeoja T, Ardern CL, Buchbinder R, Reito A, Karjalainen T. Persistent Tennis Elbow Symptoms Have Little Prognostic Value: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 Apr 1;480(4):647-660. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002058. PMID: 34874323; PMCID: PMC8923574.
PAPER 2
Revision Elbow Arthroplasty
Reference – Martinez-Catalan N, Nguyen NTV, Morrey ME, O’Driscoll SW, Sanchez-Sotelo J. Two-stage reimplantation for deep infection after total elbow arthroplasty. Shoulder & Elbow. 2022;14(6):668-676. doi:10.1177/17585732211043524
Elective Shoulder – 7pm, 22 May 2024
You can watch the Elective Shoulder episode on our YouTube channel.
In the episode the following papers were discussed.
PAPER 1
Arthroscopic capsular shift surgery in patients with atraumatic shoulder joint instability: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Jaggi A, Herbert RD, Alexander S, Majed A, Butt D, Higgs D, Rudge W, Ginn KA. Arthroscopic capsular shift surgery in patients with atraumatic shoulder joint instability: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Dec;57(23):1484-1489. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106596. Epub 2023 Jun 12. PMID: 37308285.
PAPER 2
Association between surgeon volume and patient outcomes after elective shoulder replacement surgery using data from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode Statistics for England: population based cohort study
Valsamis EM, Collins GS, Pinedo-Villanueva R, Whitehouse MR, Rangan A, Sayers A, Rees JL. Association between surgeon volume and patient outcomes after elective shoulder replacement surgery using data from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode Statistics for England: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2023 Jun 21;381:e075355. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075355. PMID: 37343999; PMCID: PMC10283034.
Trauma Elbow – 7pm, 11 September 2024
You can watch the Trauma Elbow episode on our YouTube channel.
In this episode the following papers were discussed.
PAPER 1
Posterior surgical approaches to the elbow: a comparative anatomic study
Wilkinson JM, Stanley D.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 2001 Jul-Aug;10(4):380-2
PAPER 2
Elbow dislocation approach for complex elbow fractures: a cadaveric study
Liu Y, Gao Y, Xu X, Zhao Y, Wang H, Sun Q, Zhao B, Wang S, Zhou J.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2023) 18:978
PAPER 3
Indomethacin for heterotopic ossification prophylaxis following surgical treatment of elbow trauma: a randomized controlled trial
Atwan Y, Abdulla I, Grewal R, Faber KJ, King GJW, Athwal GS.
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 32 1242-48
Trauma Shoulder – 7pm, 18 November 2024
You can watch the Trauma Elbow episode on our YouTube channel.
PAPER 1
One Versus 3-Week Immobilization Period for Nonoperatively Treated Proximal Humeral Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Raquel Martínez 1, Fernando Santana 2, Albert Pardo 2, Carlos Torrens 2
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2021 Aug 18;103(16):1491-1498. PMID: 34101691 DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.20.02137
PAPER 2
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty or nothing for patients with displaced proximal humeral fractures: a randomized controlled trial
Joan Miquel, PhDa Elisa Cassart, PhDb Fernando Santana, PhDc Raquel Martínez, PhDd,e
Laura Valls, MDe Mònica Salomó-Domènech, MDa Carlos Torrens, PhDc
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Volume 33, Issue 10 p2187-2195 October 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.02.023