Osteoporosis and fragility fractures
Planned information about risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment choices, falls, fracture liaison, and preventing the next fracture.
Source mapping in progressNo clinical guide published
Patient information
Orthopaedic conditions and care
Guides are developed for patients and families, with separate learning material for students, clinicians, and researchers.
Only a page that has passed documented evidence, clinical, and language review can be presented as a completed patient guide. The status of every topic is shown below.
Publication status matters
“Planned” or “in progress” describes work that is not yet a public clinical guide. Review-pending pages remain excluded from search indexing.
Current programme
Topics and review status
Knee osteoarthritis
Symptoms, diagnosis, therapeutic exercise, weight support, medicines, injections, and shared decisions about knee replacement.
Evidence checked · clinical review pendingDraft excluded from search indexingOpen guide
Joint replacement
Planned information about partial and total knee replacement, hip replacement, preparation, recovery, and revision questions.
Content structure definedNo clinical guide published
Trauma and acute orthopaedics
Planned information about emergency recognition, assessment, fracture care, fixation principles, complications, and recovery.
Content structure definedNo clinical guide published
Healthy musculoskeletal ageing
Planned information connecting strength, mobility, bone health, falls, recovery capacity, and participation.
Research programmeNo clinical guide published
Editorial process
How a patient guide becomes publishable
Clinical accuracy and clear language take priority over publication speed.
- 1. Define scope and audienceState the question, intended reader, exclusions, and emergency boundary.
- 2. Map the evidenceLink claims to guidelines, systematic reviews, and primary evidence; record uncertainty.
- 3. Complete clinical reviewRecord an appropriately qualified reviewer and resolve substantive comments.
- 4. Review the languageCheck medical meaning and natural language before connecting translated editions.
- 5. Publish and maintainShow evidence dates, review dates, corrections, and the next planned review.