Alumina-on-alumina total hip replacement for femoral neck fracture in healthy patients
Abstract Background Total hip replacement is considered the best option for treatment of displaced intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck...
Read MoreA review of local infiltration of anaesthesia as postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing hip arthroplasty
Introduction According to the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, there were over 70,000 hip joint replacement procedures carried...
Read MoreAchilles tendon inflammation in the athlete:Review of current treatment options
Achilles tendinitis is a form of repetitive strain injury typically characterised by tight gastrocnemius and soleus complex in association with...
Read MoreKnee injuries & anti-doping Christmas topics for CSEM for London 2012 series
Despite the best attempts of the freezing weather, the fifth 'Sports & Exercise Medicine for London 2012 meeting in association...
Read MoreSeptic arthritis as a severe complication of elective arthroscopy: Clinical management strategies
Abstract Infection of a peripheral joint following arthroscopic surgery presents with an incidence of approximately 0.42%, an extremely rare entity....
Read MoreImpregnation of bone chips with antibiotics and storage of antibiotics at different temperatures: an in vitro study
Background Infection is one of the most devastating adverse events following joint replacement surgery. Deep infection rates in primary hip...
Read MoreSpinal tumours: A rapid review
Spinal tumours can arise from any of the hard or soft tissues of the spinal column, or they can extend...
Read MoreAn overview of spinal cord injury
A) Epidemiology In the UK in 2000, the general population numbered almost 59 million. In one year, 666 new cases...
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