1 April 2009

The Impact of HRG in the UK for the Orthopaedic Industry

Background Fifteen or so years ago, many in the orthopaedic industry in the USA were predicting the end of the...

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1 March 2009

Hip Replacement – The Current Situation

Forty years ago hip replacement became a reproducibly successful treatment for arthritis. In terms of quality adjusted life years (QUALYS)...

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1 March 2009

Hip and Knee Survey 2009

The data was collected between September 2008 and February 2009 using a self completed questionnaire. Results from respondents stating they...

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1 March 2009

Integrated Hip Fracture Care: Achieving Cost Effectiveness and Best Practice in 2009

Stryker UK recently teamed up with Professor Keith Willett to hold a seminar based around achieving cost effectiveness and best...

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1 January 2009

Anaesthesia For Shoulder Surgery

Introduction Four main pathologies affect the shoulder, and may require operative intervention. These are: arthritis of the glenohumeral and acromioclavicular...

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1 January 2009

Characteristics of Wear Scars in Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hip Joints

Abstract It has been known for a while that the cup angle has an influence on the longevity of artificial...

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1 December 2008

Patient Based Outcome Measures In Neurosurgery

Quality of life is defined as an individuals perception of their position in life in the context of the culture...

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1 December 2008

Case Study: Applied Spine

In January 2007, Applied Spine received permission to begin a randomized, controlled clinical study to compare the Stabilimax NZ® Dynamic...

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