1 February 2011

Knee 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...

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1 February 2011

Septic 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....

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1 December 2010

Spinal tumours: A rapid review

Spinal tumours can arise from any of the hard or soft tissues of the spinal column, or they can extend...

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1 December 2010

An 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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1 December 2010

Impregnation 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...

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1 October 2010

Tendinopathy and CECS stimulate debate at

The fourth 'Sports & Exercise Medicine for London 2012' meeting in association with DJO Education held at the Royal Society...

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1 October 2010

Orthopaedic surgeons and vibrating tools – can there be too much vibration?

Introduction Orthopaedic surgeons have always been long associated with using power tools at work. This can be either for something...

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1 October 2010

Are component positioning and prosthesis size associated with hip resurfacing failure?

Abstract Background Recent studies suggest that there is a learning curve for metal-on-metal hip resurfacing. The purpose of this study...

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