1 May 2008

Cartilage Injuries in the Athlete

Introduction With a global increasing in sporting activity there is a corresponding increasing in the incidence of joint trauma and...

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1 May 2008

ABT In Clinical Practice

Blood transfusion (also referred to as banked, allogenic or homologous transfusion) is a powerful accessory to the practice of modern...

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1 April 2008

STORM

Introduction Tibial fractures, including pilon and plateau fractures, are challenging injuries to treat. At present the main options for the...

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1 April 2008

Preoperative Warming: Helping Stop The Drop

Introduction Unplanned mild perioperative hypothermia is a common occurrence in surgery1 and is associated with increased rates of wound infection...

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1 February 2008

Factors Affecting Aseptic Loosening Of 4750 Total Hip Arthroplasties: Multivariate Survival Analysis

Background From a surgical point of view, total hip arthroplasty is a well-standardized operation that has proven to be very...

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1 February 2008

The Role Of Calcium Based Bone Cements

An Introduction to Bioactive Materials in Orthopaedics Metaphyseal defects are a common complication of periarticular trauma, where the cancellous bone...

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1 February 2008

Mixing And Management Of Acrylic Bone Cement

Approximately 6,200 hip and 3,300 knee revision operations (National Joint Registry, 2006) are conducted every year in the UK with...

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1 January 2008

Multi-modal-analgesia For Pain Management After Hallux Valgus Surgery

Background Multi modal pain management has become standard of care especially in day case surgery1. Local anaesthesia applied prior to...

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