Vancomycin use and monitoring i ...
Background Vancomycin is the treatment of choice for oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) infections in long bones. However, an inapprop ...
Fracture of the pelvic ring: a ...
Pelvic ring fracture presents with a wide spectrum of clinical status and fracture type that requires multimodal treatment strategy. We report our e ...
The management of aseptic nonun ...
Background This paper introduces a new classification based on the radiographs and fixation stability and suggests treatment options for each type o ...
Upper extremity deep vein throm ...
Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is considered a rare phenomenon. Little is known as to what factors may contribute to the development o ...
Extensive thoracolumbar spinal ...
We report the case of extensive thoracolumbar tuberculosis involving eight vertebral bodies, and successful treatment by two-stage surgical procedur ...
Primary ACL reconstruction: com ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome of primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction between Achilles tendon allo ...
Cardiac troponin T: an importan ...
Background Cardiac troponin is an accurate marker of minimal myocardial injury and has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in various non-acute c ...
Orthopaedic antimicrobial proph ...
Using the Freedom of Information Act, a fivepoint questionnaire was sent to all NHS Trusts in the United Kingdom: Eighty two per cent of NHS Trusts ...
Re-evaluating the lateral hip v ...
neck fractures remains debatable. In many institutions, lateral hip X-rays are routinely obtained on all suspected fractures. Studies exist question ...
A regional survey of surgical s ...
Surgical site infection surveillance became mandatory for orthopaedic surgery in 1997 and is reported to the Health Protection Agency. The requireme ...
Supposed steep increase in publ ...
An increasing number of national and international funding and statistical agencies utilize Web of Science (WOS) as a source of data influencing the ...
Prevalence of flat foot among e ...
About 326 elementary school boys and 299 elementary school girls of an age ranging from 6 to 13 are included in this flat foot prevalence study. Res ...
The use of interconnected b-tri ...
Objective The purpose of this study was to analyse the clinical and radiological outcome in patients after implantation of b-tricalcium phosphate as ...
Long proximal femoral nails ver ...
The objective of this study is to compare the results of the Long Proximal Femoral Nail versus Short Proximal Femoral Nail in the management of prox ...
Rotational deformity affects ra ...
Malunited distal radius fractures are 3D deformities. The preoperative evaluation of the deformity and surgical planning are usually depended on pla ...
Results of 131 consecutive oper ...
Objective The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the open reduction and fixation of a dislocated proximal humerus fracture with a ...
Central acetabular osteophyte ( ...
Femoro-acetabular hip impingement is a recently recognized condition that leads to premature hip arthritis and possible need for joint replacement. ...
Open grade III fractures of tib ...
Open grade III fractures of tibia are challenging therapeutic problem even to experienced surgeons. Method for skeletal stabilization of these fract ...
MRI and histology of collagen t ...
Purpose To evaluate, using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and histology, the regeneration of injured knee menisci following reconstituted collagen ...
Implementing the Rapid Recovery ...
The Rapid Recovery Program (RRP) is an accelerated discharge programme aimed at reducing the length of stay (LOS) and improving patient satisfaction ...
Navigated anterior cruciate lig ...
We wanted to test the following hypothesis: the location of the tibial and femoral ACL attachments measured by a navigation system differs from thei ...
Extensor pollicis longus tendon ...
The introduction of elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) has made operative Wxation an important option in treatment of the paediatric forea ...
Online orthopaedic surgical ana ...
Practicing orthopaedic surgeons may face day to day challenge in planning certain operations that require a special study of the anatomical part on ...
What to expect postoperatively ...
Purpose To evaluate the effect of a vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) on head tilt in patients with congenital scoliosis. Methods ...
To reconstruct the hemipelvis a ...
Background Hemipelvic defect could be reconstructed with homolateral proximal femur, and an acetabulum could be smartly created in the trochanter re ...