This paper aims to provide evidence-based guidance for the general orthopaedic surgeon faced with the presentation of a potential soft tissue sarcoma in an extremity.
The October 2013 Research Roundup360 looks at: Orthopaedics: a dangerous profession?; Freezing and biomarkers for bone turnover; Herniation or degeneration first?; MARS MRI and metallosis; Programmed cell death in partial thickness cuff tears; Lead glasses for trauma surgery?; Smoking inhibits bone healing; Optimising polyethylene microstructure.
The June 2013 Knee Roundup360 looks at: iodine washout: chondrotoxic or antiseptic?; stem tip pain following revision knee replacements; metalwork removal prior to TKR; astroturf and ACL rupture; Robert Jones dressings; if thicker gloves safer; and the long leg radiograph: is it still the gold standard?