The August 2012 Oncology Roundup360 looks at: prolonged symptom duration; peri-operative mortality and above-knee amputation; giant cell tumour of the spine; surgical resection for Ewing’s sarcoma; intercalary allograft reconstruction of the femur for tumour defects; and an induced membrane technique for large bone defects.
The August 2014 Knee Roundup360 looks at: re-admission following total knee replacement; out with the old and in with the new? computer navigation revisited; approach less important in knee replacement; is obesity driving a rise in knee replacements?; knee replacement isn’t cheap in the obese; cruciate substitution doesn’t increase knee flexion; and sonication useful diagnostic aid in two-stage revision.
The June 2013 Knee Roundup360 looks at: knee arthroplasty in diabetic patients; whether TKR is a timebomb; the use of antidepressants for knee OA; trochleoplasty; articulated spacers; mental health and joint replacement; and the use of physiotherapy for meniscal tear.