The April 2015 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup. 360 . looks at: Goal-directed fluid therapy in hip fracture; Liberal blood transfusion no benefit in the longer term; Repeated measures: increased accuracy or compounded errors?; Peri-acetabular osteotomy safer than perhaps thought?; Obesity and peri-acetabular osteotomy: poor bedfellows;
The February 2014 Foot &
Ankle Roundup. 360 . looks at: optimal medial malleolar fixation; resurfacing in the talus; predicting outcome in mobility ankles; whether mal-aligned ankles can be successfully replaced; cartilage colonisation in bipolar ankle grafts; CTs and proof of fusion; recalcitrant Achilles tendinopathy; and recurrent fifth metatarsal
The June 2012 Research Roundup360 looks at: platelet-rich plasma; ageing, bone and mesenchymal stem cells; cytokines and the herniated intervertebral disc; ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and anti-inflammatories; the effect of NSAIDs on bone healing; osteoporosis of the fractured hip; herbal medicine and recovery after acute muscle injury; and ultrasound and the time to fracture union.
The August 2014 Foot &
Ankle Roundup360 looks at: calcaneotibial nail in ankle fractures; reamer irrigator aspirator for ankle fusion; periprosthetic bone infection; infection in ankle fixation; cheap and cheerful OK in MTP fusion plates; sliding fibular graft for peroneal tendon pathology and fusion for failed ankle replacement.
The June 2014 Research Roundup360 looks at:Intraoperative irrigation a balance of toxicities; Ibandronate effective in bone marrow oedema; Risk stratification in damage control surgery; Osteoblast like cells potentially safe; Better wear and antibacterial?; Assessing outcomes in hip fracture.
The April 2013 Foot &
Ankle Roundup360 looks at: whether arthroscopic arthrodesis is advantageous; osteochondral autografts; suture button associated fractures; an ultrasound solution to Achilles tendinopathy; the safety of the tendo Achilles in men; charcot and antibiotic-coated nails; and botox and Policeman’s Heel.
