Aims. This study identifies early risk factors for symptomatic nonunion
of
Aims. Tobacco, in addition to being one of the greatest public health threats facing our world, is believed to have deleterious effects on bone metabolism and especially on bone healing. It has been described in the literature that patients who smoke are approximately twice as likely to develop a nonunion following a non-specific bone fracture. For clavicle fractures, this risk is unclear, as is the impact that such a complication might have on the initial management of these fractures. Methods. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed for conservatively treated
Aims. The aim of this study was to report the three-year follow-up for a series of 400 patients with a
Aims. We introduced a self-care pathway for minimally
Aims. To compare the cost-effectiveness of high-dose, dual-antibiotic cement versus single-antibiotic cement for the treatment of
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to establish the cost-effectiveness of the early fixation of
Aims. The purpose was to compare operative treatment with a volar plate and nonoperative treatment of
Aims. The management of completely
Aims. There has been an increasing use of early operative fixation for scaphoid fractures, despite uncertain evidence. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate up-to-date evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), comparing the effectiveness of the operative and nonoperative treatment of undisplaced and minimally
Aims. The aims of this network meta-analysis (NMA) were to examine nonunion rates and functional outcomes following various operative and nonoperative treatments for
Aims. Debate continues about whether it is better to use a cemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty to treat a
Aims. Recent studies of nonoperatively treated
Aims. It is unclear whether acute plate fixation facilitates earlier return of normal shoulder function following a
Aims. To compare the functionality of adults with
Aims. We report the long-term outcomes of the UK Heel Fracture Trial (HeFT), a pragmatic, multicentre, two-arm, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Methods. HeFT recruited 151 patients aged over 16 years with closed
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the functional and radiological
outcomes in patients with a
The results of meta-analysis show a revision rate of 33% for internal fixation of
Aims. To compare operative and nonoperative treatment for
To report the outcomes of patients with a fracture of the distal tibia who were treated with intramedullary nail versus locking plate in the five years after participating in the Fixation of Distal Tibia fracture (FixDT) trial. The FixDT trial reported the results for 321 patients randomized to nail or locking plate fixation in the first 12 months after their injury. In this follow-up study, we report the results of 170 of the original participants who agreed to be followed up until five years. Participants reported their Disability Rating Index (DRI) and health-related quality of life (EuroQol five-dimension three-level questionnaire) annually by self-reported questionnaire. Further surgical interventions related to the fracture were also recorded.Aims
Methods
This randomised study compared outcomes in patients with