Our collaborative study aims to demonstrate that acute partial Achilles Tendon Tears (ATTs) are not separate diagnostic entities from full ATTs. and should be thought of as a continuum rather than binary partial or full. We pooled anonymised data from four hospitals, identifying patients with acute partial ATTs on USS reports from 2019–2021. Patients were only included if they had an acute injury and no previous background Achilles tendinopathy.Aim
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Scar sensitivity is a recognised complication of foot surgery. However there is very little published about it. This study looks at the incidence and natural history of scar sensitivity following Patients who had open Introduction
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Plantar fasciopathy is a common cause of heel pain, and is usually treated in primary practice with conservative measures. Intractable cases can prove very difficult to treat. Currently plantar fasciopathy is not routinely imaged and treatment is empirical. At the Royal Surrey County Hospital patients with intractable plantar fasciopathy are managed in a unique ‘one-stop’ Heel Pain clinic. Here they undergo clinical assessment, ultrasound scanning and targeted therapy. Patients referred to the clinic since 2009, with symptoms lasting longer than 6 months and failed conservative management, were prospectively followed. Plantar fasciopathy was confirmed on ultrasound scanning. The ultrasound scans were used to classify the disease characteristics of the plantar fascia.Introduction
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The Dawn Hip - An Effective Strategy to Improve the Management of Traumatic Hip Fractures Traumatic hip fractures are managed with nationwide standards, and are regularly audited and published. A previous audit last year at the William Harvey revealed 66% of hip fractures were operated within 48 hours, compared to the national average of 75%. We implemented a strategy to improve this target by introducing the ‘Dawn Hip’ - a hip fracture operation which is prepared for surgery at 8am on the Emergency (CEPOD) list. Over a two month period after the introduction of the ‘Dawn hip’, the number of hip operations and start time on the CEPOD list were audited. Performance data were extrapolated from the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) and compared nationally.Introduction
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