The December 2015 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup360 looks at: Vitamin E infusion helpful in polyethylene; Hip replacement in fracture and arthritis; Non-surgical treatment for arthritis; Cost and approach in hip surgery; Who does well in FAI surgery?; AAOS Thromboembolism guidelines; Thromboprophylaxis and periprosthetic joint infection; Fluid collections not limited to metal-on-metal THR
The use of robotics in arthroplasty surgery is expanding rapidly as improvements in the technology evolve. This article examines current evidence to justify the usage of robotics, as well as the future potential in this emerging field.
The June 2015 Wrist &
Hand Roundup360 looks at: Collagenase and Dupuytren’s disease – a genuine alternative to surgery?; iPad PROMise?; Should we learn how to do endoscopic carpal tunnel release?; Two-week radiographs a relic of the past?; Bible? Aspirate or excise?; Patient expectations and trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis; Splintage in the treatment of sagittal band incompetence and extensor tendon subluxation
The June 2015 Foot &
Ankle Roundup360 looks at: Syndesmosis and outcomes in ankle fracture; Ankle arthrodesis or arthroplasty: a complications-based analysis; Crosslinked polyethylene and ankle arthroplasty; Reducing screw removal in calcaneal osteotomies; Revisiting infection control policies; Chevron osteotomy: proximal or distal?; Ankle distraction for osteoarthritis
The December 2012 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup360 looks at: swimming against the tide with resurfacing; hip impingement surgery; the relationship between obesity and co-morbidities and joint replacement infection; cemented hips; cross-linked polyethylene notching; whether cement is necessary in oncological arthroplasty; and how total hip replacement may result in weight gain.