This edition of Cochrane Corner looks at some of the work published by the Cochrane Collaboration, covering interventions for treating distal femur fractures in adults; ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults; and local corticosteroid injection versus placebo for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Professor Mario Mercuri passed away suddenly after a complication of cancer on 7th May 2011 after dedicating his entire life to patients with tumours.