Aims. We studied the safety and efficacy of multimodal thromboprophylaxis in patients with a
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term risk of undergoing knee arthroplasty in a cohort of patients with meniscal tears who had undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM). Patients and Methods. A retrospective national cohort of patients with a
Although patients with a
A family
Aims. Depression can significantly affect quality of life and is associated
with higher rates of medical comorbidities and increased mortality
following surgery. Although depression has been linked to poorer
outcomes following orthopaedic trauma, total joint arthroplasty
and spinal surgery, we wished to examine the impact of depression
in elective total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) as this has not been
previously explored. . Patients and Methods. The United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used
to identify patients undergoing elective TSA over a ten-year period.
Between 2002 and 2012, 224 060 patients underwent elective TSA. Results. Among the identified patients who had undergone TSA, 12.4% had
a diagnosis of a
The practice of regular radiological follow-up of infants with a positive family
John Kirkup, the distinguished orthopaedic surgeon and archivist recently published a book describing the
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the
natural
1. Details are given of sixty-three consecutive cases with a
The natural
Osteomyelitis is one of the oldest diseases known. It took many years before the acute infection could be brought under control with antibiotics and chronic osteomyelitis remains difficult to manage. The modern
There are many reports concerning the aetiology and prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) but little is known about its natural
This paper reports on a prospective study undertaken to determine the natural
We studied the natural
Deep infection, the most serious local complication of total hip replacement, prompted a study of the records of 135 patients (137 hips) thus afflicted in a nationwide survey of Canada. Particular attention has been paid to the natural
We have observed the natural
1. The natural
We reviewed 47 patients with neurofibromatosis and dystrophic spinal deformities; 32 of these patients had been untreated for an average of 3.6 years and in them the natural
We report a case of peri-prosthetic tuberculous infection nine years after total hip arthroplasty in a patient with no
To determine the natural