Aims. This study identifies early risk factors for symptomatic nonunion
of
Displaced fractures of the distal radius in children are usually reduced under sedation or general anaesthesia to restore anatomical alignment before the limb is immobilized. However, there is growing evidence of the ability of the distal radius to remodel rapidly, raising doubts over the benefit to these children of restoring alignment. There is now clinical equipoise concerning whether or not young children with
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 best surgical strategy for the management of
Aims. The aim of this study was to report the three-year follow-up for a series of 400 patients with a
Aims. The outcomes following nonoperative management of minimally
Aims. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) with dual-mobility components (DM-THA) has been shown to decrease the risk of dislocation in the setting of a
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of cemented hemiarthroplasty (HA) versus hydroxyapatite-coated uncemented HA for the treatment of
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. There is no level I evidence dealing with the optimal period of immobilization for patients with a
Aims. The management of completely
Aims. Despite few good-quality studies on the subject, total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasingly being performed for
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. Debate continues about whether it is better to use a cemented or uncemented hemiarthroplasty to treat a
Aims. Recent studies of nonoperatively treated
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
Fractures of the odontoid peg are relatively common in elderly people. Often they are minimally