Cervical spondylosis is often accompanied by dizziness. It has
recently been shown that the ingrowth of Ruffini corpuscles into
diseased cervical discs may be related to cervicogenic dizziness.
In order to evaluate whether cervicogenic dizziness stems from the
diseased cervical disc, we performed a prospective cohort study
to assess the effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion on the relief of dizziness. Of 145 patients with cervical spondylosis and dizziness, 116
underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion and 29 underwent
conservative treatment. All were followed up for one year. The primary
outcomes were measures of the intensity and frequency of dizziness.
Secondary outcomes were changes in the modified Japanese Orthopaedic
Association (mJOA) score and a visual analogue scale score for neck
pain.Aims
Patients and Methods
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has been successfully
performed in the United States healthcare system on outpatients.
Despite differences in healthcare structure and financial environment,
we hypothesised that it would be feasible to replicate this success
and perform UKA with safe day of surgery discharge within the NHS,
in the United Kingdom. This has not been reported in any other United
Kingdom centres. We report our experience of implementing a pathway to allow safe
day of surgery discharge following UKA. Data were prospectively
collected on 72 patients who underwent UKA as a day case between
December 2011 and September 2015. Aims
Patients and Methods
A clicky hip is a common referral for clinical and sonographic
screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). There is
controversy regarding whether it represents a true risk factor for
pathological DDH. Therefore a 20-year prospective, longitudinal,
observational study was undertaken to assess the relationship between
the presence of a neonatal clicky hip and pathological DDH. A total of 362 infants from 1997 to 2016 were referred with clicky
hips to our ‘one-stop’ paediatric hip screening clinic. Hips were
assessed clinically for instability and by ultrasound imaging using
a simplified Graf/Harcke classification. Dislocated or dislocatable
hips were classified as Graf Type IV hips.Aims
Patients and Methods
Infection following total hip or knee arthroplasty is a serious
complication. We noted an increase in post-operative infection in
cases carried out in temporary operating theatres. We therefore
compared those cases performed in standard and temporary operating
theatres and examined the deep periprosthetic infection rates. A total of 1223 primary hip and knee arthroplasties were performed
between August 2012 and June 2013. A total of 539 (44%) were performed
in temporary theatres. The two groups were matched for age, gender,
body mass index and American Society of Anesthesiologists grade.Aims
Patients and methods
We have encountered patients who developed large joint fluid collections with massive elevations in chromium (Cr) and cobalt (Co) concentrations following metal-on-metal (MoM) hip arthroplasties. In some cases, retrieval analysis determined that these ion concentrations could not be explained simply by the wear rates of the components. We hypothesized that these effects may be associated with aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesion (ALVAL). We examined the influence of the ALVAL grade on synovial fluid Co and Cr concentrations following adjustment for patient and device variables, including volumetric wear rates. Initially restricting the analysis to include only patients with one MoM hip resurfacing device, we performed multiple regression analyses of prospectively collected data. We then repeated the same statistical approach using results from a larger cohort with different MoM designs, including total hip arthroplasties.Objectives
Patients and Methods
The aim of this study was to explore the patients’ experience
of recovery from open fracture of the lower limb in acute care. A purposeful sample of 20 participants with a mean age of 40
years (20 to 82) (16 males, four females) were interviewed a mean
of 12 days (five to 35) after their first surgical intervention took
place between July 2012 and July 2013 in two National Health Service
(NHS) trusts in England, United Kingdom. The qualitative interviews
drew on phenomenology and analysis identified codes, which were
drawn together into categories and themes.Aims
Patients and Methods
This multicentre, retrospective study aimed to improve our knowledge
of primary pyogenic spinal infections in children by analyzing a
large consecutive case series. The medical records of children with such an infection, treated
at four tertiary institutions between 2004 and 2014, were analyzed
retrospectively. Epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, radiological,
and microbiological data were evaluated. There were 103 children,
of whom 79 (76.7%) were aged between six months and four years.Aims
Patients and Methods
We have increased the dose of tranexamic acid (TXA) in our enhanced total joint recovery protocol at our institution from 15 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg (maximum 2.5 g) as a single, intravenous (IV) dose. We report the clinical effect of this dosage change. We retrospectively compared two cohorts of consecutive patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery in our unit between 2008 and 2013. One group received IV TXA 15 mg/kg, maximum 1.2 g, and the other 30 mg/kg, maximum 2.5 g as a single pre-operative dose. The primary outcome for this study was the requirement for blood transfusion within 30 days of surgery. Secondary measures included length of hospital stay, critical care requirements, re-admission rate, medical complications and mortality rates.Objectives
Methods
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the performance
and safety of magnetically controlled growth rods in the treatment
of early onset scoliosis. Secondary aims were to evaluate the clinical
outcome, the rate of further surgery, the rate of complications,
and the durability of correction. We undertook an observational prospective cohort study of children
with early onset scoliosis, who were recruited over a one-year period
and followed up for a minimum of two years. Magnetically controlled
rods were introduced in a standardized manner with distractions
performed three-monthly thereafter. Adverse events which were both related
and unrelated to the device were recorded. Ten children, for whom
relevant key data points (such as demographic information, growth
parameters, Cobb angles, and functional outcomes) were available,
were recruited and followed up over the period of the study. There
were five boys and five girls. Their mean age was 6.2 years (2.5
to 10).Aims
Patients and Methods
The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) publishes hospital-level risk-adjusted mortality rates following hip fracture surgery in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The performance of the risk model used by the NHFD was compared with the widely-used Nottingham Hip Fracture Score. Data from 94 hospitals on patients aged 60 to 110 who had hip fracture surgery between May 2013 and July 2013 were analysed. Data were linked to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) death register to calculate the 30-day mortality rate. Risk of death was predicted for each patient using the NHFD and Nottingham models in a development dataset using logistic regression to define the models’ coefficients. This was followed by testing the performance of these refined models in a second validation dataset.Objectives
Methods
The aim of this study was to report the long-term outcome and
implant survival of the lateral resurfacing elbow (LRE) arthroplasty
in the treatment of elbow arthritis. We reviewed a consecutive series of 27 patients (30 elbows) who
underwent LRE arthroplasty between December 2005 and January 2008.
There were 15 women and 12 men, with a mean age of 61 years (25
to 82). The diagnosis was primary hypotrophic osteoarthritis (OA)
in 12 patients (14 elbows), post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA)
in five (five elbows) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in ten patients
(11 elbows). The mean clinical outcome scores including the Mayo
Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), the American Shoulder and Elbow
Surgeons elbow score (ASES-e), the mean range of movement and the
radiological outcome were recorded at three, six and 12 months and
at a mean final follow-up of 8.3 years (7.3 to 9.4). A one sample Aim
Patients and Methods
Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of A total of 46 patients undergoing either an arthroscopic capsular
release or stabilisation had biopsies taken from the subcutaneous
fat and capsule of the shoulder at the time of surgery. These samples
were sent for culture in enrichment, and also for Nucleic Acid Amplification
testing. The prevalence of Aims
Patients and Methods
To examine incidence of complications associated with outpatient
total hip arthroplasty (THA), and to see if medical comorbidities
are associated with complications or extended length of stay. From June 2013 to December 2016, 1279 patients underwent 1472
outpatient THAs at our free-standing ambulatory surgery centre.
Records were reviewed to determine frequency of pre-operative medical
comorbidities and post-operative need for overnight stay and complications
which arose.Aims
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