The AO Foundation advocates the use of partially
threaded lag screws in the fixation of
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to determine if delayed clavicular fixation results in a greater risk of operative complications and revision surgery. Patients and Methods. A retrospective case series was undertaken of all displaced clavicular
Aims. To compare the outcomes for trochanteric
Aims. The management of open lower limb fractures in the United Kingdom
has evolved over the last ten years with the introduction of major
trauma networks (MTNs), the publication of standards of care and
the wide acceptance of a combined orthopaedic and plastic surgical approach
to management. The aims of this study were to report recent changes
in outcome of open tibial
Aims. Involvement of the posterior malleolus in
This study aimed to determine the long-term functional,
clinical and radiological outcomes in patients with Schatzker IV
to VI
The aim of this double-blind prospective randomised controlled
trial was to assess whether low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)
accelerated or enhanced the rate of bone healing in adult patients
undergoing distraction osteogenesis. A total of 62 adult patients undergoing limb lengthening or bone
transport by distraction osteogenesis were randomised to treatment
with either an active (n = 32) or a placebo (n = 30) ultrasound
device. A standardised corticotomy was performed in the proximal
tibial metaphysis and a circular Ilizarov frame was used in all
patients. The rate of distraction was also standardised. The primary
outcome measure was the time to removal of the frame after adjusting
for the length of distraction in days/cm for both the per protocol
(PP) and the intention-to-treat (ITT) groups. The assessor was blinded
to the form of treatment. A secondary outcome was to identify covariates affecting
the time to removal of the frame.Aims
Patients and Methods
Aims. The objective of this study was to investigate bone healing after
internal fixation of displaced femoral neck
Aims. This 501-patient, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial sought
to establish the effect of low-intensity, pulsed, ultrasound (LIPUS)
on tibial shaft
A displaced
Aims. Lifestyle risk factors are thought to increase the risk of infection
after acute orthopaedic surgery but the evidence is scarce. We aimed
to investigate whether smoking, obesity and alcohol overuse are
risk factors for the development of infections after surgery for
a
Objectives. There are various pin-in-plaster methods for treating fractures
of the distal radius. The purpose of this study is to introduce
a modified technique of ‘pin in plaster’. Methods. Fifty-four patients with
The objective of this retrospective study was to correlate the Bado and Jupiter classifications with long-term results after operative treatment of Monteggia
Aims. The primary aim of this prognostic study was to identify baseline
factors associated with physical health-related quality of life
(HRQL) in patients after a femoral neck
Aims. The aim of this study was to test the null hypothesis that there
is no difference, from the payer perspective, in the cost of treatment
of a distal radial
Objectives. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are often used to evaluate the outcome of treatment in patients with distal radial
Two types of
Hip
Aims. The aim of this study was to estimate economic outcomes associated with deep surgical site infection (SSI) in patients with an open
Fractures around total knee arthroplasties pose
a significant surgical challenge. Most can be managed with osteosynthesis
and salvage of the replacement. The techniques of fixation of these
fractures and revision surgery have evolved and so has the assessment
of outcome. This specialty update summarises the current evidence
for the classification, methods of fixation, revision surgery and
outcomes of the management of periprosthetic