Aims. The aim of this trial was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a soft bandage and immediate discharge, compared with rigid immobilization, in children aged four to 15 years with a torus fracture of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to examine trends in the management of fractures of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of surgical fixation with Kirschner (K-)wire ersus moulded casting after manipulation of a fracture of the
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to describe patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following corrective osteotomy for a symptomatic malunion of the
Aims. We conducted a study to determine whether radiological parameters
correlate with patient reported functional outcome, health-related
quality of life and physical measures of function in patients with
a fracture of the
Despite extensive experience with prosthetic replacement for the reconstruction of limbs following juxta-articular resection of tumours, there are few reports of prosthetic replacement of the
The recent development of locking-plate technology has led to a potential revolution in the management of fractures of the
The aim of this study was to investigate the
epidemiology of fractures of the
This article is a systematic review of the published
literature about the biomechanics, functional outcome and complications
of intramedullary nailing of fractures of the
Arrest of growth of the
We retrospectively reviewed 183 children with a simple fracture of the
We performed a prospective, randomised study on 57 patients older than 60 years of age with unstable, extra-articular fractures of the
The fracture most commonly treated by orthopaedic surgeons is that of the
Several techniques have been described to reconstruct a mobile wrist joint after resection of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness of Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation with locking-plate fixation for patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the
Aims. We report the use of the
Between June 2005 and March 2008, 14 patients with a Campanacci grade-3 giant-cell tumour of the
We conducted an observational radiographic study
to determine the inter- and intra-observer reliability of the AO classification
of fractures of the
We performed a prospective, randomised trial on 120 patients with redisplaced fractures of the