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OUTCOMES OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AMONGST ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDON: A CASE CONTROLLED STUDY [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Knee osteoarthritis is common, disabling and can be effectively treated by total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In North America, consideration has been given to the varying outcomes amongst racial groups. ...
COMPLICATIONS AND RE-OPERATION RATES AFTER REVISION TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR) [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Recent projections expect the number of revision knee replacements performed to grow from 38,000 in 2005 to 270,000 by the year 20301. Although the results of primary total knee arthroplasty are well ...
ANALGESIC PROVISION FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING DAY CASE ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER SURGERY IN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Post-operative pain is well recognised in patients undergoing shoulder surgery. With the recent advances in arthroscopic shoulder surgery over the last decade, a larger number of cases are being perfo...
TWENTY-YEAR RESULTS OF THE UNCEMENTED LOW CONTACT STRESS TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
The long-term clinical and radiological results of 63 uncemented Low Contact Stress (LCS) total knee replacements in 47 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were reviewed. The average age at the time of...
WHAT DO SCOTTISH PATIENTS EXPECT FROM THEIR TOTAL HIP AND KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES? [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are important for assessing the results of lower limb arthroplasty. Unrealistic or uneducated expectations may have a significant negative impact on PROMs eve...
COMPARATIVE OUTCOME OF THE SECOND SIDE WHEN UNDERGOING STAGED BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty is performed increasingly frequently but no data has been published comparing the specific outcome for the first knee replacement to that of the second. Pre-o...
LIMB PRESERVATION SYSTEM FOR SALVAGE OF FAILED REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Repeat revision hip replacements can lead to severe bone loss necessitating salvage procedures such as proximal or total femoral replacement. We present medium term outcomes from our experience of the...
'ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, OK': INTRODUCTION OF A SIMPLE GUIDELINE TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH UPPER LIMB F... 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Neurological examination in children presenting with upper limb fractures is often poorly performed. In the peripatetic emergency department environment this may be confounded by patient distress or r...
ENHANCED OSTEOGENESIS ON PEEK POLYMER USING OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENT [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic polymer that is predominant in spinal surgery as the material of choice for spinal fusion cages, and is also used for bone anchors, cruciate ligament int...
HAEMOGLOBIN A1C IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR STENOSING FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS [Abstract] 27 Aug 2013 | 04:17 pm
It is well recognised that patients with diabetes mellitus have a predisposition towards stenosing flexor tenosynovitis (FTS). However, recent research has suggested an association between the develop...
