Giants of Orthopaedic Surgery: Professor Heinz Wagner

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Surgeon-in-Chief and Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery

Uncemented modular cups are the preferred implants for primary total hip arthroplasty (PTHA). Cemented all-polyethylene cups are still popular in Europe; however, the high prevalence of radiographic loosening observed after the first decade of implantation in young patients and the concept of ‘cement disease’ collaborated to generate skepticism about the use of cement for acetabular fixation. S...

C. B. Howard, FRCS, Senior Registrar in Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery B. McKibbin, Professor ofTraumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery

Surgery B. McKibbin, Professor ofTraumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery L. A. Williams, FRCS Ed, FRCR. Consultant in Radiology University ofWales College ofMedicine, CardiffCF2 ISZ, Wales. I. Mackie, FRCS, Senior Registrar Department of Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery. Cardiff Royal Infirmary. CardiffCF2 ISZ, Wales. Requests for reprints should be sent to Mr C. B. Howard ( 1985 British Editorial S...

Orthopaedic surgery.

Ethics in orthopaedic surgery.

©2005 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.87B11. 16936 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2005;87-B:1449-51. Medicine, law and religion are the three traditional learned professions. With professionalism should come both privilege and responsibility. As surgeons we study to achieve specialised knowledge and supplement this with training and experience. Our patien...

Ximelagatran in orthopaedic surgery.

Ximelagatran represents the first new oral anticoagulant since the introduction of warfarin almost 60 years ago, and has been evaluated for the treatment and prevention of a range of venous and arterial thromboembolic disorders. The MElagatran THRomboprophylaxis in Orthopaedic surgery (METHRO) and EXpanded PRophylaxis Evaluation Surgery Study (EXPRESS) studies have investigated the efficacy and...