Haemostatic disorders in orthopedic surgery: Laboratory diagnosis

Bleeding disorders in orthopedic surgery.

With increasing recognition of the complications related to coagulopathies, it is of paramount importance for all orthopedic surgeons to possess a basic knowledge of common bleeding disorders. The evaluation of the coagulopathic patient requires a careful history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. Bleeding disorders commonly include quantitative and qualitative platelet and coagu...

Laboratory methods in the haemostatic laboratory.

Thromb Haemost 2006; 96: 545–6 The current theme issue ofThrombosis and Haemostasis focuses on a panel of important topics regarding laboratory methods in the haemostatic laboratory. There is general agreement that tailoring laboratory assays to correlate with clinical phenotypes is essential for effective coagulation monitoring. Thus, it is not surprising that during the last decade concepts f...

Orthopedic Surgery

the laboratory diagnosis of inherited metabolic disorders

diagnosing inherited metabolic disorders is a joint effort of both clinical and laboratory disciplines. various aspects of metabolite, enzyme and mutation analysis will be discussed based on the experience of the metabolic section of the erasmus university medical centre. where should laboratory diagnosis start from? metabolite, enzyme or dna level? the emphasis will be on enzyme analysis of th...

Orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedic surgery is a specialty of surgery dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system in all age groups. Careers in orthopedic surgery span the spectrum from general orthopedics to those of subspecialty expertise in orthopedic trauma, hand, pediatrics, total joint, foot and ankle, sports medicine, and oncology to name a few.