Patient outcomes in orthopaedic surgery

Simplifying Thromboprophylaxis Could Improve Outcomes in Orthopaedic Surgery

Venous thromboembolism is a serious complication after total hip or knee surgery, and there is a well-established clinical need for thromboprophylaxis. However, in a large number of cases adequate administration of thromboprophylaxis does not seem to occur after total joint arthroplasty. A major challenge in the management of thromboprophylaxis is to balance the benefits of treatment with the r...

Feasibility of individual patient data meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery

BACKGROUND The number of individual patient data meta-analyses published is very low especially in surgical domains. Our aim was to assess the feasibility of individual patient data (IPD) meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery by determining whether trialists agree to send IPD for eligible trials. METHODS We performed a literature search to identify relevant research questions in orthopaedic su...

Designer orthopaedic surgery in a patient with anti-Vel antibodies.

The authors present a rare case of anti-Vel antibodies in a patient who underwent a shoulder replacement with a custom designed procedure which involved combination of autologous blood pre-deposit, pre-operative haemodilution and resurfacing arthroplasty.

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...