S. Lepojärvi, M. Haapea, T. Kokkonen, J. Isolehto, I. Kiviranta, and M. T. Nieminen Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital...

The content covers congenital, developmental and degenerative conditions, trauma, growth and infection related disorders, and clinically relevant basic scientific research. Congenital abnormalities affecting the limbs remains a great challenge to orthopaedic surgeons, but development in this field is swinging from amputation and prosthetic fitting to bone and soft tissue reconstruction due to b...

As surgeons we rely in part on textbooks and learned articles to inform our practice, to keep up to date and to ensure we are able to deliver the best care to our patients. We also undertake research, review scientific articles and present our findings at meetings and in print. Underlying all we do should be the principles of honesty and transparency. This article considers these principles in ...

The applications of bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery have mainly been mandated from the need to eliminate implant removal operations. Although they have not gained widespread popularity among orthopaedic surgeons, they still represent an area of evolution. Considerable effort has been put into developing new bioabsorbable materials with fewer adverse effects. In this article an ext...

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On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the island nation of Haiti, causing devastating losses of property, life, and limb. Orthopaedic surgeons from around the world responded to the mass casualty disaster and came together to treat many of the injured. That deadly earthquake focused the world’s attention on the Haitian health-care system. Despite...

in the setting of history the author has divided his book into chapters with a historical basis. Thus the first chapter is on Greek and Roman life and medicine and deals with insight into the personalities, so far as they are acertainable, and the ways of thought of the 'pace-setters' of early medicine. He quotes the Homeric poems to show the common medical beliefs of the time which are express...

H ealthcare spending currently accounts for approximately 18% of the Gross Domestic Product in the United States, up from 13% in 2000. Hospital reimbursement for total joint replacement (Diagnosis Related Group 470) represented the largest Diagnosis Related Group payment by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to hospitals in 2008, accounting for 4.6% of payments [1]. In light of ...

N Ferreira BSc, MBChB, HDip Orth(SA), FC Orth(SA), MMed(Orth) Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Grey’s Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal LC Marais MBChB, FCS Orth(SA), MMed(Ortho) Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Grey’s Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal C Aldous BSc, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD Medical Research Scientist, Scho...

1Rheumatology Department, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France; 2Clinical Department, Institut de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Ramonville, France; 3Rheumatology Department, Erasmus Hospital, Bruxelles, Belgium; 4Rheumatology Department, Nzoz “Nasz Lekarz”, Torun, Poland; 5Department of Orthopaedics, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 6 Department of Traumatology and Or...