NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Raashid Luqmani, DM, FRCP, Professor Please address correspondence to: Prof. Raashid Luqmani, NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, Unive...

Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Department of Chemical Pa...

Metallic implants are commonly used in the orthopedic field. Despite the large number of metallic medical devices in use today, they are predominantly make up of only a few metals. Metallic alloys such as titanium continue to be one of the most important components used in orthopaedic implant devices due to favorable properties of high strength, rigidity, fracture toughness and their reliable m...

regular feature the publication in English of classic contributions to orthopaedics. Eighty of them are now gathered together in a sumptuously printed and bound volume. They are either complete or edited and derive from the late seventeenth to the twentieth century. Twenty-nine are by American authors, which suggests perhaps that selection has been somewhat biassed; twenty-three are from Britis...

The rate at which the field of internal medicine is advancing certainly necessitates a text that is both complete and up to date. While there are many such texts on the market, The Textbook of Internal Medicine seems to be a refreshing new addition to the ones available. Its depth of coverage and novel style will most certainly allow it to find a niche in an environment heavily populated by int...

The mature musculoskeletal system is the end result of a highly ordered, coordinated sequence of cellular and extracellular matrix events initiated early in embryonic life and continued to skeletal maturity. These events include transformation of undifferentiated mesenchymal tissue into bone, cartilage, synovium, tendon, ligaments, and muscle, and integration of these tissues to form the muscul...

With about 12% of orthopaedic patients being diabetic and a large proportion of them being obese as well, orthopaedic surgeons are commonly involved in managing diabetic patients in both outpatient and inpatient setting. This review summarizes current concepts in diabetes management including specific orthopaedic issues and future directions of diabetes management.

1department of Orthopaedics, institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; 2department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku; 3The Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland; 4The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital; 5department of Clinical Medicine, University o...

Correspondence: [email protected] Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University, Bldg 37, Kirrbergerstr. 100, D-66421 Homburg, Germany The Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics is very fortunate to have excellent reviewers who kindly agree and spend their time reviewing manuscripts for the journal. Our reviewers work hard to ensure a rapid, ri...

H. Pandit, FRCS(Orth), DPhil, Senior Clinical and Research Fellow H. S. Gill, DPhil, Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering D. W. Murray, MD, FRCS(Orth), Professor of Orthopaedics Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford C. Jenkins, MSc, Senior Research Physiotherapist K. Barker, PhD, Clinical Director and Head of Physiotherapy C...