 N. A. Smith, MSc, MRCS, Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics  J. Achten, PhD, Senior Trial Manager  N. Parsons, PhD, Statistician  D. Wright, BSc (Hons), Senior Knee Physiotherapist  B. Parkinson, FRACS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon  P. Thompson, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon  C. E. Hutchinson, MD, Professor of Imaging  T. Spalding, FRCS (Orth), Consulta...

A. J. Hart, MD FRCSG (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer Department of Musculoskeletal Surgery K. Ilo, BSc, Medical Student R. Underwood, Research Associate P. Cann, PhD, Research Fellow J. Henckel, MRCS, Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedic Surgery A. Lewis, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon J. Cobb, FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Imperial College London...

Since emerging from the shadows of General Surgery, the specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery in Singapore has grown from strength to strength. The year 2002 commemorates 50 years of orthopaedic specialty practice in Singapore. It also celebrates the 34th birthday of the Singapore Orthopaedic Association and coincides with the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting. The Singapore Orthopaedic Association, fr...

The number of female orthopaedic residents and orthopaedic surgeons has increased substantially. Concerns have been raised regarding the effect of the work environment on the health of the female orthopaedic surgeon and her fetus or neonate. Occupational risks, and specifically risks to the pregnant orthopaedic surgeon, are becoming an important issue in medicine. Such risks include exposure to...

Congenital orthopaedic disorders are not infrequent. Even though some orthopaedic disorders are immediately obvious at birth (such as congenital talipes equinovarus [CTEV]), others are not apparent or may even be hidden (such as congenital bone hypoplasia). This means that a comprehensive orthopaedic examination is of great value when screening for congenital orthopaedic disorders [7]. Congenit...

OBJECTIVE To compare the intelligence and grip strength of orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthetists. DESIGN Multicentre prospective comparative study. SETTING Three UK district general hospitals in 2011. PARTICIPANTS 36 male orthopaedic surgeons and 40 male anaesthetists at consultant or specialist registrar grade. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Intelligence test score and dominant hand grip stren...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal complaints are probably the most frequent reasons for visiting a doctor. They comprise more than a quarter of the complaints to primary practitioners and are also the most common reason for referral to secondary or tertiary medicine. The clinicians most frequently consulted on musculoskeletal problems, and probably perceived to know most on the topic are orthopaedic s...

BACKGROUND Sickness certification is a frequent and sometimes problematic task for orthopaedic surgeons.Our aim was to explore how orthopaedic surgeons view their sick-listing commission and sick-listing practice. METHODS Semi-structured interviews with seventeen orthopaedic surgeons from five orthopaedic clinics in four Swedish counties. The focus was on the experiences of these physicians i...

BACKGROUND Earthquakes in developing countries are devastating events. Orthopaedic surgeons play a key role in treating earthquake-related injuries to the extremities. We describe orthopaedic injury epidemiology to help guide response planning for earthquake-related disasters. METHODS Several databases were searched for articles reporting primary injury after major earthquakes from 1970 to Ju...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Linkou, Kweishan 333, Taiwan 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA 3HELIOS ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Holstenstraße 2, Hamburg 22767, Germany 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA 5 Skeletal Diseases Ge...