BACKGROUND The Chilean National Examination of Orthopaedic Surgery (EMNOT) has been administered since 2009. It was developed to determine whether individual residents are meeting minimal knowledge standards at the end of their training programs. METHODS We performed a retrospective evaluation of the EMNOT for all years it has been administered (2009-2015). The test was analyzed for content, ...

Early stability of a cementless acetabular cup with a flattened pole. A randomized RSA study Urs Munzinger1, Thomas Guggi1, Bart Kaptein2, Marion Persoon3, Edward Valstar2, Cornelis Doets4 1Department of Orthopaedics, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland; 2Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; 3Bio-Imaging Technologies B.V., Leiden, Netherlands; 4D...

Clinical Performance of a Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene at 5 Years in Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Impact of Elliptical Distortion on a Clinical Wear Series John M. Martell1, Jimmi Mangla1, James Verner2, Stephen J. Incavo3, Chitranjan Ranawat4 1The Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Biomedical imaging Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2Department of O...

Explosive weapons remain the leading cause of death, injury, and disability to combatants in battle. Recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen considerable advances in the surgical knowledge and skills needed to save life and limb of multiply injured casualties. Global terrorism has seen explosive weapons move from battlefield to urban centres, often with devastating effects. Orthopaed...

The Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ), Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), and Pediatric Evaluation and Disability Inventory (PEDI) are the 3 instruments commonly used to measure function and quality of life in pediatric orthopaedics. This study compared answers to specific questions on the CHQ, PODCI, and PEDI given by the parents of 66 children with cerebral palsy, who compl...

Serum Calcium, Phosphorous and Alkaline Phosphatase levels in Different Trimesters of pregnancy Authors: Mohammad Gharedaghi Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Mashhad University of Medical Siences Nayere Ghomian Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gyneocology, Mashhad University of Medical Siences Hassan Rahimi Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Mashhad University of Medical Siences Mahm...

Based on the analysis of surgical instruments withdrawn from operating theatre, it was decided to briefly present history osteosynthesis in orthopaedic department Gdansk, Poland. Boxes with theatre were obtained. The grouped, numbered, photographed and catalogued. Not all obtained used orthopaedics; boxes contained several typically other fields surgery. Attempts have been made divide into grou...

Fan Jin1, Yin Jian2, Chen Jian1 and Fang Jiahu1* 1Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu-210029, PR China 2Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu-211100, PR China *Corresponding author: Fang Jiahu, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medic...