Mark C Forster

..0012) but not for NSAIDs or morphine. Either hip fracture patients with a reduced mental score perceive less pain than their more cognisant peers, or the treating clinicians perceive their pain as less, or both...

..The 2 year results show no difference in range of motion or function between the mobile and fixed bearing versions of the Preservation knee when used on the lateral side. There were three early revisions, all in the mobile bearing group...

..These signs have been assessed only once regarding inter-observer reliability, however. Intra-observer reliability seems not to have been studied to date...

..Over the years, many different strategies have been used with varying success. This review outlines the problems presented by distal femoral fractures and the results of current surgical techniques...

..12). There was no difference between the two groups in terms of Lachman testing, chance of returning to the same level of sport, clinical knee scores, graft ruptures or other complications...

..00001), non-union (P = 0.002), delayed union (P = 0.005), technical problems (P = 0.01) and reoperation rate (P = 0.001). The use of reamed femoral nails gives significant advantages over unreamed femoral nails...

..02). Screw breakage was more common in the unreamed group (p<0.0001). This study could find little difference in the incidence of other complications following reamed or unreamed tibial nailing...

..There was no difference between the two groups in terms of revision. This study found no mid- to long-term benefit to leaving the patella unresurfaced...

..Hyalgan is an alternative to arthroscopy in this patient group. Further study is needed to confirm these findings and improve patient selection...

..There was no significant difference in results between the 2 groups. This suggests that a forefoot plaster following Mitchell's osteotomy is unnecessary. Postoperative mobilisation in a wooden soled shoe can be used as an alternative...

..There currently is no good evidence that the experimentally superior metal-backed tibial components offer any advantage in practice...

..004). With appropriate patient selection, bilateral total knee replacement performed under a single anaesthetic, or staged at a one-week interval, is a safe and effective method to treat bilateral arthritis of the knee...

..The absence of preoperative locking was associated with a significantly increased chance of a poor outcome. A history of trauma, preoperative range of movement, and radiograph score did not predict outcome...

..The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the mortality of hip fracture patients with a recent myocardial infarction that have undergone surgery at our institution...

..This article reviews the structure and function of the menisci, the rationale for repair and the clinical results of arthroscopic meniscal repair...

..According to the currently available literature, posterior stabilization or metal backing of the tibial component does not improve the longevity of primary cemented fixed bearing condylar-type TKAs...