OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic literature review was to assess the clinical level of evidence of commercially available demineralised bone matrix (DBM) products for their use in trauma and orthopaedic related surgery. METHODS A total of 17 DBM products were used as search terms in two available databases: Embase and PubMed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Revie...

PURPOSE Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of rare lysosomal storage disorders associated with involvement of multiple organs along with a generalised skeletal dysplasia. Both haematopoetic stem cell transplant and enzyme replacement therapy have improved the outlook for patients while surgery remains high-risk and there is little information on clinical or functional outcome to justify ma...

+DiStefano, J G; Park, A Y; Nguyen, T Q; Diederichs, G; Buckley, J M; Montgomery, W H 3 +San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program, San Francisco, CA; Biomechanical Testing Facility, UCSF/SFGH Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco, CA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Radiology, University of California San Franc...

Abstract Aim To determine safe levels of tourniquet inflation pressures in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Method Data was collected on 150 patients retrospectively from the intraoperative anaesthetic records undergoing elective surgery at a single site. included demographic data, maximum systolic blood pressures. British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) standards for use were used to Results The ...

guidelines. Ethical ap not required as this st direct patient contact o Editor: Johannes Mayr. Received: January 6, 2015; revised: February 3, 2015; accepted: February 5, 2015. From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (JW, Z-MG, Y-HW), Tianjin Hospital; Graduate School (X-HM), Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (J-GZ), Clinical College of...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The extent to which patients undergoing elective surgery for orthopaedic disorders were incapacitated for work while they were on the waiting list and whether they were able to return to work after surgery were studied. DESIGN This was a prospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for elective orthopaedic surgery. Main outcome measures were occurrence of sickness...

This research presents a virtual reality simulator for total hip replacement surgery. The simulator supports a library of 3D hip stem models for different sizes and manufacturers. The 3D hip stems can be adjusted in size and shape by parametric software and sent for 3D printing. Biocompatible materials such as titanium enable the 3D printed stems to be directly implanted on patients. Currently ...