Background and Objective: Non-technical skills are critical for patient safety and good surgical outcomes. Thus, surgeons should master these skills. This study aimed to assess non-technical skills among Iranian orthopedic surgeons. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in two orthopedic surgery wards in 2019. A total of 22 orthopedic surgeons were observed in this sur...

INTRODUCTION During January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in death and destruction for hundreds of thousands of people. This study describes the types of orthopedic procedures performed, the options for patient follow-up, and limitations in obtaining outcomes data in an emergency setting. PROBLEM There is not a large body of data that describes larger orthopedic coh...

Abstract Introduction The first national lockdown was imposed in Ireland from 27th March 2020, to combat the spread of Coronavirus. All non-essential travel, businesses, sporting activities and schools were closed. elderly advised cocoon. roadmap easing restrictions started May. measures resulted people spending more time indoors, with impact on social personal wellbeing. This had potential inc...

E362 CMAJ, September 8, 2015, 187(12) ©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors Dr. Eric Howatt describes his office as the “the crying clinic.” The orthopedic surgeon and chief of surgery at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia, has the onerous task of explaining to patients why their wait times for hip or knee replacements are routinely three times the national benchmark: 18 mo...

BACKGROUND Orthopedic Implant removal is one of the commonly performed elective orthopedic surgeries. Implants are generally removed after the purpose of keeping implant is solved by healing of the fracture, but there is no consensus whether routine implant removal should be a policy for all fractures that were fixed. OBJECTIVE This study aims to analyze the epidemiology and outcome of implan...

Cleft of the lip, alveolus and palate (CLAP), is a complex facial deformity, which requires multiple surgeries and bone grafting to correct the defect. Active or passive Pre surgical Orthopedic Molding reduces the deformity and thus reduces number of surgeries to achieve superior post surgical esthetic. Pre-surgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) is passive molding which align and approximate the ...

INTRODUCTION The air contamination levels during orthopedic surgeries were evaluated. METHODS The air of operating rooms (ORs) was examined through exposure to microbiological plates placed near the surgical table for an hour. RESULTS values above that recommended (369 CFU/m³) for conventional ORs and ORs with ultraclean air were determined. Contamination was predominantly by Staphylococcus...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Several studies were performed with bupivacaine isomers in the attempt to find a safer drug than racemic bupivacaine. This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of 0.5% bupivacaine enantiomeric mixture (MEE50%) as compared to 0.5% racemic bupivacaine in brachial plexus block for upper limb orthopedic surgery. METHODS Participated of this randomized double-blind stud...