A shared decision making (SDM) tool promotes the collaborative decision making between patient and clinician for best treatment strategy. It is an additional tool to be used and supplements, but does not replace , informed consent procedures. As a useful aid to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons-American Dental Association (AAOS-ADA) Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Pati...

The applications of bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery have mainly been mandated from the need to eliminate implant removal operations. Although they have not gained widespread popularity among orthopaedic surgeons, they still represent an area of evolution. Considerable effort has been put into developing new bioabsorbable materials with fewer adverse effects. In this article an ext...

BACKGROUND In orthopaedic surgery, accumulation of agents such as anti-infectives in the bone as target tissue is difficult. The use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as carriers principally enables their accumulation via an externally applied magnetic field. Magnetizable implants are principally able to increase the strength of an externally applied magnetic field to reach also deep-seated part...

Effects of a new shape-memory alloy interspinous process device on pressure distribution of the intervertebral disc and zygapophyseal joints in vitroos4_63 38..45 *Qing-qiang Yao MD, *Sheng-nai Zheng MD, Li Cheng MD, Peng Yuan MD, Dong-sheng Zhang MD, Xiang-wen Liao MD, Yan Xu MD, Li-ming Wang MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University,...

As the world’s populations increase and age, there is a parallel increase in the number of medical procedures addressed to bone related injuries. It is estimated that approximately 1 million of orthopaedic implant surgeries in association with total joint replacements are needed every year. This number is expected to double between 1999 and 2025 as a result of increasing numbers of musculoskele...

BACKGROUND Infections of bone and joint tissues following arthroplasty surgeries remain a major challenge in orthopaedic settings. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is recognised as an established pathogen in such infections. Combination therapy using linezolid and bacteriophage impregnated in biopolymer was investigated in the present study as an alternative strategy to preven...