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Hinge prostheses in the revision of unicompartmental knee replacement: a descriptive analysis of data from the national joint registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) is an effective surgical strategy in patients with isolated medial or lateral compartment osteoarthritis. Study aims were to (1) describe the epidemiology of patients un...
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Open AccessThe impact of a digital joint school educational programme on post-operative outcomes following lower limb arthroplasty: a retrospective comparative cohort study
As part of an ongoing service improvement project, a digital ‘joint school’ (DJS) was developed to provide education and support to patients undergoing total hip (THR) and total knee (TKR) replacement surgery....
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Open AccessUsing intervention map** to develop an occupational advice intervention to aid return to work following hip and knee replacement in the United Kingdom
There are increasing numbers of total hip replacements (THR) and total knee replacements (TKR) being performed in patients of working age. Providing patients undergoing TKR and THR with return to work advice m...
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Open AccessManaging Employees Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Replacement: Experiences of Workplace Representatives
Introduction There is little research on return to work (RTW) from a workplace perspective following hip and knee replacement (THR/TKR) despite employers and other workplace personnel having a key role. Our aim w...
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Open AccessDevelopment of an occupational advice intervention for patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty (the OPAL study)
There are an increasing number of patients of working age undergoing hip and knee replacements. Currently there is variation in the advice and support given about sickness absence, recovery to usual activities...
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Microbial resistance related to antibiotic-loaded bone cement: a historical review
The use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) has a range of indications for use in orthopaedics. It has the advantage of delivering high loads of antibiotics to a targeted site, thereby avoiding the side ef...
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Microorganisms responsible for periprosthetic knee infections in England and Wales
This study aimed to delineate epidemiology of infecting microorganism genus in first-time revision knee arthroplasty for indication of periprosthetic joint infection in England and Wales using linked registry ...
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Increasing age and female gender are associated with early knee replacement following arthroscopy
Early knee replacement following arthroscopy may be perceived as a failure of the original treatment and thus a poor use of resources. Factors that may be associated with increased risk of early replacement we...
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Mid-term survival following primary hinged total knee replacement is good irrespective of the indication for surgery
The use of ‘hinged’ knee prostheses for primary knee arthroplasty procedures is increasing. This analysis reports the rates of implant survival, modes of failure, revision details and functional outcomes with ...
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Patient reported outcome measures after revision of the infected TKR: comparison of single versus two-stage revision
Two-stage revision is the ‘gold standard’ treatment for infected total knee replacement. Single-stage revision has been successful in the hip and, in carefully chosen knee revisions, may offer the advantage of...
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Case-based Learning for Patient Safety: The Lessons Learnt Program for UK Junior Doctors
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Open AccessChest compressions before defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
Current 2005 guidelines for advanced cardiac life support strongly recommend immediate defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, findings from experimental and clinical studies have indicated...
