of medical equipment, 6 and the creation of anatomic models. 7 , 8 Orthopaedic surgery, with its focus on implants, instruments, and surgical devices, is well suited to applications of 3D printing. Multiple studies have shown that the use of
Jasmine N. Levesque, Ajay Shah, Seper Ekhtiari, James R. Yan, Patrick Thornley, and Dale S. Williams
Benedikt J. Braun, Bernd Grimm, Andrew M. Hanflik, Meir T. Marmor, Peter H. Richter, Andrew K. Sands, and Sureshan Sivananthan
clinical use. One of the first goals is to assess the currently available technologies, their current and potential applications in orthopaedic trauma surgery and provide an overview for the modern trauma surgeon. Digital solutions are rapidly evolving, and
Theofilos Karachalios, Katre Maasalu, and Li Felländer-Tsai
, the control of disease transmission on the wards and in the operating theatre is of paramount importance since the majority of orthopaedic and trauma emergency and elective surgeries are aerosol-generating procedures ( 5 , 8 , 9 , 19 , 20 , 21
SaTia T. Sinclair, Ahmed K. Emara, Melissa N. Orr, Kara M. McConaghy, Alison K. Klika, and Nicolas S. Piuzzi
validation is also needed for both specific patient populations and specific outcomes (e.g. readmission, reoperation). However, no standardized system of comorbidity reporting currently exists in orthopaedic surgery, specifically for patients undergoing hip
Haroon Majeed
.1 billion until the end of March 2020. 5 , 6 According to the annual NHS Resolution 2019/2020 report, trauma and orthopaedic surgery accounted for 12% of all the clinical negligence claims by numbers (highest among surgical specialities), and 5% by
E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
system and, of these, 80% occur within the joints (mainly elbows, knees and ankles). Planning and undertaking elective orthopaedic surgery in haemophilic patients is most effective with the involvement of an experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT) at a
Achi Kamaraj, Nikhil Agarwal, K. T. Matthew Seah, and Wasim Khan
mean a lifetime if the management option leads to differences in health utility that persist for the remainder of a patient’s life. This may require extrapolation of available data, which is certainly relevant to many orthopaedic surgery procedures
Dimitrios A. Flevas, Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos, Leonidas Dimopoulos, Evanthia Mitsiokapa, Panayiotis Koulouvaris, and Andreas F. Mavrogenis
% to 60% in major orthopaedic surgery. 9 Death within one month of diagnosis occurs in approximately 6% of DVT patients and approximately 12% of PE patients. 14 The cumulative ten-year incidence of recurrent VTE reaches 39.9% (35.4% to 44
Stephanie Marrannes, Klaas Victor, Nele Arnout, Tine De Backer, Jan Victor, and Thomas Tampere
Introduction Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a well-known complication following orthopaedic surgery. In the absence of thromboprophylaxis, incidences up to 40% have been
Halah Kutaish, Antoine Acker, Lisca Drittenbass, Richard Stern, and Mathieu Assal
CAOS: where do we stand in the field of foot and ankle surgery? Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery (CAOS) provides a real-time navigation system with improved visualization capacity and increased accuracy. 1 – 3 Furthermore, the use of
