Wednesday 16 April 2008

Current Orthopaedics Volume 22 Issue 1 February 2008

Mini-Symposium: Hand Trauma

(i) Skin cover in hand injuries Pages 1-8 S. Raja Sabapathy and Praveen Bhardwaj
(ii) Nerve injuries Pages 9-16 Lars B. Dahlin
(iii) Twenty questions on tendon injuries in the hand Pages 17-24 P.A. Rust and R. Eckersley
(iv) Bone injury Pages 25-30 Joerg van Schoonhoven, Felix Stang and Karl-Josef Prommersberger
(v) Upper limb amputations: Where, when and how to replant Pages 31-41 Sara E. Atkins, Robert I.S. Winterton and Simon P. Kay

Spine
Recent developments in scoliosis surgery Pages 42-47 Patrick J. Kiely and Michael P. Grevitt

Syndrome
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Pages 48-51 Andrew Hughes, Fergal Monsell and Martin Gargan

Trauma
A review of periprosthetic fractures around total knee arthroplasties Pages 52-61 F. Rayan, S. Konan and F.S. Haddad

Children
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus Pages 62-69 Christopher Paul Marquis, Graham Cheung, Jonathan Saint Munro Dwyer and David Frederick George Emery

CME SECTION Pages 70-72
CME SECTION Page 73

Injury Volume 39 Issue 5 May 2008

Current imaging technology and trauma: Has the secondary survey been superceded? Pages 505-506 I.D.S. Civil

Review
Transarterial embolisation for intractable post-traumatic oronasal haemorrhage following traumatic brain injury: Evaluation of prognostic factors Pages 507-511 Cheng-Chih Liao, Yuan-Yun Tseng and Chien-Tzung Chen

Articles
The F.A.S.T.E.R. trial: Focused assessment by sonography in trauma during emergency retrieval: A feasibility study Pages 512-518 Stefan M. Mazur, Andrew Pearce, Sam Alfred, Adrian Goudie and Peter Sharley

Utility of optic nerve ultrasonography in head injury Pages 519-524 Ravishankar S. Goel, Navin K. Goyal, Satish B. Dharap, Meena Kumar and Madhuri A. Gore

Total-body digital X-ray in trauma: An experience report on the first operational full body scanner in Europe and its possible role in ATLS Pages 525-529 A.K. Exadaktylos, L.M. Benneker, V. Jeger, L. Martinolli, H.M. Bonel, S. Eggli, H. Potgieter and H. Zimmermann

Diagnostic laparoscopy for the evaluation of occult diaphragmatic injury following penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma Pages 530-534 Benjamin S. Powell, Louis J. Magnotti, Thomas J. Schroeppel, Christopher W. Finnell, Stephanie A. Savage, Peter E. Fischer, Timothy C. Fabian and Martin A. Croce

Unintentional non-fatal home-related injuries in Central Anatolia, Turkey: Frequencies, characteristics, and outcomes Pages 535-546 Fadimana Alptekin, Ersin Uskun, Ahmet Nesimi Kisioglu and Mustafa Ozturk

Road traffic collisions in Bursa, Turkey, during 2003, 2004 and 2005 Pages 547-553 Dilek Durak, Recep Fedakar, Nursel Türkmen, Semra Akgöz and Erol Baduroğlu

Profile of injuries arising from the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake: The first 72 h Pages 554-560 J.M. Mulvey, S.U. Awan, A.A. Qadri and M.A. Maqsood

The role of psychosocial, behavioural and emotional factors on self-reported major injuries in Brazilian adolescents: A case-control study Pages 561-569 Marcos Pascoal Pattussi, Ratilal Lalloo, Diego Garcia Bassani and Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto

Efficiency of overhead ceiling lifts in reducing musculoskeletal injury among carers working in long-term care institutions Pages 570-577 Hasanat Alamgir, Shicheng Yu, Catherine Fast, Stephanie Hennessy, Catherine Kidd and Annalee Yassi

Pain prevalence and pain relief in trauma patients in the Accident & Emergency department Pages 578-585 Sivera A.A. Berben, Tineke H.J.M. Meijs, Robert T.M. van Dongen, Arie B. van Vugt, Lilian C.M. Vloet, Joke J. Mintjes-de Groot and Theo van Achterberg

Failed Emergency Department disposition to the ward of patients with thoracic injury Pages 586-591 Blecher Gabriel E., Mitra Biswadev, Cameron Peter A. and Fitzgerald Mark

The sounds of music in the operating room Pages 592-597 Yehuda Ullmann, Lucian Fodor, Irena Schwarzberg, Nurit Carmi, Amos Ullmann and Yitzchak Ramon

Early prediction of outcome in very severe closed head injury Pages 598-603 Sandeep Jain, Satish B. Dharap and Madhuri A. Gore

Quality of life and neuropsychological changes in mild head trauma: Late analysis and correlation with S100B protein and cranial CT scan performed at hospital admission Pages 604-611 Daniela Paoli de Almeida Lima, Charles Simão Filho, Simone de Campos Vieira Abib and Luiz F. Poli de Figueiredo

Different definitions of patient outcome: Consequences for performance analysis in trauma Pages 612-622 Nils O. Skaga, Torsten Eken, J. Mary Jones and Petter A. Steen

Case Report
Importance of communication between medical specialties: A case series Pages 623-626 L. Bayam, C.E. Bruce, J. Sampath, F.B. Bayam and L. Abernethy

ANZ Journal of Surgery Volume 78, Virtual issue: Trauma CSI – Cell-System Integration. May 2008

N.B. We do not have access to the full text online.

TRAUMA CENTRE EXPERIENCE: FLAP RECONSTRUCTION OF TRAUMATIC LOWER LIMB INJURIES
Cheng H. Lo, Michael Leung, Charles Baillieu, Elaine W. T. Chong Heather Cleland

OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA ADMITTED TO LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTRES
Donna M. Urquhart, Owen D. Williamson, Belinda J. Gabbe, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Peter A. Cameron, Martin D. Richardson Elton R. Edwards on Behalf of the Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR) Project Group

ANZ Journal of Surgery Volume 78, Issue 4, April 2008

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POTENTIAL FOR CONTAMINATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS USING INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SCREWS
Brad Crick, Soong Chua, James Canty Keith McCullough
pages 266–268

ANZ Journal of Surgery Volume 78, Virtual issue

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VIRTUAL ISSUE: A focus on knee arthroplasty. June 2008
NERVE INJURIES IN ORTHOPAEDICS: IS THERE ANYTHING MORE WE NEED TO TELL OUR PATIENTS?
Eugene T. Ek , Emma P . Yu, Jason T. Chan and Bruce R . Love
UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOR THE TREATMENT OF UNICOMPARTMENTAL OSTEOARTHRITIS: A SYSTEMATIC STUDY
Tabatha Griffin, Neville Rowden, David Morgan, Robert Atkinson, Peter Woodruff Guy Maddern
WEIGHT CHANGE 1 YEAR FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE OR HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Jason Donovan, Ian DingwallSteve McChesney
INCIDENCE AND OUTCOMES OF KNEE AND HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT IN VETERANS AND CIVILIANS
Vanessa Wells, Trevor Hearn, Adrian Heard, Kylie Lange, Wayne Rankin Stephen Graves
DRAIN CLAMPING IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Eden Raleigh, Caroline B. Hing, Andrew S. Hanusiewicz, Scott A. Fletcher Rohan Price
EFFECT OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITY
Urjit Chatterji , Mark J. Ashworth , Peter L. Lewis and Peter J. Dobson
Complications and outcomes of single-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty
GeoffreyHorne, PeterDevane and KathrynAdams
Safety and cost benefits of bilateral total knee replacement in an acute hospital
Geoffrey Stubbs , S. E. R. Pryke , Sandeep Tewari , Janine Rogers , Bethany Crowe , Lynnet Bridgfoot and Natalie Smith
MULTIPARAMETER QUANTITATIVE COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT OF UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES
DAVID G. Campbell, LUKE J. Johnson SIMON C. West
Fate of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve post total knee arthroplasty
Dinshaw Mistry and Christopher O'Meeghan
Correlation between macroscopic changes of arthrosis and the posterior cruciate ligament histology in the osteoarthritic knee
Geoffrey Stubbs, Jane Dahlstrom, Peter Papantoniou, Maya Cherian
SELECTION OF PRIMARY HIP AND KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES FOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A CLINICAL EVIDENCE APPROACH
Alan M. Kop Eric Swarts

Injury Extra Volume 39 Issue 6 June 2008

Guillain-Barre syndrome following motorcycle accident Pages 209-211 Oliver P. Gautschi, Dermot Collopy and René Zellweger

Previously unreported failure of a Synthes 4.0 mm diameter cannulated screw Pages 212-215 A.P. Levene and P. Templeton

Acute chest syndrome following blunt liver laceration Pages 216-218 Justin Hering, Stefano Schena, Barney Dillard III, James Doherty, Don Fishman and Steven Salzman

Flexible intra-medullary nailing for recurrent, pathological, ipsilateral tibial fractures with significant malunion Pages 219-221 John M. Lloyd, Roland Fowler, Edward M.H. Gardner and Hugh J. Fox

Internal thermal injury: A case report Pages 222-224 Erik J. Teicher, Sigrid Blome-Eberwein, Daniel D. Lozano and Pamela A. Howard

Damage control of maxillofacial haemorrhage Pages 225-227 M.R. Vriens and L.P.H. Leenen

Perineal trauma in a super obese patient: A case report Pages 228-229 P.S. Chandhok and L.C. Hsee

Intraabdominal migration of a dynamic hip screw Pages 230-231 I.G. Murphy, W. Quinlan and E. Kelly

Investigation and treatment for isolated vastus intermedius rupture Pages 232-234 S.M. Thompson, J. Bird, N. Somashekar, E. Dick and D. Spicer

Otological symptoms following airbag inflation in low speed car crashes Pages 235-237 Iain Hathorn and S.S. Musheer Hussain

Injury Extra Volume 39 Issue 5 May 2008

Non-operative management of intracapsular femoral neck fractures Page 155 J.J. Gregory, K. Kostakopoulou, A. Kotecha, D.J. Ford and W.P. Cool

Radiographic evidence to help predict the mechanism of injury of pediatric spiral fractures in non-accidental injury Pages 155-156 L.M. O’Connor-Read, J. Teh and K. Willett

Posterior approach to the humerus: Can the triceps tendon be used as a landmark for the radial nerve? Page 156 L. Farrow, S. Kalra, J. Wilton and L. Van Rensburg

Treatment of mangled extremities following terrorist blast injury: The Royal London experience Page 156 M.D. Sewell, H. Patel, D. Marsh and S. Ang

A meta-analysis of amputation versus limb salvage in a mangled lower limb Pages 156-157 M. Akula, S. Gella, A. Moshen and C.J. Shaw

A performance improvement programme aids analysis of potentially preventable death from trauma: A UK inner-city hospital experience Page 157 R. Davenport, C. Aylwin, E. Ward, J. Goosen, J. McLeod, K. Brohi, M. Walsh and N. Tai

The roadside bomb in Iraq: Emerging patterns of injury Page 157 A. Ramasamy, S.E. Harrisson and M.P.M. Stewart

Penetrating missile injuries during the Iraqi insurgency 2006 Page 158 A. Ramasamy, S.E. Harrisson and M.P.M. Stewart

Blood transfusion and outcome of the polytrauma patient Page 158 A.G. Angoules, N.K. Kanakaris and P.V. Giannoudis

Management of penetrating neck injuries: Is exploration mandatory in penetrating neck injuries? Pages 158-159 S.V. Hosseini, B. Sabet, S.H. Hosseini and D. Mehrabani

Investigation and management of stab wounds to the torso presenting to a major urban hospital Page 159 A. Arshad, J. Plumb, I. Brown and A. Brooks

Electronic software greatly improves the management of trauma patients Page 159 R. Mathews, D.A. Raptis, M.D. Horwitz, K. Eleftheriou, J.V. Patel, T. Youngman, K. Christofi and F.S. Haddad

The effects of blunt trauma on the lung (experimental study) Pages 159-160 O. Yucel, M. Dakak, O. Genc, A. Gozubuyuk and H. Caylak

Anatomy and mechanism of injury of fatal vascular trauma: An inner city hospital's experience Page 160 E. Davies, R. Davenport, K. Brohi, N. Tai and M. Walsh

Hydrex vs. showering in the cleaning of external fixator pin sites: A randomised controlled clinical trial Page 160 M. Vincent, S. Royston, M. Dennison and S. Britten

An observational study of computed tomography (CT) examination in trauma and orthopaedics—Rationale for developing routine trauma CT Pages 160-161 M.Z.B. Choudhury, B. Chalidis, J. Rankine, V. Gulati and P.V. Giannoudis

Effect on cortical screw pullout strength of its transverse plane position within tubular cortical bone Page 161 A.V. Acharya and S. Evans

Ultrasound based management protocol for acute Achilles tendon rupture Pages 161-162 M.Z. Sadiq, T.A. Syed and D.A. Wallace

A new classification system for long bone fractures: Description and validation Page 162 N.K. Kanakaris, C. Garnavos, P. Tzortzi, R.P. West and P.V. Giannoudis

Early results of the CFP prosthesis in post-traumatic hip deformity Page 162 B. Noureddine, C. Dörner, D. Scheunemann, M. Wurm and A.P. Schulz

Individually packed sterile screws increase operative time in orthopaedic surgery: A cause for concern? Pages 162-163 H.A. Anwar, U. Mufti, A. Mathew and N. Saw

The hydraulic lengthening nail for lengthening the lower limb: A prospective cohort trial of 34 nails Pages 163-164 P. Reynders, J. Van Bael, M. Peter-John and D. Misselyn

Strain patterns in three different femoral interlocking nail-bone units: A biomechanical comparative study Page 164 S.N. Maripuri, K.N. Subramanian, U.K. Debnath, S. Evans and K. Mohanty

The short-term outcome of subtrochanteric fractures treated with the new synthes proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) Page 165 P.M. Guyver, M.J.H. McCarthy, N.P.M. Jain and J. Keenan

Isolated greater trochanter fractures: Can we predict the intertrochanteric extension based on plain radiographic criteria? Pages 165-166 S.N. Maripuri, S. Joshy, A. Mofidi and K. Mohanty

Long-term outcome of patients under the age of 60 years with displaced femoral neck fractures Page 166 P.L.O. Broos and K. Coenen

Impact of operative delay in fracture neck of femur patients on clopidogrel Page 166 B. Purushothaman, M. Faizi, M. Webb, A. Malviya and P. Henman
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Comprehensive® fracture stem—Early result of a new fracture stem for the hemiarthroplasty of the proximal humerus Page 167 N.H. Shah, S.D. Brookes-Fazakerley, A. Aziz and C. Sinopidis

Total elbow arthroplasty for distal humeral fractures—A comparison between primary arthroplasty and arthroplasty after failed primary fixation Page 167 K.A.Z. Sivardeen, A. Ali, Kato, A.N. Raha and D. Stanley

Posterior approach to the humerus: Can the triceps tendon be used as a landmark for the radial nerve? Page 167 L. Farrow, S. Kalra, J. Wilton and L. Van Rensburg

Early experience with the use of elastic nails for high-energy forearm fractures in adults Pages 167-168 A.P. Sanghrajka, V. Balaji, W. Al-Hakim and M.J. Barry

Outcome measures and complication rates of two volar locking plate systems Page 168 S.C.A. Hughes, R. Boyd, D.H. Mok and S. Chockalingam

Management of fragility fractures—Are we complying with BOA guidelines? Pages 168-169 D.H. Park, B. Hansoti, C. Sheridan and N. Maruthainar

PDS sling fixation of Neer type 2 fractures of the distal clavicle—A simple technique with excellent results Page 169 J. Robinson, P. Kempshall, B. Sankar and M.G. Pritchard

Rockwood pin fixation of clavicle fractures Pages 169-170 S. Ahmad, D. Sunderamoorthy, H. Jahraja, A. Shah and M. Waseem

Tension band wiring in the treatment of acromioclavicular joint injuries: Do broken threaded K-wires migrate? Page 170 R.S. Bhachu, R. Middleton, R. Chidambaram and D. Mok

Anterior versus superior plating of fresh mid-shaft clavicular fractures Pages 170-171 S. Venkatachalam, G.J. Packer, C.K. Sivaji and A. Shipton

Long-term functional outcome of patients with symptomatic clavicular non-union: A comparison between heavy manual worker and light worker group Page 171 A. Khanna, A. Khanna, S. Haleem, D. Chakravarty and A. Massraf

The use of anatomic pre-contoured plates in the treatment of mid-shaft clavicle fractures Page 171 J. Chandrasenan, M. Espag, R. Dias and D.I. Clark

Pubis symphysis fusion: Patient characteristics and outcomes Page 172 P.V. Giannoudis, N.K. Kanakaris and M.D. Bircher

The application of the pelvic C-clamp in polytrauma patients with haemodynamically unstable pelvic ring fractures Page 172 J. Böhme, S. Klima, A. Hoech, A. Tiemann and C.H. Josten

A comparison of standard vs. 3D fluoroscopy in placing a supra-acetabular lag-screw: A pre-clinical study Page 172 G. Pereira, D. Griffin and M. Blakemore

Does the low back displace significantly in low velocity rear impact shunts? Page 173 I. Starks, B. Henderson, M. Hill and R. Wade

Is the threshold for injury in whiplash really a delta-v of 3 mph? Page 173 I. Starks, B. Henderson, M. Hill and R. Wade

Temporal geometric changes in the post-traumatic thoracic and lumbar spine Pages 173-174 J.S. Mehta, J. Hipp, I.B. Paul, V. Shanbhag, A. Jones, J. Howes, P.R. Davies and S. Ahuja

Changing antibiotic prophylaxis for femoral neck fracture surgery reduces post-operative infection with Clostridium difficile Page 174 I. Starks, S. Cooke, N. Maffulli and P.J. Roberts

Early infection after hip fracture surgery—Risk factors, costs and outcome Page 174 C. Edwards, A. Counsell, C. Boulton and C.G. Moran

Preventing the next hip fracture Page 175 J.P. Gallagher, C. Russell, S.A. McNally, J. Smith and J. Stanton

Measured benefits from the introduction of an ortho-geriatric service in a district hospital trauma service Page 175 G. Erturan, J. McKenzie, S. Woods, R. Attoti and S. Deo

Anaesthesia for hip fracture patients Pages 175-176 D. Bhaskar, P. Aggarwal, A. Gulati, A. Khanna and M.J. Parker

Pressure sores and hip fractures Page 176 S.K. Khan, R. Induluru, A.D. Pendse, S. Haleem and M.J. Parker

Trauma in the elderly: Should the care of the elderly (COTE) physicians be part of the trauma team? Pages 176-177 N.D. Clement, C. Tennant and C. Muwanga

Nutrition in patients with a fractured neck of femur Page 177 K. Lammin, M. Fehily, A. Chitre, N. Yasin and S. Hodgson

ETS hemiarthroplasty for proximal femoral fracture: A study of a change in prosthesis Page 177 A.S.C. Sidwai, E.J. Shaw and K. Willett

Does oral vitamin K given in A&E help expedite surgery in fracture neck of femur patients on warfarin for atrial fibrillation? Pages 177-178 R. Verma, E. Tayton and P.C. Birch

Classification systems for tibial plateau fractures: How reliable are they? Page 178 S.N. Maripuri, P. Rao, M. Thomas and K. Mohanty

Inter- and intra-observer variation of the Schatzker and AO/OTA classifications of tibial plateau fractures and a proposal of a new classification system Page 178 F. Alvi, C.P. Charalambous, M. Tryfonidis, R. Samarji and P. Hirst

One-year outcome of diaphyseal fractures treated with a reamed T2 tibia nail: A multicentre prospective clinical study Pages 178-179 R. Jairam, S. Rhemrev, M.G. Eversdijk, P. Patka, K. Westermann and P. de Lucas

SST fibula nailing versus standard AO-ASIF for fibula fracture: Functional results in patients aged over 55 years Page 179 I. Bakar, A. Hutchinson and I. Pallister

Allograft bone substitute in acute management of proximal tibial fractures in elderly patients: A series of 19 patients in District General Hospital Page 179 M. Bansal, D. Shukla, H. Bhansali and S. Bhagat

Closed tibial fractures in footballers treated with mono-lateral external fixation: A prospective study of 92 cases Page 180 A. Mahmood, O. Ennis, N. Hussein, I. Moorcroft, P.B.M. Thomas and P. Ogrodnik

The floating knee—Outcome following surgical management Page 180 U. Rethnam, R.S. Yesupalan and R. Nair

A cost analysis of treatment of tibial fracture non-unions: A comparative study between autologous iliac crest bone grafting and bone morphogenetic protein-7 Pages 180-181 Z. Dahabreh, N.K. Kanakaris and P.V. Giannoudis

The use of recombinant human BMP-7 in limb reconstruction surgery—An audit Page 181 S.S. Jeetle, A. Page, Z. Shah, M. Phillips, A.F.G. Groom and S.L. Phillips

Safety and efficacy evaluation of injectable rhBMP-2 in patients with closed tibia fractures Page 181 A.D. Patel, S.T. Donell, T. Lyon, W. Sheele and A. Valentin

Should calcaneal fractures be treated operatively or non-operatively? Page 182 C.S. Modi, R. Kanwar and M.L. Costa

Walking on a tightrope: Our experience in the treatment of traumatic ankle syndesmosis rupture Page 182 D. McMurray, B. Hornung, B. Venkateswaran and Z. Ali

Micromotions after ankle-fusion—Biomechanic in vitro evaluation of three different techniques Pages 182-183 L. Simon, A.P. Schulz, M. Faschingbauer, M. Morlock and C. Jürgens
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Early results of calcaneal locking plate for displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures Page 183 V. Sharma, R. Shahid and M. Maqsood

Use of Ilizarov technique for limb reconstruction by bone transport and fusion in patients with distal tibial bone loss involving the tibial plafond Page 183 D. Bhaskar, V.V. George and C.C. Kovoor

Comparison of Ilizarov bone transport and vascularised fibular graft in post-traumatic tibial bone defects Pages 183-184 D. Bhaskar, V.V. George and C.C. Kovoor

Impact of traumatic brain injury and associated hospital resource utilization on an Orthopaedic Department service Page 184 M.Z. Farook and M. Bhattacharyya

Cervical spine injury in association with craniomaxillofacial fractures Page 184 N. Aslam, S. Sadiq and M. Ellahi

Major trauma, the bone marrow and colony stimulating factors—A possible therapeutic target? Pages 184-185 J. De Dios Robinson, J. Stanley, W. Almond and I. Pallister

The awareness of the importance of the immunoinflammatory response to injury amongst orthopaedic consultants and trainees: Damage control orthopaedics—Has the concept caught on? Page 185 A. Ardolino, E. Wilson and I. Pallister

The use of autologous platelet-rich plasma gel as an aid in the management of acute trauma wounds Pages 185-186 K. Kazakos, N. Lyras, M. Tryfonidis, C. Tilkeridis and D. Verettas

Evaluation of wound healing effects on skin-defect nude mice by using umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells Pages 186-187 K.K. Hu, Y.C. Dai, J. Li, J. Li and Q. Wu

Should scaphoid fractures be treated operatively or non-operatively? Page 187 C.S. Modi, R. Kanwar and M.L. Costa

Acute MR imaging compared with bone scintigraphy in suspected scaphoid fractures: SOS (Study of Occult Scaphoid) fractures Page 187 F.J.P. Beeres, S.J. Rhemrev, M. Hogervorst, P. den Hollander, S.A.G. Meylaerts, K.A. Bartlema and J.F. Hamming

Subperiosteal elevation of the ulnar nerve—Anatomical considerations and preliminary results Pages 187-188 M. Krkovic and R. Bosnjak
Comminuted proximal ulnar fractures: Injury pattern surgical techniques and outcome Page 188 A. Mofidi, N. Maripuri, L. Tiessen and K. Mohanty

Ulna locking nail in forearm fractures Page 188 J.A. De Pedro, J.F. Blanco, F. Juanes, J. Dominguez and A.P. Martin

A prospective study comparing angle stable internal fixation of distal radius fractures with K-wiring and plaster immobilisation Pages 188-189 H.A. Anwar, A. Hossain, N. Talwalker and N. Saw

Cervical clearance in unconscious major trauma patients Page 189 P. Richards, A. Hamid, J. Belcher and P. Oakley

Cervical clearance radiation doses Pages 189-190 P.J. Richards, R. Summerfield, J. George, A. Hamid and P. Oakley

Fracture angulations estimation and measurement using the Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS): A reliability analysis Page 190 R.D. Wharton, J.S.H. Gaskin, C. Fernansez, L. Zolczer and G. Marsh

Is PACS a useful tool for pre-operative sizing of femoral heads for Thompsons’ hemiarthroplasty? Page 190 Y. Harun, Z. Hakim and W.J. Hart

Emergency Department reading of CT (ED-RCT) heads Pages 190-191 S. Midgley, G. O’Neill and W. Townend

‘Sag sign’—A simple radiological sign for detecting injury to the thumb ulnar collateral ligament Page 191 S. Gurdezi and D. Mok

When to fix forearm fractures’ in children? Page 191 P. Monga and A. Raghupathy

Epidemiological evaluation of the presentation and management of humeral fractures in children utilising the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) database Page 192 M.P. Maguire, F. Lecky and O. Bouamra

Complication rates after operative treatment of paediatric femoral neck fractures Page 192 M. Nayeemuddin, G. Higgins, P.R. Glithero, C.E. Bache and J.N. O’Hara

Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) of unstable paediatric tibial diaphyseal fractures Pages 192-193 N.K. Garg, M.S. Ballal, D.R. Cohen, J. Sampath and C.E. Bruce

Radiographic evidence to help predict the mechanism of injury of pediatric spiral fractures in non-accidental injury Page 193 L.M. O’Connor-Read, J. Teh and K. Willett

Motocross injuries in children Page 193 V. Upadhyay, S. Sharma, D. Kamatchi, J. Fagg and P.S. Fagg

Outcome of femoral neck fracture in the young adult Page 193 D. Bhaskar, A. Singla, D. Chakravarty, R. Raghavan and M.J. Parker

Uncemented revision in B2, B3 post-operative femoral fractures—The role justified? Page 194 F. Rayan, S. Konangaparambath and F.S. Haddad

The outcome of intramedullary nailing for pathological lesions of the femur Page 194 L. Tiessen, A. Metcalfe and S. Jones

Assessment of success and factors resulting in the failure of exchange nailing in the treatment of non-union of the femoral shaft fractures Pages 194-195 A. Mofidi, N. Maripuri, L. Tiessen, K. Mohanty and I. Pallister

Dall-Miles plate and cables without bone graft in peri-prosthetic fractures of the hip—A review of 17 cases Page 195 A.S. Rajeev, N.S. Shankar and J. Mani

Fractures between knee and hip replacements: A case series and recommendations for treatment Page 195 Y.I. Michla, J.P. Holland and D.J. Deehan

What is the usefulness of immediate daily review of fracture clinic referrals? Pages 195-196 D.P. Williams, M. Hossain, A.K. Sinha and L. McSweeney

A review of 1241 trauma cases: A study of efficiency in trauma theatres Page 196 C. Mauffrey, E. Collantes and C. Modi

Cemented or uncemented hip hemiarthroplasty?: Closing the audit loop after comparing rates of peri-prosthetic fractures Page 196 E. Guryel and S. Palmer

The proximal femoral nail-α (PFNA)—113 patients, the Norwich experience Pages 196-197 M.D. Wijeratna and A.D. Patel

Are we safe in sedating our patients without an anaesthetist? Page 197 S. Alshryda, A. Shah and H. Dardouri

Improving the pre-burns unit management of the burn patient: A long-term review of the benefits of the East Grinstead transfer proforma Page 197 T.C.S. Cubison, R. Taghizadeh, C.E. Anderson, B.S. Dhensa and P.M. Gilbert

Talking trauma: Are we giving our trauma patients enough information? Pages 197-198 A. Bhangu, A. Datta, S. Mangaleshkar and N. Slater

Low-dose oral vitamin K is a safe and effective method for controlled anticoagulation reversal in orthopaedic trauma patients Page 198 M.P. Baker, B.J. Ollivere and J.S. Albert

The effectiveness of restricted weight bearing in hospital patients with lower limb injuries Pages 198-199 K. Laws, I.W. Griffiths and I. Pallister

Proximal femoral geometry and hip fracture patterns: A multi-centre comparative radiological study from Southern Australia and Western Scotland Page 199 A.J. Bowey, A. Pillai, J. Gregory and R. Duthie

Thompson hemiarthroplasty: Is cement an essential ingredient? Page 199 H. Kurup and A.I.R. Jenkins

Hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur using HAC coated endoprosthesis—A study of outcomes and health economics in 515 patients Page 200 R. Raman, R. Hamilton, S. Das, G. Gallagher and H.K. Sharma

Preliminary results of a new dynamic locking plate and screw system for intracapsular hip fractures Page 200 D. Bhaskar and M. Parker

A simple classification system for the care hip fracture patients: Focusing care, optimising resources and justifying patient outcome Page 201 G. Erturan, J. McKenzie and S. Deo

Mortality following hip fracture: Trends and geographical variations over the last 40 years Page 201 S. Haleem, R. Mayahi, A. Khanna, L. Lutchman and M.J. Parker

Clinical outcome of pertrochanteric fractures treated with the percutaneous compression plate (PCCP)—Peri-operative analysis, post-operative follow-up and outcome in 383 cases Pages 201-202 W. Klein and C. Gruening

Short- versus long-thread cannulated screws for intracapsular hip fractures: A randomised trial of 432 patients Page 202 S.M. Ali, S. Haleem and M.J. Parker

Non-operative management of intracapsular femoral neck fractures Page 202 J.J. Gregory, K. Kostakopoulou, A. Kotecha, D.J. Ford and W.P. Cool

Distal tibial fracture fixation with locking compression plate (LCP) through minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis (MIPO) technique Page 202 R. Shahid, A. Mushtaq, V. Sharma and M. Maqsood

Anterior knee pain after T2 intramedullary nailing of tibial fracture: A multicentre prospective clinical study Pages 202-203 R. Jairam, E. Tsiridis, S. Rhemrev, P. de Lucas and K. Westermann

Is the patellar tendon responsible for anterior knee pain after intramedullary nailing of tibial fractures? Page 203 C.S. Modi, R. Kanwar and M.L. Costa

MIPPO of proximal tibial fractures: Are angled stable implants the only way? Pages 203-204 J.M. Nithyananth, V.M. Cherian, V.N. Lee and G.D. Sundararaj

The relation between time to definite treatment and rate of infection in open fractures of the tibia Page 204 A. Sood, A. Nelson and H.K. Sharma

Prospective study of closed tibial diaphyseal fractures treated by monolateral external fixation Pages 204-205 O. Ennis, A. Mahmood, R. Maheshwari, I. Moorcroft and P.B.M. Thomas

Shoulder dislocations in the 30–65 age group—Are we undertreating them? Page 205 D. Mahadeva, S. Hazarika, J. Candal-Couto, C. Gibbons and J. Sher

Why do professional rugby players dislocate their shoulders? Page 205 K.A.Z. Sivardeen, S.-C. Cheng, D. Buchanon, W.A. Wallace, S.P.T. Kemp, J. Fairairn, D. Hulse and J.H.M. Brooks

Sensitivity, specifiity and accuracy of ultrasound in assessing rotator cuff tears Pages 205-206 S. Alshryda, V. Tripunuri, J. du Fosse and N. Bayliss

Severe brachial plexus injuries in rugby: Mechanisms and management Page 206 F. Altaf, K. Mannan, M. Sinisi and R. Birch

The coracoid spur sign: A novel radiographic sign relevant to the treatment of scapular fractures Page 206 A.N. Pandit, S. Masterson and S. Lambert

Early mobilisation following operative treatment of unstable elbow dislocations with open stabilisation Pages 206-207 E.J. Shaw, D.R. Cohen and M. Waseem

International Orthopaedics

The following journal has been added to the PubMed Central Archive:
International Orthopaedics

Archive: v. 31(1) and 31(2) (2007). Current content is forthcoming and will have a 12-month delay.

Spine April 2008, Volume 33 Issue 8

Pages: 831-838
Title: Cell Therapy Using Articular Chondrocytes Overexpressing BMP-7 or BMP-10 in a Rabbit Disc Organ Culture Model
Authors: Yejia Zhang, MD, PhD; Frank M. Phillips, MD; Eugene J.-M.A. Thonar et al

Pages: 839-844
Title: Plasmin-Matrix Metalloproteinase Cascades in Spinal Response to an Experimental Disc Lesion in Pig
Authors: Jari Salo, MD, PhD; Zygmunt Mackiewicz, PhD. DSc; Aage Indahl et al

Pages: 845-849
Title: Age-Related Effects of Cocultured Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Macrophages on Nitric Oxide Production and Cytokine Imbalance
Authors: Raijiro Katsuno, MD; Toru Hasegawa, MD, PhD; Toru Iwashina et al

Pages: 850-855
Title: Puncture of a Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Induces Changes in Spontaneous Pain Behavior: An Experimental Study in Rats
Authors: Kjell Olmarker, MD, PhD

Pages: 856-862
Title: An Intact Facet Capsular Ligament Modulates Behavioral Sensitivity and Spinal Glial Activation Produced by Cervical Facet Joint Tension
Authors: Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD; Diana G. Santos, BS

Pages: 863-869
Title: Comparison of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow for Ex Vivo Gene Therapy in Rat Spinal Fusion Model
Authors: Masashi Miyazaki, MD; Patricia A. Zuk, PhD; Jun Zou et al

Pages: 870-876
Title: Coculture of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nucleus Pulposus Cells Modulate Gene Expression Profile Without Cell Fusion
Authors: Gianluca Vadalà, MD; Rebecca K. Studer, PhD; Gwendolyn Sowa et al

Pages: 877-882
Title: Early Histologic Changes Following Polymethylmethacrylate Injection (Vertebroplasty) in Rabbit Lumbar Vertebrae
Authors: Julio Urrutia, MD; Christopher M. Bono, MD; Pablo Mery et al

Pages: 883-892
Title: A Biomechanical Study of Artificial Cervical Discs Using Computer Simulation
Authors: Hyung Soo Ahn, MD, PhD; Denis J. DiAngelo, PhD

Pages: 893-897
Title: Quantitative Anatomy of Subaxial Cervical Lateral Mass: An Analysis of Safe Screw Lengths for Roy-Camille and Magerl Techniques
Authors: Brian D. Stemper, PhD; Satyajit V. Marawar, MD; Narayan Yoganandan et al

Pages: 898-902
Title: Facet Asymmetry in Normal Vertebral Growth: Characterization and Etiologic Theory of Scoliosis
Authors: Youssef M. Masharawi, PhD; Smadar Peleg, PhD; Hanne B. Albert et al

Pages: 903-908
Title: Clinical Course and Significance of the Clear Zone Around the Pedicle Screws in the Lumbar Degenerative Disease
Authors: Yasuaki Tokuhashi, MD; Hiromi Matsuzaki, MD; Hiroshi Oda et al

Pages: 909-913
Title: Pain in the Back and Neck Are With Us Until the End: A Nationwide Interview-Based Survey of Danish 100-Year-Olds
Authors: Jan Hartvigsen, DC, PhD; Kaare Christensen, MD, PhD

Pages: 914-918
Title: The Use of Expertise-Based Randomized Controlled Trials to Assess Spinal Manipulation and Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review
Authors: on behalf of the Expertise-Based RCT Working Group

Pages: 919-924
Title: Vertebroplasty Using Real-Time, Fluoroscopy-Controlled, Catheter-Assisted, Low-Viscosity Cement Injection
Authors: Chung-Wei Lee, MD; Yao-Hung Wang, MD; Hon-Man Liu et al

Pages: 925-930
Title: Historical Perspective: The Development and Use of Spinal Disease Categories
Authors: Bradley K. Weiner, MD

Pages: E225-E235
Title: Biomechanics of Volunteers Subject to Loading by a Motorized Shoulder Belt Tensioner
Authors: Craig A. Good, PhD, PEng; David C. Viano et al

Pages: E236-E245
Title: How Does a Three-Dimensional Continuum Muscle Model Affect the Kinematics and Muscle Strains of a Finite Element Neck Model Compared to a Discrete Muscle Model in Rear-End, Frontal, and Lateral Impacts
Authors: Sofia Hedenstierna, MSc; Peter Halldin, PhD

Pages: E246-E253
Title: Long-term Functional Outcome in Pyogenic Spinal Infection
Authors: Brendan J. O'Daly, MB BCh, BAO, MRCSI; Seamus F. Morris et al

Pages: E254-E260
Title: Diabetes and Perioperative Outcomes Following Cervical Fusion in Patients With Myelopathy
Authors: Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA; Sean Tackett, BS; Anand Shah et al

Pages: E261-E267
Title: Threshold Cervical Range-of-Motion Necessary to Detect Abnormal Intervertebral Motion in Cervical Spine Radiographs
Authors: HoSun Hwang, MD; John A. Hipp, PhD; Peleg Ben-Galim et al

Pages: E268-E271
Title: Delayed Migration of a Screw Into the Gastrointestinal Tract After Anterior Cervical Spine Plating
Authors: Roberto Gazzeri, MD; Marco Tamorri, MD; Andrea Faiola et al

Pages: E272-E273
Title: Compartment Syndrome With Acute Renal Failure: A Rare Complication of Spinal Surgery in Knee-Chest Position
Authors: Rajiv Gupta, MS; Sumit Batra, MS, DNB; Rajesh Chandra et al

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Spine April 2008, Volume 33 Issue 7

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Section: Randomized Trial
Pages: 703-708
Title: Better Backs by Better Beds?
Authors: Kim Bergholdt, DC; Rasmus N. Fabricius, DC; Tom Bendix, MD, DrMedSci

Section: Randomized Trial
Pages: 709-715
Title: Vardenafil Improves Ejaculation Success Rates and Self-confidence in
Men With Erectile Dysfunction due to Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: for the Vardenafil Study Group

Pages: 716-723
Title: Synapse Involvement of the Dorsal Horn in Experimental Lumbar Nerve
Root Compression: A Light and Electron Microscopic Study
Authors: Shigeru Kobayashi, MD, PhD; Kenzo Uchida, MD, PhD; Yasuo Kokubo et al

Pages: 724-733
Title: Spinal Growth Modulation With an Anterolateral Flexible Tether in an Immature Bovine Model: Disc Health and Motion Preservation
Authors: Peter O. Newton, MD; Christine L. Farnsworth et al

Pages: 734-742
Title: Bioresorbable Polylactide Interbody Implants in an Ovine Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Model: Three-Year Results
Authors: Kevin A. Thomas, PhD; Jeffrey M. Tothet al

Pages: 743-747
Title: Do Corticosteroids Produce Additional Benefit in Nerve Root Infiltration for Lumbar Disc Herniation?
Authors: Hisayoshi Tachihara, MD, PhD; Miho Sekiguchi et al

Pages: 748-754
Title: An Injectable and In Situ-Gelling Biopolymer for Sustained Drug Release Following Perineural Administration
Authors: Mohammed F. Shamji, MD, MSc; Lyman Whitlatch et al

Pages: 755-765
Title: 1,25(OH)2-Vitamin D3 Inhibits Proliferation and Decreases Production of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, Thrombopoietin, VEGF, and Angiogenin by Human Annulus Cells In Vitro
Authors: Helen E. Gruber, PhD; Gretchen Hoelscher, MS; Jane A. Ingram et al

Pages: 766-770
Title: Biomechanical Analysis of Atlas Fractures: A Study on 40 Human Atlas Specimens
Authors: Matthias Gebauer, MD; Nils Goetzen; Florian Barvencik, MD; Frank Timo
Beil et al

Pages: 771-778
Title: Surgical Treatment of Fixed Cervical Kyphosis With Myelopathy
Authors: Brian A. OShaughnessy, MD; John C. Liu, MD; Patrick C. Hsieh et al

Pages: 779-785
Title: Vertebral Artery Injury During Cervical Spine Surgery: A Survey of More than 5600 Operations
Authors: Masashi Neo, MD, PhD; Shunsuke Fujibayashi, MD, PhD; Masahiko Miyata,
MD; Mitsuru Takemoto, MD, PhD; Takashi Nakamura, MD, PhD

Pages: 786-791
Title: Follow-up of Patients With Delayed Union After Posterior Fusion With Pedicle Screw Fixation
Authors: Yasuaki Tokuhashi, MD; Yasumitsu Ajiro, MD; Natsuki Umezawa, MD

Pages: 792-796
Title: Serum Titanium Levels After Instrumented Spinal Arthrodesis
Authors: Travis D. Richardson, DO; Stephen J. Pineda et al

Pages: 797-801
Title: Forced Lordosis on the Thoracolumbar Junction Can Correct Coronal Plane Deformity in Adolescents With Double Major Curve Pattern Idiopathic Scoliosis
Authors: Piet J. M. van Loon, MD; Bob A. G. Kühbauch et al

Pages: 802-806
Title: Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis Are Not Osteoporotic
Authors: Elizabeth A. Szalay, MD; Patrick Bosch, MD; Richard M. Schwend, MD;
Brian Buggie, BS; Dan Tandberg, MD; Frederick Sherman, MD

Pages: 807-813
Title: Characterizing the Shape of the Lumbar Spine Using an Active Shape
Model: Reliability and Precision of the Method
Authors: Judith R. Meakin, PhD; Jennifer S. Gregory et al

Pages: 814-820
Title: The Correlation of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Compression Myelopathy With Neurologic and Radiologic Severity
Authors: Yoichi Aota, MD; Tetsu Niwa, MD; Masaaki Uesugi et al

Pages: 821-826
Title: The Reliability of Nonorganic Sign-Testing and the Waddell Score in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Authors: Adri T. Apeldoorn, MSc; Henk Bosselaar, MSc; Tanja Blom-Luberti et al

Pages: E188-E193
Title: Variations in Surgical Treatment of Cervical Facet Dislocations
Authors: Ahmad Nassr, MD; Joon Y. Lee, MD; Marcel F. Dvorak et al

Pages: E194-E197
Title: Using Triggered Electromyographic Threshold in the Intercostal Muscles to Evaluate the Accuracy of Upper Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement (T3T6)
Authors: Juan C. Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD, PhD; Nicholas C. Zimick et al

Pages: E198-E204
Title: Scintigraphic Imaging of Vertebral Osteomyelitis With 111In-Biotin
Authors: Elena Lazzeri, MD; Paola Erba, MD; Marzio Perri, MD; Carlo Tascini et al

Pages: E205-E210
Title: Accuracy of Intermittent Fluoroscopy to Detect Intravascular Injection During Transforaminal Epidural Injections
Authors: Matthew Smuck, MD; Brian J. Fuller et al

Pages: E211-E215
Title: Lumbar Interspinous Bursitis (Baastrup Disease) in a Symptomatic Population: Prevalence on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Robbert Maes, MD; Willam B. Morrison, MD; Laurence Parker et al

Pages: E216-E220
Title: Controlled Segmental Balloon Kyphoplasy: A New Technique for Patients With Heterogeneous Vertebral Bone Density
Authors: Guillaume Saliou, MD; Pierre Lehmann, MD; Jean Noël Vallée, MD, PhD

Pages: E221-E224
Title: Two-Stage (Posterior and Anterior) Surgical Treatment of Spinal Osteomyelitis due to Atypical Mycobacteria and Associated Thoracolumbar Kyphoscoliosis in a Nonimmunocompromised Patient
Authors: Akihiro Hirakawa, MD; Kei Miyamoto, MD, PhD; Yoshiyuki Ohno et al