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