Kvist, Ola Luiza Dallora, Ana Nilsson, Ola Anderberg, Peter Sanmartin Berglund, Johan Flodmark, Carl-Erik Diaz, Sandra
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Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
To assess growth plate fusion by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evaluate the correlation with sex, age, pubertal development, physical activity and BMI. Wrist, knee and ankle of 958 healthy subjects aged 14.0-21.5 years old were examined using MRI and graded by two radiologists. Correlations of growth plate fusion score with age, pubertal dev...
Errani, Costantino Tsukamoto, Shinji Kido, Akira Yoneda, Azusa Bondi, Alice Zora, Frida Soucacos, Fotini Mavrogenis, Andreas F.
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SICOT-J
Purpose: To compare and discuss the gender disparities in the Orthopaedic specialty. Methods: We reviewed the literature to find the rates of women applying for an orthopaedic residency, fellowship, and academic career program, to understand the causes of the disparities in women in orthopaedics, and how this relates to orthopaedic surgical practic...
Raittio, Lauri Launonen, Antti Mattila, Ville M. Reito, Aleksi
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BMC Medical Research Methodology
BackgroundRandomized controlled trials in orthopaedics are powered to mainly find large effect sizes. A possible discrepancy between the estimated and the real mean difference is a challenge for statistical inference based on p-values. We explored the justifications of the mean difference estimates used in power calculations. The assessment of dist...
Grigoras, Mihai Boughton, Oliver Cleary, May McKenna, Paul Rowan, Fiachra E.
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SICOT-J
Introduction: Not using a tourniquet could improve early postoperative pain, range of motion (ROM), length of stay (LOS), and thromboembolic risk in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our aim was to compare these factors, intraoperative blood loss, and gender-related outcomes in patients undergoing primary TKA with or without a tour...
Shitara, Hitoshi Tajika, Tsuyoshi Kuboi, Takuro Ichinose, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Hamano, Noritaka Endo, Takafumi Kamiyama, Masataka Honda, Akira Miyamoto, Ryosuke
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Scientific Reports
The relationship between ankle joint function and throwing-related injuries has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that limited ankle joint range of motion (ROM) was related to risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players. This 12-month prospective cohort study evaluated the age, height, weight, playing position, shoul...
Stanley, Ciaran Kelly, Martin Elzaki, Mohamed Butler, Audrey Mr.Finbarr, Condon Lenehan, Brian
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The Surgeon
Background Trauma places a burden on healthcare services accounting for a large proportion of Emergency Department presentations. COVID-19 spread rapidly affecting over 30 million worldwide. To manage trauma presentations the Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery reorganised service delivery. Aim To assess the impact of service reorganisation ...
Hauer, Georg Smolle, Maria Zaussinger, Sabrina Friesenbichler, Joerg Leithner, Andreas Maurer-Ertl, Werner
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Scientific Reports
Return to work (RTW) has been specifically identified as a high priority in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). This investigation sought to assess the effect of the stem design on patients’ RTW. Secondly, the study aimed to identify risk factors that lead to a delayed RTW. Questionnaires inquiring about RTW, employment history, educa...
Nishitani, Kohei Nagao, Miki Matsuda, Shuichi
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International orthopaedics
This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of 14 days of self-quarantine and the positivity rate of pre-operative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening for patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery. The self-quarantine programme and pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 PCR screening we...
Logishetty, Kartik Edwards, Thomas C. Subbiah Ponniah, Hariharan Ahmed, Marriam Liddle, Alexander D. Cobb, Justin Clark, Callum
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Bone & Joint Open
Aims Restarting planned surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic is a clinical and societal priority, but it is unknown whether it can be done safely and include high-risk or complex cases. We developed a Surgical Prioritization and Allocation Guide (SPAG). Here, we validate its effectiveness and safety in COVID-free sites. Methods A multidisciplinary ...
Scherer, Julian Osterhoff, Georg Kaufmann, Ernest Estel, Katharina Neuhaus, Valentin Willy, Christian Hepp, Pierre Pape, Hans-Christoph Back, David A
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Injury
The purpose of the present study was to assess orthopedic and orthopedic trauma patients' willingness to perform hypothetical remote video consultations, possible advantages as well as concerns. Between June 2019 and November 2019, a survey amongst consecutive regular orthopedic and orthopedic trauma patients at the outpatient clinics from three Eu...
