By John Orchard (@DrJohnOrchard) The Scandinavians have done it again – leading the world of orthopaedic outcome research with the first high-quality RCT to assess Total Knee Replacement (TKR) [1]. Danish investigators randomised 100 eligible patients (average age 67, BMI 32) to either TKR (n=50) or conservative care (n=50). Fortunately for knee surgeons – […]
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Closing soft tissue wounds rapidly at pitchside – A role for metal skin staples without anaesthesia?
Guest Blog by Drs Christopher Fowell and Phillip Earl *Please also see the commentary from @DrJohnOrchard on this blog here * You can vote on whether you think metal staples are a good idea via the BJSM ‘Current Issue’ page here: You are working pitchside and your player receives a facial laceration. What are […]