Publications by authors named "Alasdair Barrie"
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- This study aimed to evaluate the surgical and postoperative management of displaced paediatric supracondylar elbow fractures in the UK, addressing a debate in current practices.
- A total of 972 patients were studied, with findings showing that the average age of injury was 6.3 years and that most patients received Kirschner wire fixation.
- Results indicated differences in surgical practice based on the supervising consultant's specialty, with paediatric orthopaedic consultants performing less wire removal in theatre compared to non-paediatric consultants.
Background: Hospitals throughout the United Kingdom face significant challenges in regards to inpatient bed capacity, leading to growing interest in day case arthroplasty. Day case Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) has been offered within our unit since 2010, with successive evaluations of pathway outcomes performed in 2011 and 2015. Since then, our day case UKR pathway has expanded.
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