Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis in achondroplasia: Literature review comparing results in adults and paediatrics.

Background: This study aims to assess the quantity and quality of available literature on surgical treatment outcomes of spinal stenosis in adult and paediatric achondroplasia patients through a systematic review of literature and to investigate the suitability of conducting a meta-analysis on outcomes of surgical treatment.

Methods: Online databases were searched according to PRISMA guidelines. No restrictions regarding study design, sample size, previous treatment, or publication date were implemented.

Survivorship of fixed vs mobile bearing unicompartmental knee replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sixty-four studies and National Joint Registries.

Background: Unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) prostheses can use fixed (FB) or mobile bearing (MB) constructs. We compared survivorship and failure modes of both designs.

Methods: The inclusion criteria were studies published between 2005 and 2020 with minimum average follow-up of five years reporting the survival and/or number of revisions of specific designs in medial and lateral UKRs.

What do patients know about their joint replacement implants?

Background And Aims: Following a hip or knee replacement, patients may have little information about their prosthesis. This can lead to anxiety in the face of media reports about failing implants or misconceptions about how to live with a joint replacement. The aim of this study was to determine the level of understanding amongst patients who had undergone joint replacement in order to inform the development of an educational intervention.

Contemporary management of perianal conditions in febrile neutropenic patients.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the type and frequency of perianal conditions in a contemporary series of febrile neutropenic patients and to examine the risk factors, management options and outcome of septic perianal conditions.

Methods: Medical records of all adult febrile neutropenic patients (933 patients) who were admitted during the period from January, 2009 to December 2011 were retrospectively review. All patients with perianal complaints or conditions were included.