Evaluating the Use of a 3D Exoscope to Improve Ergonomics in Cleft Surgery.

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the technical feasibility, ergonomics, and educational value of the 3D exoscope in comparison with traditional and prism loupes in cleft surgery. A variety of cleft and pharyngeal operations were performed with the VITOM 3D exoscope (Karl Storz GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany), traditional/prism loupes, and microscope. The cervical neck angulation of the operating surgeon was recorded in real-time with an inertia measurement unit system (Mbient, San Francisco, USA) and experiences of the surgeon and assistant were prospectively evaluated with 5-point Likert scales.

Climate change and pavement burns in the United Kingdom: a case report of two patients.

Pavement burns are more common in locations familiarised with high temperatures and a dry climate zone, but have not previously been reported in temperate climates. We present two cases of patients who suffered pavement burns in the United Kingdom during an unprecedentedly hot day in July 2022. The first case involved a 66-year-old male who suffered partial and full thickness burns requiring excision and skin grafting.

Assessing functional mobility after lower limb reconstruction: a psychometric evaluation of a sensor-based mobility score.

Objective: To develop and validate a robust, objective mobility assessment tool, Hamlyn Mobility Score (HMS), using a wearable motion sensor.

Background: Advances in reconstructive techniques allow more limbs to be salvaged. However, evidence demonstrating superior long-term outcomes compared with amputation is unavailable.

A method of assessing the severity of cam type femoro-acetabular impingement in three dimensions.

Femoroacetabular impingement is caused by abnormal morphology of either the femur or acetabulum or both. Diagnostic criteria currently include an alpha angle of over 50° on a lateral radiograph. In this study, CT scans of symptomatic hips (n = 37) were compared with normal hips (n = 34) obtained from CT colonoscopy procedures.

Sports medicine, confidentiality and the press.

Objective: To analyse athletes' medical information disclosed by English newspapers.

Methods: Ten daily national newspapers, nine Sunday newspapers and one local newspaper were studied during March 2010 for media releases relating to the medical conditions of athletes.

Results: Three hundred and thirty-three newspapers were reviewed revealing 5640 specific bulletins regarding athletes' health.