Patellofemoral Joint Arthroplasty: Early Results and Functional Outcome of the Zimmer Gender Solutions Patello-Femoral Joint System.

Background: Improved knee prosthesis designs have led to an increase in the use of patellofemoral arthroplasty as a primary treatment option in recent times. We report the early results and outcomes of the Zimmer Gender Solutions Patello-Femoral Joint (PFJ) system used to treat isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFA).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and analysed data of patients who underwent PFJ replacement (PFJR) at our institution with a minimum follow-up of 2 years.

Stabilisation for the disrupted acromioclavicular joint using a braided polyester prosthetic ligament.

Purpose: To report outcomes of 21 men who underwent stabilisation for the disrupted acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) using a braided polyester prosthetic ligament.

Methods: 21 men aged 23 to 76 (mean, 43) years underwent stabilisation for the disrupted ACJ of Rockwood type 3 (n=12), type 4 (n=1), and type 5 (n=8) using a braided polyester prosthetic ligament.

Results: The mean time from injury to surgery was 6.

The Targon FN system for the management of intracapsular neck of femur fractures: minimum 2-year experience and outcome in an independent hospital.

Background: The Targon FN implant was developed in 2007 to treat intracapsular neck of femur fractures. Early results from the design centre have shown good results in terms of fracture complications. We wished to see if these results can be reproduced in an independent institution.

Conservative treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture: survey of current practice.

Purpose: To survey the practice of orthopaedic consultants in the Greater London area for treating Achilles tendon ruptures.

Methods: 221 orthopaedic consultants working in 28 hospitals within the Greater London area were identified. A questionnaire regarding conservative treatment for acute Achilles tendon ruptures was sent.

What follow-up is required for children with a family history of developmental dysplasia of the hip?

To determine what follow-up is needed for children with a family history of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) but who have had a normal clinical and ultrasound examination at 6 weeks of age. A retrospective review of medical and imaging records of all children with a family history of DDH referred to the hip-screening clinic over a 5-year period. An absolute acetabular index value of greater than 30 degrees or gross asymmetry in acetabular index values was used as an indication of occult acetabular dysplasia.

Carotid artery imaging in the United kingdom: a postal questionnaire of current practice.

There has been a steady rise in the use of carotid duplex imaging in the selection of patients for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Some would suggest that CEA could be safely performed without preoperative contrast angiography. The purpose of this study was to focus on the role of duplex imaging among vascular surgeons in the United Kingdom and to highlight current practices in imaging prior to CEA.

Arteritis in the appendix: an unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain.

Many conditions can cause or mimic appendicitis, of which necrotising arteritis remains an unusual cause. Its significance stems from its association with the vasculitides in general. We describe here a 15-year-old-girl with an incidental finding of a focal arteritis in the vasculature of the appendix and with right iliac fossa pain.