The outcome of secondary resurfacing of the patella following total knee arthroplasty: Results from the Trent and Wales Arthroplasty Register.

Background: We sought to determine whether patients undergoing secondary patella resurfacing (SPR) benefited from the procedure by assessing postoperative satisfaction via a postal questionnaire.

Methods: All such patients included in the Trent and Wales Arthroplasty Register were invited to participate using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). We identified 223 patients who had undergone SPR over a 20-year period.

Impact of organisational changes on fracture neck of femur management.

Introduction: In 2005, University Hospitals of Leicester formed a Fracture Neck of Femur (#NOF) project group to improve care of this group of patients.

Subjects And Methods: The salient changes effected by the group were the appointment of designated orthogeriatricians, trauma co-ordinators, clinical aides, and discharge nurses.

Results: As a result of these measures, the number of patients going to theatre within 48 h of admission rose from 38.

Passage and concentration-dependent effects of Indomethacin on tendon derived cells.

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are commonly used in the treatment of tendinopathies such as tendonitis and tendinosis. Despite this, little is known of their direct actions on tendon-derived cells. As NSAIDs have been shown to delay healing in a number of mesenchymal tissues we have investigated the direct effects of indomethacin on the proliferation of tendon-derived cells.

The Fixion nailing system for stabilising diaphyseal fractures of the humerus: a two-year clinical experience.

Previous studies have shown that the expandable nail system (Fixion) can provide rapid stabilisation of long bone fractures with reduced operative time and low complication rates. Patients with humeral shaft fracture were treated consecutively over a two-year period in our institution with the Fixion nail. Nineteen Fixion nailings were performed in 16 patients over a 2 year period.