The acute locked knee is an orthopaedic emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. It can be classified as acute or chronic. The term 'locked knee' refers to a knee that demonstrates fixed flexion or which has a 'block' to complete extension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver the last 20 years, there have been significant changes in UK surgical training. Civilian surgical training may no longer prepare military surgeons for the range of skills they require on operations. One method to address gaps in knowledge or experience is to use telemedicine to facilitate specialist consultations from UK-based specialists to deployed medical teams.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Knife crime remains an area of public health concern. In order to tackle this problem and reduce its burden, the epidemiology of penetrating knife injuries needs to be understood. The aim of this study is to analyse the pattern of knife injuries at a major trauma centre (MTC) in London.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Crenezumab is a fully humanized, monoclonal anti-amyloid-β immunoglobulin G4 antibody.
Objective: This Phase Ib study (NCT02353598) evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of crenezumabat doses of ≤120 mg/kg administered intravenously every 4 weeks (q4w). Immunogenicity and exploratory biomarkers were also evaluated.