The Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Proposed Thromboprophylactic Regime.

Objective: To determine the safety and efficacy of the proposed venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis regime in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) surgery.

Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are recognized complications after spine surgery, with rates in the literature ranging from 0% to 14% with some form of prophylaxis. Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis can cause postoperative bleeding and hematomas, which can result in significant neural compromise or permanent injury, and wound complications.

All-inside versus inside-out meniscal repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Meniscal repair using all-inside devices has garnered popularity compared to inside-out repair, yet few studies directly compare the two techniques in terms meniscal healing rates, surgical time, patient outcomes and incidence of complications.

Methods: A systematic literature review was performed using the Medline, Cochrane and Embase databases. English-language studies comparing all-inside and inside-out arthroscopic meniscal repair techniques directly were included.

Pilot study assessing functional outcome of tibial pilon fractures using the VSTORM method.

Introduction: The importance of long-term function and quality of life after trauma is well recognised, but gathering data is difficult. The Victoria State Trauma Registry (VSTORM) collects patient-reported outcome data after major trauma using telephone interview, following prospective enrolment. Key components of the VSTORM interview include use of the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E), collection of pre-injury demographics, use of 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and EQ-5D instruments as well as a pain numerical rating scale.