A comparative study of the role of carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone and titanium intramedullary nails in patients with metastatic bone disease.

Carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) implants have gained interest because of reported biomechanical advantages and radio-lucent properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of CFR-PEEK nails in patients with metastatic bone disease (MBD). We performed a retrospective cohort study evaluating patients with MBD undergoing intramedullary (IM) nailing for prophylaxis or fixation of pathological fractures using CFR- PEEK or titanium implants.

Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced PEEK Intramedullary Nails Defining the Niche.

Background: Carbon-fiber-reinforced Polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) nails are gaining interest as they have biomechanical properties potentially capable of overcoming disadvantages of conventional metal nails.

Case Summary: Three cases are illustrated which required superior mechanical toughness, compatibility with radiotherapy, and postoperative advanced imaging.

Conclusion: CFR-PEEK nails seem to have a niche role in distinct groups of patients.

A cross-cultural re-evaluation of the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) in five countries.

Research into the detrimental effects of excessive exercise has been conceptualized in a number of similar ways, including 'exercise addiction', 'exercise dependence', 'obligatory exercising', 'exercise abuse', and 'compulsive exercise'. Among the most currently used (and psychometrically valid and reliable) instruments is the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI). The present study aimed to further explore the psychometric properties of the EAI by combining the datasets of a number of surveys carried out in five different countries (Denmark, Hungary, Spain, UK, and US) that have used the EAI with a total sample size of 6,031 participants.

An accurate method of determining a single-plane osteotomy to correct a combined rotational and angular deformity.

Conventional osteotomy used for the correction of deformity is performed out of the plane of deformity creating a wedge either opening or closing when the deformity is corrected. Deformity that is a combination of rotation and angulation exists in a single plane that is oblique to the coronal, sagittal and axial planes depending on the magnitude of deformity measured in each plane. Accurate planning and a simple method of finding this oblique plane operatively is presented.

Overcoming barriers to secondary prevention in hip fracture patients: An electronic referral and management system for osteoporosis.

Background: Numerous studies have shown that osteoporosis is both under diagnosed and under treated in patients with fragility fractures. We describe the use of an electronic automated referral system to enable multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted with fragility fracture of the hip.

Methods: An electronic referral system was developed from the hospital's trauma software database.