Variation of Practice in Prophylactic Protocol to Reduce Prosthetic Joint Infection in Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A National Survey in the United Kingdom.

Purpose: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has an enormous physiological and psychological burden on patients. Surgeons rightly wish to minimise this risk. It has been shown that a standardised, evidence-based approach to perioperative care leads to better patient outcomes.

Biochemical and biomechanical influence on peri anchor cyst formation in rotator cuff repair.

This review aims to provide a detailed analysis of the pathological processes underlying peri anchor cyst formation. As a consequence providing methods that can be implemented to reduce cyst occurrence and also to highlight areas of current weakness in the literature that could be strengthened so as to improve our ability to manage peri anchor cyst formation. We performed a literature review of the National Library of Medicine focused around rotator cuff repair and peri anchor cysts.

How does hip and knee arthroplasty affect golfer performance and what should be expected regarding return to play?

Aims: Hip and knee arthroplasty is commonly performed for end-stage arthritis. There is limited information to guide golfers on the impact this procedure will have postoperatively. This study aimed to determine the impact of lower limb arthroplasty on amateur golfer performance and return to play.

Congenital Talipes Equinovarus: Results of Treatment and Are We Bracing Effectively?

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess our management of Congenial Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV) in relation to national standards published by the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS). A secondary aim was to evaluate if a more tailored bracing regime than advocated in the traditional Ponseti technique, would be appropriate for some cases of CTEV. One hundred and thirty-three feet in 96 patients were treated between June 2006 and January 2016.

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Involving the Pisiform: A Case Report.

Background: Aneurysmal bone cysts are an uncommon form of benign primary bone tumors; affection of the hand is very rare.

Methods: A rigorous review of the literature showed that this type of tumor has not previously been described in the pisiform. In this article, we report the occurrence of an aneurysmal bone tumor in the pisiform of the left hand of a 19-year-old male.

Haemostatic property of cyanoacrylate in pedicled flaps.

We present a technique that can, in principle, be applied to any pedicled flap that is routinely used for reconstructions of the forehead. In our experience, cyanoacrylate glue applied to the pedicle before the flap is inserted decreases postoperative bleeding and wound exudate.