Publications by authors named "M M Farhan-Alanie"
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- The audit aimed to assess and improve the completeness and accuracy of the National Joint Registry (NJR) dataset specifically for elbow arthroplasty surgeries.
- In a two-phase approach, Phase 1 compared NJR data with NHS England Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), identifying thousands of unmatched and inaccurate records, particularly for radial head arthroplasties (RHAs).
- Phase 2 involved collaboration among 142 NHS hospitals to correct and update records, resulting in an improved completeness of the NJR dataset from 63% to 93% and accuracy from 94% to 98%.
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- * The review identifies the lack of standardization in existing national guidelines regarding the management of these patients, noting that the protocols vary widely across different regions.
- * Expedited surgery within 36 hours is deemed safe for patients on anticoagulants or antiplatelets, but evidence supporting this for non-proximal femur fractures is lacking, highlighting the need for broader research in this area.
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- The study compared the effects of pressurizing bone cement during hip hemiarthroplasty in patients over 60 with neck of femur fractures, focusing on 30-day post-operative mortality and revision rates for loosening.
- A total of 406 procedures used pressurized cement and 722 used non-pressurized cement, with no significant differences found in mortality rates (7.2% vs. 8.2%) or revision rates for any cause.
- Survival rates at 10 years were slightly better for the pressurized group (15.3%) compared to the non-pressurized group (12.6%), but the overall outcomes were comparable between the two methods.
Introduction: Approximately 20 % of femoral fragility fracture patients take anticoagulants, typically warfarin or Direct Oral AntiCoagulant (DOAC). These can impact timing of surgery affecting patient survival. Due to several possible approaches and numerous factors to consider in the preoperative workup of anticoagulated patients, potential for variations in clinical practice exist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Due to their hypocoagulable state on presentation, anticoagulated patients with femoral fragility fractures typically experience delays to surgery. There are no large, multicentre studies previously carried out within the United Kingdom (UK) evaluating the impact of anticoagulant use in this patient population. This study aimed to evaluate the current epidemiology and compare the perioperative management of anticoagulated and non-anticoagulated femoral fragility fracture patients.
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