Effect of Perioperative Vitamin C on the Incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-I) is a complex complication that occurs after limb extremity surgeries. Controversy exists regarding the effectiveness of vitamin C in reducing that condition. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the role of vitamin C on CRPS-I and functional outcomes after distal radius, wrist, foot, and ankle surgeries.

Lateral versus cross pinning in paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized control trials.

Background: Supracondylar humerus fractures are common in children. Percutaneous pinning remains the mainstay in treatment; however, there is lack of consensus on the optimal configuration: lateral-only pinning or cross pinning. This study aims to investigate the differences in clinical and surgical outcomes between lateral-only and cross-pinning paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.

Handheld, accelerometer-based navigation versus conventional instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.

Background: Precise and accurate alignments in total knee arthroplasty are important predictors for survivorship and functional outcomes. We aim to compare accelerometer-based navigation (ABN) to conventional instrumentation (CONV), patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) and computer-assisted surgery (CAS) in published literature.

Methods: A systematic search of publications from databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane) was obtained from inception to 15 August 2018.