Tibial tubercle advancement osteotomy with bone allograft for patellofemoral arthritis: a retrospective cohort study of 50 knees.

Patients And Methods: Forty consecutive patients (21 females and 19 males) in a single centre underwent 50 tibial tubercle advancement osteotomy procedures for patellofemoral arthritis between January 1993 and April 2007. Twenty knees with patellar maltracking also underwent medialisation of the tibial tubercle (6-12 mm) in addition to the standard 10-15 mm elevation. Femoral head bone allograft blocks were utilised in all cases, and all patients achieved bony union without further surgery.

Adductor tenotomy: its role in the management of sports-related chronic groin pain.

Patients And Methods: Chronic adductor-related groin pain in athletes is debilitating and is often challenging to treat. Little is published on the surgical treatment when conservative measures fail. This single center study reviews the outcomes of 48 patients (68 groins) who underwent percutaneous adductor tenotomy for sports-related chronic groin pain.

Exploration into the recruitment of South Asian nurses.

Nursing is currently striving to ensure that its body of practitioners is reflective of the cultural diversity that exists in the population of healthcare consumers it serves. This is perceived as desirable to reflect and accommodate cultural differences within ethnic communities. The aim of this study was to investigate the rationale for the low recruitment of young South Asian people into nursing and midwifery education from an area of rich cultural diversity in the West Midlands.