A decade of Australian and New Zealand orthopaedic publications: a bibliometric trend analysis from 2008 to 2018.

Purpose: We aimed to apply bibliometric tools to Australian and New Zealand orthopaedic publications produced between 2008 and 2018 to identify the most highly cited publications, author and institution collaboration networks and topic trends. Analysis of the literature can highlight areas of emerging interest and knowledge gaps, and direct future research.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted using Clarivate Analytics Web of Science.

The effect of knee flexion contracture following total knee arthroplasty on the energy cost of walking.

This study evaluated the energy cost of walking (Cw) with knee flexion contractures (FC) simulated with a knee brace, in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) recipients (n=16) and normal controls (n=15), and compared it to baseline (no brace). There was no significant difference in Cw between the groups at baseline but TKA recipients walked slower (P=0.048) and with greater knee flexion in this condition (P=0.

Birmingham Mid-Head Resection hip arthroplasty in a young man with gigantism.

The Birmingham Mid-Head Resection (Smith & Nephew Ltd, Warwick, United Kingdom) arthroplasty is a new bone-conserving procedure that, like hip resurfacing, is used in younger, active patients. We present the case of a young man with Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism) with associated extraordinary stature (height, 2.16 m; weight, 157 kg) who underwent Birmingham Mid-Head Resection arthroplasty.

Case reports: long thoracic nerve palsy after using a single axillary crutch.

We describe a 42-year-old patient who incurred long thoracic nerve palsy after using one axillary crutch. The patient sustained fractures to his left tibia and fibula. The fractures required internal fixation with a locked intramedullary nail and postoperative restricted weightbearing using axillary crutches.

Revision of distal femoral endoprosthetic arthroplasty with impacted morsellized allograft.

We report the use of contained impacted morsellized allograft to revise an aseptically loose, massive distal femoral cemented endoprosthetic replacement in a 27-year-old caucasian woman. The prosthesis was inserted 4 years earlier, following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and resection of a distal femoral high grade osteosarcoma. Impaction grafting was used to restore bone stock and maintain femoral length.

The Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure: a rare complication.

A case is described of the rare complication of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following a Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure. Because there is no proven effective treatment, prevention is the key to managing this condition.