A comparative study of radiation dose and screening time between mini C-arm and standard fluoroscopy in elective foot and ankle surgery.

Background: Mini C-arm devices have gained popularity in extremity surgery. There is little evidence of the benefits of this technique in the clinical setting of foot and ankle surgery. We used dose area product (DAP) to compare radiation usage between mini C-arm and standard fluoroscopy.

How accurate is Whiteside's line as a reference axis in total knee arthroplasty?

There is an increasing focus on the precision with which prostheses in the knee are inserted with advent of computer assisted surgery. Much attention has been paid to the differences between this and conventional alignment jig techniques. Both techniques however rely on accurate identification of bony morphology and utilising this information to correctly orientate the prosthesis.

Surgical reconstruction of severe patellofemoral maltracking.

Dysfunction of the patellofemoral mechanism presents in many ways. Results from different realignment procedures show great variability in patient outcome. A surgical technique is presented that attempts to correct all the abnormalities of patellofemoral maltracking.