Minimum two-year follow-up of a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty using a wedged baseplate.

Background: Avoiding inclination of the glenoid baseplate in reverse shoulder arthroplasty often requires considerable glenoid reaming. It is proposed that the use of a metal wedged baseplate in all patients can achieve neutral inclination with reduced glenoid reaming.

Materials And Methods: A prospective clinical single-centre study with minimum two-year follow-up was carried out.

Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review.

Introduction: Climate change is estimated to be the biggest global health threat of the 21 century, and has prompted calls to move away from processes in healthcare associated with high energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. In musculoskeletal medicine, splints are widely used for limb immobilisation. These have typically been made from single-use materials such as gypsum, although in recent years purportedly environmentally friendly splints have been designed.

Does lumbar arthrodesis compromise outcome of total hip arthroplasty?

Introduction: This matched cohort study aims to determine whether the presence of a spinal arthrodesis (SA) compromises outcome of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and whether the outcome is better if THA is performed before- (THA-1) or after- SA (THA-2).

Methods: This is a single centre, multi-surgeon, review of prospective data. Thirty-seven patients (47 hips) that had SA and 1° THA(s), formed the cases (26 THA-1; 21 THA-2).

Outcomes of Hip Arthroplasty After Failed Hip Arthroscopy: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used in joint preservation surgery with clear benefits in the treatment of prearthritic conditions. A number of patients, however, will still go on to require subsequent hip arthroplasty, and at present, little evidence exists determining the impact that prior hip arthroscopy may have on the outcomes of a subsequent arthroplasty.

Methods: Using prospectively collated data, we identified 35 patients who had a hip arthroplasty (22 total hip arthroplasties and 13 hip resurfacing arthroplasties) after prior ipsilateral hip arthroscopy (cases).

Late Nontraumatic Dissociation of the Femoral Head and Trunnion in a Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Background. Modular total hip arthroplasties are increasingly popular because customisation allows optimal restoration of patient biomechanics. However, the introduction of component interfaces provides greater opportunities for failure.