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Mil Med
January 2025
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA.
Background: The U.S. military utilizes small, forward deployed surgical teams to provide Role 2 surgical care in austere environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMusculoskelet Surg
January 2025
Bone and Joint Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, 4 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK.
Post-surgical rehabilitation advice after ankle fracture surgery, particularly regarding weight-bearing, varies significantly, leading to patient frustration and inconsistent recovery outcomes. This study aimed to establish a consensus for ankle fracture rehabilitation advice and identify content and implementation options for future interventions through consultation with healthcare professionals (HCPs). This study was part of the weight-bearing in ankle fractures (WAX) trial, a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral Maxillofac Surg
January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, German Armed Forces Central Hospital, Rübenacherstr. 170, 56072, Koblenz, Germany.
Purpose: This study aims to analyze microvascular reconstruction in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) in Europe.
Methods: Based on previous studies, a dynamic online questionnaire was developed and subjected to internal and external evaluation. The questionnaire comprised multiple-choice, rating, and open-ended questions, addressing general and specific aspects and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on microvascular reconstruction in OMFS in Europe.
Hernia
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Shouldice Hospital, Markham, ON, Canada.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate operative time and postoperative complications of 4 post-training specialized surgeons.
Methods: This was a pilot retrospective chart review to determine the learning curve of a Shouldice primary inguinal hernia repair (Shouldice Repair) of 4 post-training specialized surgeons, at the Shouldice Hospital. The first 300 Shouldice Repairs (early learning block) were compared to their 900-1,000 repairs as the primary operating surgeon (late learning block).
Hernia
January 2025
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, National University Hospital, Bukit Timah, Singapore.
Background: Given the increasing prevalence of antiplatelet agent use and the lack of high-quality evidence, the CAPTAIN trial aimed to investigate the safety and provide recommendations on continuing acetylsalicylic acid perioperatively in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (LIHR).
Methods: The CAPTAIN trial was a multicentre, surgeon blind, randomized controlled trial conducted from April 2016 to April 2023. Patients undergoing LIHR were eligible for inclusion.
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