Femoral fractures resulting from birth injuries are rare. The authors undertook a study to
assess their incidence and outcome. Seven patients from a total of 55,296 live births suffered 8 …

The medial deltoid ligament is the primary stabilizing structure in the ankle joint following
lateral malleolar fracture. However, medial deltoid ligament ruptures are difficult to diagnose …

BACKGROUND: Controversy exists with the use of the acromioclavicular hook plate for the
treatment of lateral-third clavicle fractures (Neer type II). This is thought to stem from problems …

Study Design. Retrospective. Objective. To assess long-term adverse functional outcome
following pyogenic spinal infection using standardized outcome measures, Oswestry disability …

Skype is a free program which enables PC users to make video calls to other users with Internet
access. We carried out a prospective review of all acromioclavicular joint hook plates for …

Metastatic spine disease accounts for 10% to 30% of new cancer diagnoses annually. The
most frequent presentation is axial spinal pain. No treatment has been proven to increase the …

Background: The International Spinal Cord Society and World Health Organisation
recommend the collection of epidemiological data on traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). A 1-year …

Purpose Assessment of the integrity of the multifidus muscles and corresponding nerve roots,
post-open (OSS) versus minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) for lumbar spine fractures…

Radiation exposure in the hands and thyroid glands during percutaneous wiring of hand and
wrist procedures were within the recommended limit. However, for the junior orthopaedic …

Objective: To carry out a study of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) epidemiology in
Ireland Design: Prospective study of all new incident cases of NTSCI during 2017 Setting: …