Abstract Emerging data suggest that back pain in adolescents is responsible for a substantial disability burden and consumes considerable healthcare services. Of further concern is the fact that back pain…
Abstract Choosing the most fit-for-purpose outcome measurement instruments is fundamental because using inappropriate instruments can lead to detection bias and measurement inconsistency. Recent recommendations, consensus procedures and systematic reviews on…
Abstract Despite the increased interest in economic evaluations, there are difficulties in applying the results of such studies in practice. Therefore, the “Research Agenda for Health Economic Evaluation” (RAHEE) project…
Abstract Given the scale and cost of the low back pain problem, it is imperative that healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with low back pain have access…
Back Pain focussed editions of Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology published in 2010 and 2013 have highlighted the burden of back pain on individuals and to societies across the…
Revision surgery of the proximal femur with bone loss secondary to failed cephalomedullary nails is problematic and becoming more prevalent as their use grows. This article presents a technique of…
Use of the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator (RIA) as a source of autogenous bone graft in the treatment of nonunions is increasing. We report on our novel technique of using a second filter…
A thoughtful treatment algorithm is required to optimally treat distal tibia nonunion. A healthy respect for the tenuous soft tissue envelope, compromised vascularity, and challenging mechanical environment is advisable. Achieving…
The Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) has three main indications in our community trauma practice. The most common indication for RIA is harvesting of autololgous bone graft from the femur for…
Although the unquestionable value of autologous bone grafting and the analogous value of the reaming by-products in nonunion treatment have been mentioned extensively in the literature, there is ongoing vivid…
