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This study looked at the potential of using a combination of general anaesthesia and inter-scalene block (balanced anaesthesia) for providing day-case shoulder surgery services. One hundred and four patients undergoing shoulder surgery were audited using a questionnaire immediately after operation. All patients underwent shoulder surgery under a combination of general anaesthesia and inter-scalene...
A study of 55 consecutive knee arthroscopies under local anaesthesia was undertaken, in order to evaluate the effectiveness, patient satisfaction and acceptability of the procedure. Knee arthroscopy was performed without a thigh tourniquet under low volume (20 ml) local anaesthesia using half the recommended safe dose of anaesthetic agents, as a single intra-articular injection together with skin...
We report nine rare cases of painful bipartite patella following injury to the knee, in seven non-athletic adults. Patients suffered with persistent anterior knee pain and localized tenderness over the superolateral aspect of the patella for an average of 2 years following injury. The clinical, radiographic and arthroscopic findings are described. Excision of the accessory bipartite fragment resulted...
A rare case of synovial chondromatosis of the ankle joint is presented. The clinical, radiographic and operative findings are described. Removal of the intra-articular loose bodies and cartilaginous nodules attached to the synovium, resulted in relief of pain and restoration of joint function. The significance of the synovial origin of this cartilaginous metaplastic process is discussed.
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