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Arthroscopic Bankart repair is now a well-established technique for the treatment of shoulder instability. However, failure rates are considerable when significant bony defects are not addressed. Hill-Sachs lesions, present in the vast majority of those with recurrent anterior instability, when of significant dimension and location, may account for some of these failures. The remplissage procedure...
To determine if early surgery before 12h confers a survival or length of stay benefit for patients with neck of femur (NOF) fractures.Retrospective review of prospectively collected data.District general hospital.1913 patients aged over 60 admitted with a fractured NOF who underwent surgery between 2011 and 2015. Mean age was 83.9 years. 73.7% were female.Patients had surgery for fractured NOF with...
Background
Departmental induction for junior doctors is a very important part of the process of handover, so as to facilitate continuity of care and patient safety. Historically this is led by senior doctors within the department, and may not cover the topics that are most needed.
Context
An audit of induction of our junior doctors highlighted concerns, including inadequate training on surgical...
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