This link provides the documents and evidence used in the appraisal of health technologies used by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence for Hip prosthesis in the United Kingdom. Highly Reputable

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Nicolas Aigner , Roland Meizer , Gert Petje , Elisabeth Meizer , Ashraf Abdelkafy and Franz Landsiedl BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:45 Abstract & link to free full text
Background Intra-articular shift (migration) of bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) is a very rare disease. Only a few cases have been reported...

Search String (blocking[All Fields] OR Poller[All Fields]) AND (("bone screws"[TIAB] NOT Medline[SB]) OR "bone screws"[MeSH Terms] OR screw[Text Word]) AND "humans"[MeSH Terms] URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%28blocking%5BAll%20Fields%5D%20OR%20Poller%5BAll%20Fields%5D%29%20AND%20%28%28%22bone%20screws%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22bone%20screws%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20screw%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20%22humans%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D Too long for link

The effect of forearm posture on wrist flexion in computer workers with chronic upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders Ronald A Burgess , R TERRY Thompson and Gary B Rollman BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:47 Abstract with link to full text
Methods We measured maximum active wrist flexion using a goniometer with the forearm...

Instruments validation Alejandro Allepuz , Mireia Espallargues , Montse Moharra , Merce Comas , Joan MV Pons and Network Research Group on Support Instruments IRYSS BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:76 Abstract and link to free full text
Prioritisation instruments were developed for patients on waiting list for hip and knee...

eAtlas. Includes illustration, etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, gross and microscopic description, clinical correlate and reference. Link to medline search

Foot Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Foot-Related Functional Limitation in Older Persons
Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc; Julie E. Dunn, PhD; Carol L. Link, PhD; Julie J. Keysor, PhD, PT; John B. McKinlay, PhD; David T. Felson, MD, MPH J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(6):1029-1033.
Conclusion: Many foot disorders had little relationship with foot...

[URL too long for database use the bibliography link or copy the search string] Search string "Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome"[MAJR] orthopaedic (4 articles Nov 2006) URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22Ellis-Van%20Creveld%20Syndrome%22%5BMAJR%5D%20AND%20%28orthopedic%5BText%20Word%5D%20OR%20%28%22orthopedics%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22orthopedics%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20orthopaedic%5BText%20Word%5D%29

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- Link to the natural history of DDH:
- acetabular rim syndrome: - results from dysplastic hip, which stresses the labrum, resulting in labral degeneration;
- hip...

Disease Database Ainhum aka/or Dactylolysis spontanea aka/or Dactylysis spontanea may cause or feature Sclerosis of skin belong(s) to the category of + (Follow link for list.) Ainhum: Definition(s) via UMLS "Spontaneous autoamputation of the fourth or fifth toe."

Telemedicine and International Disaster Response Medical Consultation to Armenia and Russia Via a Telemedicine Spacebridge 1992 Introduction: The Telemedicine Spacebridge, a satellite-mediated, audio-video-fax link between four United States and two Armenian and Russian medical centers, permitted remote American consultants to assist Armenian and Russian physicians in the management Of medical problems...

Free information for both professionals and patients. Includes product and services information, links to facilities and news items. The Resources link at the top of the page includes Amputee Resources - organizations, online magazines, and links to other informational sources.

Introduction Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is caused by a change in the chemical composition of the protein (hemoglobin or Hgb) that carries the oxygen inside of the red blood cells (RBC's). Normal Hgb is a round or ball-shaped folded molecule composed of 4 protein subunits - 2 alpha chains...

OTA Paper 2004: We sought to quantify the inflammatory response to initial surgery and conversion and link this to subsequent organ dysfunction and complications.

J Clin Invest. 2005 May 2; 115(5): 1142¨C1144Caffey disease: an unlikely collagenopathy Francis H. Glorieux Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics, McGill University, and Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montr¨¦al, Quebec, Canada. Infantile cortical hyperostosis (also known as Caffey disease) is characterized by hyperirritability, acute inflammation of soft tissues, and profound...

Minimum detectable and minimal clinically important changes for pain in patients with nonspecific neck pain Francisco M Kovacs , Victor Abraira , Ana Royuela , Josep Corcoll , Luis Alegre , Miquel Tomas , Maria Antonia Mir , Alejandra Cano , Alfonso Muriel , Javier Zamora , Maria Teresa Gil del...

Journal of Orthopaedic Science