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Goldmine of orthopaedic scores and scoring systems. 10 surgeon based and 20 patient based scoring systems for all regions of the musculoskeletal system. Includes: Harris Hip Score, Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, WOMAC, Cincinatti Knee Score, Tegner Lysholm, American Foot & Ankle Score AFAS, UCLA Shoulder Rating Scale, Mayo...

While all of medicine is under pressure to increase transparency and accountability, joint replacement subspecialists will face special scrutiny. Disclosures of questionable consulting fees, a demographic shift to younger patients, and uncertainty about the marginal benefits of product innovation in a time of great cost pressure invite a serious and...

An Expert Interview With Dr. Thomas Einhorn
Stem cell research has caused much public controversy, sparking debate on ethics, cost, and legislation. Advocates of stem cell research believe that the use of adult stem cells holds promise of widespread applications, especially in the area of orthopaedics. Pippa Wysong of Medscape sat with...

BioMedSearch is a biomedical search engine that contains NIH/PubMed documents, plus a large collection of theses, dissertations, and other publications not found anywhere else for free, making it the most comprehensive free search on the web.
Citations have been "clustered" according to subject to help reduce the number of citations which...

Global-HELP (Health Education using Low-cost Publications) provides free health-care texts for developing countries, and is devoted to making medical knowledge accessible worldwide. By using a network of donors, authors, producers, health-care workers, and volunteers, our publications can be made available without charge.
All publications are free to download in PDF format.

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We will endeavour to provide articles that create interest and debate. Robert and I have both been editors of cast related magazines. With a combined experience of more than 30 years in casting, we felt that a website should be the next progression in assisting health professionals with cast/splint related information.

A free nonprofit educational resource for surgeons, patients and those preparing for the Australian FRACS Orthopaedic Examination

Internet interface to the National Library of Medicine's Medline Database. Citations of over 100 orthopaedic journals with a sophisticated search engine.

An online orthopaedic textbook. Designed for orthopaedic trainees and other interested parties. Covers all topic for fellowship examination. Based in Australia

Archive Copy: Transcription of the oldest medical text in existence

Links to 3 glossaries: spinal terms, biomechanics, and 3-D terminology