Orthopaedics Today Europe Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopaedics Today Europe.
Table of Contents
- Proposed EU standard for stricter medical device approval could prove challenging
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- Educate patients more extensively to help improve surgical outcomes Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD
- EFORT Fora 2014
- EFORT Instructional Course on Anatomy: Useful flaps for orthopaedic surgeons
- Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, past chairman of orthopedic surgery at Univ. of Pittsburgh, passes
- OTE200: Sunshine Acts
- Semi-extended approach for tibial fractures yields better guide wire, IM nail position
- Study shows abdominal hernias can occur concurrently with symptomatic FAI
- Thorough assessment should be performed after a first-time patellar dislocation
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- Ultra-short anatomic cementless stem provides stable fixation at 7 years postop
- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty can be converted to a patient’s advantage
- Upcoming EFORT Congress in Prague: Focus on full-day courses
- Update on FORTE activities
- Combined ACL-PLC repair allows for return to work, sports
- Titan Spine technology expands to Spain and United Kingdom
- Evolving consent processes improve patient satisfaction
- MACI offers positive outcomes for treating osteochondral defects
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- Study: Postoperative imaging after fracture fixation may be unnecessary
- Study: Sagittal plane deformity may be linked to foot ulceration in Charcot patients
- Surgical treatment of geriatric ankle fractures may offer lower mortality rates