EFORT Annual Congress

BIRMINGHAM, England — Five of the “7 Stanes” world-class mountain bike trails are in the area of southern Scotland served by the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, in Dumfries, United Kingdom. Two investigators there recently studied the types of cycling injuries incurred by local and visiting cyclists. While they found they were well-equipped to deal with the injuries, they determined that adding another ICD-10 code specific to mountain biking injuries would benefit the athletes who needed care or were admitted locally for surgery or a hospital stay.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Imageless computer navigation can help surgeons better restore limb length and offset during total hip arthroplasty, according to a presenter here at the British Orthopaedic Association Congress.

BIRMINGHAM, England — A simple new score researchers developed from existing scores may be a good tool to predict survival in patients with metastatic spine disease.

BIRMINGHAM, England — With the number of revision total joint arthroplasty procedures performed in the United Kingdom due to infection increasing, an orthopaedic surgeon from Birmingham reported success fighting infection using implants specially coated with silver.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Patients who undergo total knee replacement when they are 80 years or older can expect the same levels of pain and pain relief as younger patients at 3 years, 5 years and 10 years after surgery, according to data presented at the British Orthopaedic Association Congress, here.

A well-designed exercise program prescribed prior to referral for orthopedic surgery can play a key role in reducing waiting lists and lead to better selections of patients likely to benefit from surgery, according to a presenter at the EFORT Congress in Istanbul.

Finnish researchers found critical differences in failure mechanisms related to adverse reaction to metal debris, according to presented at the EFORT Congress.

Manipulation under anesthesia offered improved outcomes and range of motion compared with arthroscopic capsular release, according to a study presented at the EFORT Congress.

ISTANBUL — Orthopaedic surgeons should treat proximal tibial fractures in patients individually based on fracture classification, intra-articular involvement and various patient factors, according to a presenter.

ISTANBUL — Richard N. Villar, MD, divided the evolution of hip arthroscopy into four phases based on his own experiences as a hip arthroscopist during a presentation at the 14th EFORT Congress.