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Rehabilitation and shoulder surgery
Martin Scott MSc MCSP
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
Nottingham Shoulder & Elbow Unit
The need for informed and skilful shoulder rehabilitation has built bridges between orthopaedic surgeons and therapists over the years. Societies such as the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and The European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER) have become multi-disciplinary organisations, and there are regular "physiotherapy days" run in conjunction with many national, continental and international shoulder meetings. Some surgeons feel that the quality of post-operative rehab is as important to the final outcome as the choice of procedure, approach and devices employed.
Unfortunately, the many demands of surgical training often leave little time for formal training in rehabilitation techniques.
Rehab itself covers a broad swathe, as can be seen by current articles appearing in Shoulder and Elbow. In Upper extremity injuries in road traffic accidents, Wraighte et al have explored the range, severity and treatment cost of upper limb injuries to front-seat occupants in motor vehicle accidents, while in Ergonomic considerations for shoulder surgery in combat helicopter pilots, Piers et al have examined the range of motion requirements of combat helicopter pilots.
These studies help us to identify the likely injuries for certain patient groups, and also what their rehab needs will be for a subsequent return to function.
The patients themselves are important participants in the rehab process, and this is highlighted by Nassiri's et al paper Compliance with sling-wearing after rotator cuff repair and anterior shoulder stabilization who have explored the compliance of wearing a sling post-operatively. Their results are worth consideration by all surgeons and therapists.
Blacknall (Rehabilitation following reverse total shoulder replacement) provides us with a reasoned overview of the entire rehab process, and relates this to the available evidence. We look forward to more articles in this vein. Finally, we note that only one of the papers here is by therapists – a situation which we hope will change!
Contact the author: Martin.scott@nuh.nhs.uk
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| Book Spotlights |
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How to Operate: for MRCS candidates and other surgical trainees
Matthew Stephenson
With a Foreword by John Black, President of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Wales
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Provides a comprehensive training resource with a unique blend of interactive video and companion book in one package
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Contains 10 hours of film, covering 44 of the most common general surgical procedures
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Features the voiceovers and printed transcripts from senior surgical consultants
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Provides the perfect preparation for the new MRCS Part B exam through a comprehensive set of summary checklists for each procedure
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August 2011 | 9780470657447 | 3 DVDs + 280 pages | £74.99 / $123.95 / €97.90
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Emergency Surgery
Adam Brooks, Bryan A. Cotton, Nigel Tai & Peter F. Mahoney
Presents a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment, investigation, resuscitation and surgical management of patients who present to the on-call emergency team.
2010 | 9781405170253 | 228 pages | £48.99 / $78.95 / €57.90
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For more information or to buy these and more surgery titles visit www.wiley.com/go/surgery
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| COCHRANE: evidence for health care decision making |
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The Cochrane Library produces world-leading systematic reviews and research on evidence-based health care through seven comprehensive databases. Visit The Cochrane Library and sign up for regular free podcasts and our monthly journal club, where readers can discuss new Cochrane Reviews, download resources and ask questions to Review authors.
Below we've highlighted a selection of Reviews of relevance to the surgical community:
Antithrombotic agents for preventing thrombosis after infrainguinal arterial bypass surgery
Alistair J Geraghty, Karen Welch
Computer assisted surgery for knee ligament reconstruction
Duncan E Meuffels, Max Reijman, Rob JPM Scholten, et al.
Minimally invasive surgery versus open surgery for the treatment of solid abdominal and thoracic neoplasms in children
Manou S de Lijster, Rosemarijn M Bergevoet, Elvira C van Dalen, et al.
Surgery for post-vitrectomy cataract
Diana V Do, Barbara S. Hawkins, Stephen Gichuhi, et al.
Debridement for surgical wounds
Fiona Smith, Nancy Dryburgh, Jayne Donaldson, et al.
To read all the latest, essential Cochrane evidence go to www.thecochranelibrary.com
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| Featured Journal Articles |
Surgical Rescue of Embolized Amplatzer Devices 
Muneer M. Amanullah, M.B.B.S., Maria T. Siddiqui, B.S., Mubashir Z. Khan, M.B.B.S.,et al.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Novel neuromodulation therapy update for peripheral nerve field stimulation
Subcutaneous Stimulation: How to Assess Optimal Implantation Depth
David Abejón, MD, Timothy Deer, MD, Paul Verrills, MD
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
Endoscopic thyroidectomy
Kevin Kwok-Kay Yau, David Ka-Kin Tsui, Michael Ka-Wah Li
Surgical Practice
Surgical treatment of open pilon fractures
Xian-tie Zeng, Gui-gen Pang, Bao-tong Ma, et al.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Has Transplantation Lost Its Luster?
Sue Pondrom
American Journal of Transplantation
The perforator angiosome: A new concept in the design of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flaps for breast reconstruction
W. M. Rozen, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sc., P.G.Dip.Surg.Anat., Ph.D., M. W. Ashton, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.A.C.S.,
C. M. Le Roux, B.Biomed.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons),et al.
Microsurgery
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| Journal News |
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HPB is pleased to announce its first Impact Factor of 1.285!
HPB has made outstanding progress under a new Editorial and Publishing team over the last 3 years, reaching several major milestones. A new look for the Journal as well as PubMed and ISI indexing and an inaugural Impact factor of 1.285 reflects the dramatic rise in article discoverability, quality and citations.
Find out why HPB is going from strength to strength – read the top cited articles from 2009 FREE online
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Seminars in Surgical Oncology
Special seminars issues appear regularly as part of the Journal of Surgical Oncology.
Read recent seminars:
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Special Issue: Proceedings of the Endoscopy Forum Japan 2010
From 2011, Digestive Endoscopy has now become the official journal of World Endoscopy Organization joining the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society and the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy.
Read all articles on this special issue for Free. |
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Thoracic Cancer is now indexed in SCIE. The first impact factor will be released in June 2012.
Complimentary opt-in access to Thoracic Cancer extended until the end of 2012!
We are pleased to announce that libraries can now opt-in to receive complimentary access to Thoracic Cancer until the end of 2012. If you haven't already recommended that your library opts-in to receive this new journal, then why not take this opportunity to ensure access to all the articles for free.
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Breaking news: First new transplant drug in a decade granted FDA approval.
June 15, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Nulojix (belatacept) to prevent acute rejection in adult patients who have had a kidney transplant.
This approval is of major significance for the field of transplantation and for thousands of kidney transplant recipients worldwide, as it marks the first new drug specifically indicated for transplantation to be approved in a decade. Following the FDA's approval there is now an opportunity and a challenge for health professionals involved in the care of transplant patients to determine how best to use this new anti-rejection strategy. There are still many questions about how this new drug (which requires a monthly infusion) will best be delivered to the patients who need it, and which patients are most likely to benefit from this new treatment paradigm... Stay tuned to AJT for all the news and information you need, as The AJT Report will be providing ongoing commentary and news updates in the coming months.
Read the FDA press release.
Read the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company press release
Read related original research published in AJT:
A phase III study of belatacept-based immunosuppression regimens versus cyclosporine in renal transplant recipients (BENEFIT study).
Vincenti F, Charpentier B, Vanrenterghem Y, et al.
Am J Transplant. 2010 Mar;10(3):535-46.
A new look at blockade of T-cell costimulation: a therapeutic strategy for long-term maintenance immunosuppression.
Larsen CP, Knechtle SJ, Adams A, et al.
Am J Transplant. 2006 May;6(5 Pt 1):876-83. Review.
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