Northern General Hospital

Early to mid-term outcomes of the custom-made 3D-printed triflange acetabular component (aMace)

Aims Various techniques have been described to manage massive acetabular bone loss in revision hip arthroplasty. The aMace system has gained popularity due to its custom design, which aims to restore the hip centre of rotation and provide initial mechanical stability in cases of...

Whole-blood versus laboratory intraoperative parathyroid hormone assays and optimisation of intraoperative monitoring during parathyroidectomy: A retrospective cohort study

PURPOSE: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) monitoring supports focused parathyroidectomy by confirming biochemical response after gland excision, but standard assays may be logistically burdensome. Whole-blood point-of-care (POC) assays offer faster turnaround but may ha...

Association between Glycemic Control and Survival in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis

Background: Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure globally affecting 40% of people receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). High quality data on the potential impact of improving glycemic control is needed to inform the current recommendations to individualise HbA 1C targets...

COFAS Grade is not Associated with Outcomes following Infinity Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study with Minimum Five-Year Follow-Up

Background: Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is increasingly used for end-stage ankle arthritis, with modern fixed-bearing designs demonstrating improved survivorship. The Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS) classification stratifies patients by intra-articular and...