DK Thomas

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A Retrospective Review of Patient Outcomes Following Halo-femoral Traction before Spinal Instrumentation in the Management of Severe Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2016.094

Synopsis:

A Retrospective study to assess the usefulness of preoperative Halo-femoral Traction in the treatment of severe scoliosis. When combined with spinal instrumentation and fusion, this treatment protocol was clinically proven to be safe, tolerable and effective in our local setting.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of peri-operative halo-femoral traction in the management of severe scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis - A retrospective review.

Received:

09 Mar, 2016

Accepted:

19 Apr, 2016

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thomas_et_al-stretching_before_reduces_injury.pdf

Journal Sections:

Original Articles

Keywords:

Halo-femoral traction

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e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Do Patient Factors affect the Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement Surgery?

Issue:

Vol 65, Issue 3: 2016

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.276

Pages:

529-32

Synopsis:

A prospective cross-sectional study analysed subjects who underwent simple arthroplasty. Pre-operative patient factors that influenced patient-reported outcome scores were identified. Obesity does not result in worse postoperative outcomes. These results were statistically significant.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine if patient factors affect patient reported outcomes in simple primary total joint arthroplasty surgery.

Received:

28 May, 2015

Accepted:

12 Jun, 2015

PDF Attachment:

wimj_iss3_2016_529_532.pdf

Journal Sections:

Original Articles

Keywords:

Patient factors

PROM

total joint arthroplasty

Journal Authors:

DK Thomas

M Mencia

e-Published: 31 Mar, 2016

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Drop Hallux Due to an Osteoclastoma: A Big Toe Issue

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.215

ABSTRACT

Received:

21 Apr, 2015

Accepted:

27 Apr, 2015

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e-Published: 05 Nov, 2015

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.