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Antibiotics for preventing infection in open limb fractures popular
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab003764.htmlGosselin RA, Roberts I, Gillespie WJ. Antibiotics for preventing infection in open limb fractures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD003764.
Users' guide to the surgical literature
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/source/EBS/CJS%20-%20Meta-analysis%20-%20Fe ...Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc; P.J. Devereaux, MD; Victor Montori, MD, MSc; Claudio Cinà, MD, MSc; Ved Tandan, MD, MSc; Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc; for the Evidence-Based Surgery Working GroupFrom the Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and McMasterUniversity, and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
AAOS ADA Advisory statement on antibiotic prophylaxis during dental procedures
http://www.aaos.org/about/papers/advistmt/1014.aspAcetaminophen For Osteoarthritis
http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/AB004257.htmAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Advisory Statements
http://www.aaos.org/about/papers/advis.aspAntithrombotic Therapy
http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/36/index.htmlBias towards publishing positive results in orthopedic and general surgery
http://www.pssjournal.com/content/1/1/4Patient Safety in Surgery 2007, 1:4
Conclusions There is a disproportionately high number of articles reporting positive results published in the surgical literature. A bias towards publishing positive data will systematically overestimate the clinical relevance of treatment effects by disregarding important information derived from unpublished negative studies. This "publication bias" remains an area of concern and may affect the quality of care of patients undergoing surgical procedures.
Conservative Management Following Closed Reduction Of Traumatic Anterior Dislocation Of The Shoulder
http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/AB004962.htmEarly Management of Patients with a Head Injury
http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/46/index.htmlEvidence based guidelines for fixing broken hips- an update
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_09_031103/chi10026_fm.htmlGeriatric Orthopedics
http://www.frycomm.com/ags/rasp/chapter.asp?ch=11Heparin, low molecular weight heparin and physical methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following surgery for hip fractures (Cochrane Review)
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000305.htmlHeparins and some mechanical pumping devices may help prevent blood clots forming in the legs after surgery for hip fracture
Patients with hip fracture may develop blood clots (thrombosis) in their legs. Some of these blood clots may travel to the lungs and cause a blockage (embolism), which can be fatal. Various drugs and physical devices are sometimes used to try and prevent these complications. This review of randomised trials found that both heparins and mechanical pumping devices significantly decrease the incidence of deep vein thrombosis. There was not enough evidence to conclude about the effect on lung (pulmonary) embolism, mortality or possible side effects for either heparin or mechanical methods.
Handoll HHG, Farrar MJ, McBirnie J, Tytherleigh-Strong G, Milne AA, Gillespie WJ



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