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Floating Elbow

A unique approach had to be utilised to develop a guideline that would be of benefit to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers in the treatment of complex fractures. Topics covered includes: Open fractures, Pelvic fractures, Pilon fractures in adults and intra-articular distal tibia fractures in children, Detecting compartment syndrome, Splinting of lower limb long bone fractures, Whole-body CT, Access to the skills required for the management of people with complex fractures.

Author(s): National Clinical Guideline Centre UK

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Osteoarthritis Care and Management in Adults

Osteoarthritis refers to a clinical syndrome of joint pain accompanied by varying degrees of functional limitation and reduced quality of life. This guideline update was originally intended to include recommendations based on a review of new evidence about the use of paracetamol, etoricoxib and fixed-dose combinations of NSAIDs plus gastroprotective agents in the management of osteoarthritis.

Author(s): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,UK

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Bone Health and Osteoporosis

This guide provides much needed information on bone health, an often overlooked aspect of physical health. This report follows in the tradition of previous Surgeon Generals� reports by identifying the relevant scientific data, rigorously evaluating and summarizing the evidence, and determining conclusions. Major topics covered includes: What Is Bone Health?, The Basics of Bone in Health and Disease, Diseases of Bone, The Frequency of Bone Disease, The Burden of Bone Disease, What Can Individuals Do to Improve Their Bone Health, Lifestyle Approaches to Promote Bone Health, What Can Health Systems and Population-based Approaches Do to Promote Bone Health.

Author(s): National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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Floating Elbow

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