Monil Karia

All participants spoke of the impact of bone quality on preoperative planning. A patient’s medical history, age, imaging preoperatively and frailty were assessed, informing a preoperative assessment of bone quality, in turn informing preoperative surgical decision-making. Bone morphology was also deemed an important metric of bone quality by all.

Abstract Background There are concerns that trainee performed knee arthroplasty (KA) may adversely affect patient outcomes. Demand for KA is projected to increase, and trainees must therefore be competent to perform it. Methods A systematic literature search was performed identifying articles comparing outcomes following trainee versus consultant surgeon performed primary KA. Outcomes included rate of revision surgery, rate of infection, operation time, length of stay and functional outcomes.

Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of the largest public health crises that we have faced, and has had a significant impact on the provision and delivery of healthcare worldwide.1 Like other countries, the response and message from the UK government to the public has centred around self-isolation and social distancing.