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We found that interactive teaching styles are more popular than didactic lectures in undergraduate orthopaedic and trauma teaching. We also found some evidence that knowledge retention is better following an interactive teaching style.

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Pain in the distribution of the sciatic nerve is common in the elderly. In the presence of a long-standing joint replacement, consideration should be given as to whether compression might be due to an extraspinal cause. We present three women, in whom a mass of wear debris from a previous total hip replacement caused compression of the sciatic nerve posterior to the hip. The symptoms were relieved immediately following operation.

This series demonstrates that arthroscopic excision of fractures of the radial head and neck is reliable, reproducible and safe, with similar results to open excision. There may also be additional benefits in the short term with regards to speed of healing and rehabilitation.

BESS Surgical Procedure Guidelines (SPGs). The British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) SPGs are a series of evidence and consensus developed by BESS surgeons and physiotherapists to help drive quality improvement and achieve the best possible surgical outcomes for UK patients. This SPG on primary and revision elbow replacement surgery is supported and endorsed by both the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme.

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Surgical exposure of the radial head, proximal radius, capitellum, and proximal ulna can be achieved through several different approaches. The most commonly used are: the Kocher, Kaplan, and extensor digitorum communis splitting. Each of these approaches has its own limitations and dangers. In this article we describe a modified version of the less commonly used Boyd approach. We have used this approach with a transosseous lateral collateral ligament and annular ligament repair for operative treatment of fractures involving the radial head, proximal radius, proximal ulna including the coronoid, capitellum, and lateral column of the distal humerus. In our experience, the approach results in superior exposure of the lateral elbow while minimizing the risk of injury to the posterior interosseous nerve.