Orthopaedics

A GP has told the health and disability commissioner of her guilt at failing to monitor the health of an infant who went on to require several corrective surgeries for developmental dysplasia of the hip 

A New Zealand academic who helped establish the Australasian hip fracture registry has been instrumental in a “how to” toolbox to get similar registers up and running across Asia Pacific 

With nearly $30,000 in Health Research Council funding, a team of researchers hope to modify and adapt a new model of care to standardise low back pain treatment across the country 

The Medical Council has been asked to review an orthopaedic surgeon’s competence after he operated four times on a patient who now requires ongoing paraplegic care 

Innovative device picked for clinical trial by Columbia University USA

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has found 13 cases of malpractice against an orthopaedic consultant who was treating patients while being addicted to alcohol and prescription drugs 

A new $70 million private surgical facility is planned for Hastings to boost the availability of elective surgery in the Hawke’s Bay region

Waikato DHB was told about an overseas-based orthopaedic sur­geon’s communication problems, employed him without following its own policies and then failed to manage complaints made against him

Communication concerns, complaints and differences of opinion. When the dots are finally joined, poor clinical practice is identified 

Vertebroplasty (surgery to repair spinal fractures) is no more effective for pain relief than a sham (placebo) procedure in older patients with osteoporosis, finds a trial published by The BMJ today