My difficulty with Clostridium difficile began as an unsuspecting resident immersed in a medical microbiology training program at the University of Toronto. My professors shared their... Read More
Clinical Articles
In British Columbia there are approximately 3000 patients aged 17 years or older who are survivors of childhood cancer (diagnosed before the age of 17 years). Each year an additional 120 or more... Read More
In 1996 a high local recurrence rate for rectal cancer was identified in an audit of outcomes for patients treated for rectal cancer in BC.[1] Pelvic recurrence at 4 years occurred in 16% of rectal... Read More
Major joint arthroplasty is undoubtedly one of the surgical success stories of modern times. The number of primary knee arthroplasties performed annually increased exponentially over the last half of... Read More
The current long-term success of total hip replacement (THR) surgery has led to the observation by Coventry[1] that “total hip replacement, indeed, might be the orthopaedic operation of the century... Read More