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News October 2010
... Monday, 8 November—Nanaimo  Tuesday, 9 November—Comox Valley  Wednesday, 10 November—Victoria ...
News&Notes October 2010
The following physicians have died over the past 9 months; please consider submitting a piece for our “In ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Schweigel, MD, FRCSC, November 2010
... Patient selection Patellofemoral arthritis occurs in up to 9% of patients over the age of 40 and 15% of patients over ... tibiofemoral compartment. Indications According to Lonner[ 9 ] the indications and contraindications for a ... are reported as being 80% to 90% good to excellent.[ 9 ] Complications The complications after a patello­femoral ...
Clinical Articles November 2010
... cups has recently been reported at over 95%.[ 9 ]  However, wear-related complications of the polyethylene ... HR implants approv­ed by the FDA within the past 9 years.  HR has been performed for 15 years in both North ... increased neck-length options intraoperatively ( Figure 9 ).  Ceramic-on-ceramic bearing surfaces have been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel H. Williams, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth), November 2010
... The AGC knee has a published survivorship rate of 98.9% in 4583 knees at 15 years[ 26 ] and a rate of 97.8% in ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... department in British Columbia from 1999 to 2003.[ 9 ]  Follow-up over a 41/2 year period indicated that 30.7% ... or killed someone in more than 84% of initial crashes.[ 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC November 2010
... giving little hope for those with chronic renal failure.[ 9 ] In 1962 Dr Palmer left VGH to join St. Paul’s Hospital, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD December 2010
... of knowledge retention suggested good knowledge transfer.[ 9 ] Step 4: Implementation with information campaign Our next ... was a decrease in 2-year pelvic recurrence from 18.2% to 9.2% for Stage 3 rectal cancers and from 9.6% to 6.9% overall.[ 14 ] Use of adjuvant radiation ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lauren MacDonald, BScH, MSc, December 2010
... of childhood cancer and made specific recommendations.[ 9 ]  The National Can­cer Institute’s Office of Cancer ... with the Institute of Medicine recommendations.[ 9 ]  Currently there is no formal program for long-term care ... or physicians knowledgeable about late sequelae.[ 9 ] Survivors should be asked to consent to annual contact ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, December 2010
... children were vulnerable, up from 28.5% in 2008/9.[ 2 ] • “Unnecessary early vulnerability in BC is ...