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Editorials / BY: Bassam A. Masri, MD, FRCSC October 2010
... of this theme issue pave the way for the articles in Part 2, which will discuss surgical modalities.  —B.A. Masri, ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD October 2010
Until recently, type 2 diabetes mellitus was almost unheard of in children, but ... play a key role in its development.  The hallmark of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance and the most common cause of ... adulthood.  It is estimated that 26% of Canadians age 2 to 17 (more than 1 in 4) are overweight or obese, up from ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD October 2010
... on very short notice. My practice is compressed into 2 days per week with the remaining time spent at the BCMA ... somehow came to the attention of a Vancouver newspaper 2 weeks before it was to be brought to CMA’s General ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD, October 2010
... patellar tendinosis[ 1 ] and chronic elbow tendinosis,[ 2 ] during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair,[ 3 ] during ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Schweigel, MD, FRCSC, November 2010
... reported good results in patients younger than 60 years[ 2 ] and in obese patients with BMIs over 30.[ 3 ] Generally ... arthroplasty A patellofemoral replacement ( Figure 2 ) is indicated for the management of isolated ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert McCormack, MD, FRCSC, November 2010
... weight distribution of the remaining articular cartilage.[ 2 ]  On the one hand, if there is an unstable meniscal ... osteoarthritis. The success rates ranged from 40% to 75%.[ 2 ]  As might be expected, the benefits of simple lavage ... the criticisms of the Moseley trial.  Interestingly, at 2 years follow-up, the WOMAC scores were not statistically ...
Clinical Articles November 2010
... common ex­posures ( Figure 1 ) are the anterolat­eral[ 2 ] and the posterolateral approach­es to the hip.[ 3 ]  ... to complete the acetabular component composition ( Figure 2 ).  This modular bearing surface may be exchanged in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel H. Williams, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth), November 2010
... and 44% during the first 5 years of the 21st century.[ 1 , 2 ]  The history of total knee arthroplasty began back in ... is deep infection, which complicates between 1% and 2% of operations and may require further and repeated major ... nerve injury has been reported in between 0.3% and 2.0% of patients.[ 16 ] The 20-day postoperative mortality ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2010
... which contained recommendations for areas of action.[ 2 ] It is fair to say that considerable progress has been ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... conviction are effective in preventing impaired driving.[ 2-6 ] However, the injured impaired drivers treated in our ... Columbia from 1999 to 2003.[ 9 ]  Follow-up over a 41/2 year period indicated that 30.7% of the injured impaired ... where it is required by law.”[ 12 ]  While section 257(2) of the Criminal Code protects medical practitioners from ...