November

As physicians plan to start their families in the province of BC, there are important considerations to think about.

At this year’s UBC Medical Student Orientation Day, first-year students had an opportunity to enter to win an iPad by signing up to receive each issue’s table of contents by e-mail. Congratulations to Vionarica Gusti, winner of the draw, and thank you to everyone who entered.

To start receiving the BCMJ table of contents by e-mail, visit bcmj.org and click on the Sign-up for e-alerts button.

ICBC has adopted new policy and procedures for completing the CL19 Medical Report. The new approach is as follows:

The Achilles tendon is the most commonly ruptured tendon and the incidence is increasing.[1,2,3] Unfortunately, 20% to 25% of acute Achilles tendon ruptures are misdiagnosed initially.[1,4] Diagnosis is based on history and physical examination. Use of MRI or ultrasound is not indicated unless there are equivocal physical exam findings.

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Total arthroplasty of the knee continues to be among the most common and successful major elective surgical procedures. The aging of the population has resulted in a significant increase in the demand for this procedure. This is due, in part, to an increase in patient expectation for high functional capacity into the later decades of life despite the presence of a painful degenerative joint condition. Additionally, the success of knee arthroplasty in alleviating arthritis-related joint pain in most patients, both young and old, has increased patient demand.