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Informed consent in spinal surgery by Todd, N V, Birch, N C

“…Informed consent is a very important part of surgical treatment. In this paper, we report a number of legal judgements in spinal surgery where there was no…”
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Knee pain and the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve by Tennent, T D, Birch, N C, Holmes, M J, Birch, R, Goddard, N J

“…Pain over the front of the knee is common after surgery or trauma but often a definite diagnosis is difficult to make. Over the past year we have seen five…”
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Current attitudes to cementing techniques in British hip surgery by Hashemi-Nejad, A, Birch, N C, Goddard, N J

“…Aseptic loosening is the major problem in hip joint replacement. Improved cementing techniques have been shown to improve the long-term survival of implants…”
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Protective gloves for use in high-risk patients: how much do they affect the dexterity of the surgeon? by Phillips, A M, Birch, N C, Ribbans, W J

“…Twenty-five orthopaedic surgeons underwent eight motor and sensory tests while using four different glove combinations and without gloves. As well as single…”
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The provision of services for spinal disorders by Birch, N C

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The failure of subcategorization of cauda equina syndrome by Todd, Nicholas V, Casey, Adrian, Birch, Nick C

“…The diagnostic sub-categorization of cauda equina syndrome (CES) is used to aid communication between doctors and other healthcare professionals. It is also…”
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Long-term follow-up of patients with idiopathic scoliosis : providing appropriate continuing care by Birch, Nick C, Tsirikos, Athanasios I

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No need to add fusion to lumbar decompression for stenosis by Azizpour, Kayoumars, Birch, Nick C, Peul, Wilco C

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Serial residual volumes in men with prostatic hypertrophy by Birch, N C, Hurst, G, Doyle, P T

“…Thirty men with prostatic hypertrophy were scanned on 3 occasions on the day before TURP. Five commonly used formulae to estimate residual urine were used. All…”
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Which treatment provides the best neurological outcomes in acute spinal cord injury? by Birch, Nick C, Cheung, Jason P Y, Takenaka, Shota, El Masri, Wagih S

“…Initial treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury remains as controversial in 2023 as it was in the early 19th century, when Sir Astley Cooper and Sir Charles…”
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Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections for radicular pain : a systematic review by Borton, Zakk M, Oakley, Ben J, Clamp, Jonathan A, Birch, Nick C, Bateman, Antony H

“…Cervical radiculopathy is a significant cause of pain and morbidity. For patients with severe and poorly controlled symptoms who may not be candidates for…”
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Closing the audit circle: effect of continuing audit on arthroscopic practice by Birch, N C, Powles, D P, Dorrell, J H

“…A prospective study in a single orthopaedic unit for one calendar year was carried out to examine the effect of continuing audit on arthroscopic practice. A…”
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Anti-inflammatory drug therapy after arthroscopy of the knee : a prospective, randomised, controlled trial of diclofenac or physiotherapy by BIRCH, N. C, SLY, C, BROOKS, S, POWLES, D. P

“…We report a prospective, randomised, controlled trial of the effect of either a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac sodium) or physiotherapy on…”
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Reamed or unreamed nailing for closed tibial fractures by Tennent, T D, Birch, N C, Eastwood, D M

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Knee replacement in haemophilia by Birch, N C, Ribbans, W J, Goldman, E, Lee, C A

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Case of acquired or pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly by Ayan, Mohamed S, Abdelrahman, Abd Almonem M, Khanal, Nabin, Elsallabi, Osama S, Birch, Nathan C

“…Pelger-Huët anomaly (PHA) is a rare benign autosomal-dominant anomaly with an incidence of ∼1 in 6000. It does not cause neutrophilia, but it can cause a false…”
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Evaluation of an assay for serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol (GlycoMark™) and determination of reference intervals on the Hitachi 917 analyzer by Nowatzke, William, Sarno, Mark J., Birch, Nathan C., Stickle, Douglas F., Eden, Tanya, Cole, Thomas G.

“…1,5-Anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) is a glucose analogue, which is decreased in hyperglycemic individuals. We report the technical performance of an assay…”
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Example of use of a desktop scanner for data acquisition in a colorimetric assay by Birch, Nathan C., Stickle, Douglas F.

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Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C by Birch, Nathan C, Radio, Stanley, Horslen, Simon

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The clinical relevance of Tarlov cysts by Langdown, Andrew John, Grundy, Julian R B, Birch, Nicholas C

“…The sacral perineural cyst was first described by Tarlov in 1938 as an incidental finding at autopsy. There are very few data in the literature regarding the…”
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