Firas Raheman

Trauma & Orthopaedics Specialist Registrar @RNOHRotation | Own Views

[The Stanmore Rotation @StanmoreOrtho]

🚨#SRAM2024 🚨
🎉 Exciting speakers & academic presentations
📆 Wednesday 10th July
🏛️ Royal College of Surgeons England
🕰️ 9-5pm
✉️ Abstract submissions welcome
#️⃣ Free registration
☕️Tea/coffee & lunch included
🛠️ With thanks to @LEDAortho @DePuySynthes @SmithNephewPLC

[Firas Raheman @RahemanFiras]

Recently published in @TheKneeJournal. Excellent work Oliver Lee. “The accuracy of digital templating in the preoperative planning of total knee arthroplasties”. @ucl @RoyalFreeNHS

https://t.co/zng0q3MXej

[Bryan Carmody @jbcarmody]

Last week, Tennessee passed legislation to allow international medical graduates to obtain licensure and practice independently *without* completing a U.S. residency program.

This is BIG news.

So you know what that means.

Time to break it down, Winners & Losers™️ style.

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[CORR @Clinorthop]

~20% of patients report pain 1 yr post-TKA.

But how do patients live w/ persistent pain 5-7-years post-TKA?

Using both qualitative & quantitative methods, @BullVibeke et al. investigated patients living w/ persistent pain 5-7 yrs after TKA #orthotwitter https://t.co/STQwo6sm2O

[CORR @Clinorthop]

What is the cumulative incidence of amputation after LSS for patients diagnosed w/ pediatric lower extremity sarcomas 25 years after diagnosis and how does this impact social, physical, and emotional HRQOL? @harvardmed @BostonChildrens @UCLAHealth
https://t.co/hsminy84No

[OrthoEvidence @OrthoEvidence]

In this clip, our editor-in-Chief, Dr. Mohit Bhandari, sits down with @hippysurgeon to discuss prioritizing time.
Watch the full OrthoPod ⬇ #orthotwitter
https://t.co/IrL2ESnBd2

[The Royal College of Surgeons of England @RCSnews]

.@markataylor16 talking to BBC News NI about the elective orthopaedic hubs at Musgrave Park Hospital and in the Southern and Western trusts: 'This will allow patients who need planned hip or knee treatment to receive it.’ Read the article here: https://t.co/rF4OlfJ12f

[OCTA Research @OctaResearch]

Will be featuring a section on weight bearing (#WBCT) so spread the word @wbctsociety

[CORR @Clinorthop]

Septic loosening & stem breakage from metal fatigue is a rare but known cause of ortho implant failure

What are the risk factors for mechanical failure and loosening of a transfemoral osseointegrated implant system in patients w/ a lower-limb amputation?
https://t.co/i00nUVA5ar

[CORR @Clinorthop]

Arthroscopy generally has a steep learning curve for trainees, but can virtual reality programs like VR FAST overcome such learning curves in resident arthroscopy training? @RoyalLondonHosp #virtualreality
https://t.co/I1tiOzQPew

[British Burn Assoc. @BritishBurn]

Oral presentation 1st prize 🏆: Nicholas Cereceda-Monteoliva for Early results and initial experience of reconstructing defects with Novosorb Biodegradable Temporising Matrix: a UK case series.

[Professor Gordon Dougan FRS @GordonDougan1]

I went to state school in Scunthorpe. Born on a council estate. A father at 20 years old. Now a professor in the Department of Medicine at Cambridge University and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Nothing was fair about getting there. If I am damaging Oxbridge, so be it.

[CORR @Clinorthop]

Cost-utility Analysis: RTSA is the most cost-effective treatment for proximal humerus fractures in older adults when compared to hemiarthroplasty and ORIF @McMasterU @Stanford_Ortho #OrthoTwitter #MedTwitter
https://t.co/AhH4HqVOBM

[Leicester's Hospitals @Leic_hospital]

A snake-like robot could be the “future of endoscopic surgery” according to Dr @dejolaleye.

The robot, called COBRA, has been developed by the team @UoN_UTC for use in the aviation and nuclear industries but is now being refined for medical use with help from Dr Olaleye.

[Cesar de Cesar Netto @Dr_deCesarNetto]

CORR Insights®: Can Weightbearing Cone-beam CT Reliably... : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® https://t.co/Ueumjp0RXl

[Amit Atrey @hipdoc75]

We’r launching orthoCAST- if you’re an #orthotwitter or #MedStudentTwitter - this is Netflix for orthopaedics. We’ve converted the syllabus into documentary videos for you. https://t.co/bH8m40Ib07 @generalorthomd @OrthopodReg @jointdocShields @NaanDerthaal @_NancyMD @kashakhtar

[Ryckie Wade @ryckiewade]

Introducing MelRisk - the worlds most accurate calculator - it generates a % risk of sentinel lymph node metastasis for patients with #melanoma

Free on Android (https://t.co/tld3SpLyfB) & iOS (https://t.co/pzKk8TwjCi).

https://t.co/CAzX0vnHqe

[The Bone & Joint Journal @BoneJointJ]

This study describes the correlation between the Orthopaedic Trauma Society classification of open fractures and economic costs from an NHS and Personal Social Services perspective.

#trauma #orthopedics @Oxford_Trauma @OTrauma

https://t.co/DPd02kk3vH

[CORR @Clinorthop]

Can Weightbearing Cone-beam CT Reliably Differentiate Between Stable and Unstable Syndesmotic Ankle Injuries? @RahemanFiras @JitMangwani https://t.co/x96LmbDOfE
https://t.co/x96LmbDOfE