Clinical Librarian Service
Current Awareness Bulletin
Musculoskeletal
May 2012
Contents:
1. New and Updated Cochrane Systematic Reviews:
For the full text of the Cochrane Systematic Reviews please click on the title. We have included the Author’s Conclusion so you can speedily see if a therapy change is indicated. Author’s Conclusions are taken directly from the Cochrane Website and represent the work of the author.
Authors’ conclusions: From the limited evidence available, the Ponseti technique may produce better short-term outcomes compared to the Kite technique. An accelerated Ponseti technique may be as effective as a standard technique. We could draw no conclusions from other included trials because of the limited use of validated outcome measures and lack of available raw data. Future randomised controlled trials should address these issues.
Gray K, Pacey V, Gibbons P, Little D, Frost C, Burns J. Interventions for congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 4.
2. NICE Guidance:
There were no new NICE guidelines published for Musculoskeletal this issue.
3. Systematic Reviews:
For abstracts of the reviews below please click on the titles. There may be a link to full text in the top right hand corner of the webpage. You may have to log in using your NHS Athens username and password, if you don’t have one go to Register for Athens and register for free.
If full text is not available then please contact us to request a copy. This is a free service but you will need to complete our Article Request Form. Or you may email us directly quoting the number(s) of the articles you would like.
3) A Cochrane review of the evidence for non-surgical interventions for flexible pediatric flat feet
4. Economic Evaluations:
For abstracts of the economic evaluations below please click on the titles. There may be a link to full text in the top right hand corner of the webpage. You may have to log in using your NHS Athens username and password, if you don’t have one go to Register for Athens and register for free.
If full text is not available then please contact us to request a copy. This is a free service but you will need to complete our Article Request Form. Or you may email us directly quoting the number(s) of the articles you would like.
5. Other relevant articles:
For abstracts of the articles below please click on the titles. There may be a link to full text in the top right hand corner of the webpage. You may have to log in using your NHS Athens username and password, if you don’t have one go to Register for Athens and register for free.
If full text is not available then please contact us to request a copy. This is a free service but you will need to complete our Article Request Form. Or you may email us directly quoting the number(s) of the articles you would like.
6. Latest News:
31) New website for GPs in fight against fractures
The Royal College of General Practitioners and the National Osteoporosis Society have jointly launched a new website to cut the rising numbers of fragility fractures in the UK.
The Royal College of General Practitioners and the National Osteoporosis Society have jointly launched a new website to cut the rising numbers of fragility fractures in the UK.
7. NHS Behind the Headlines:
Looking at the evidence behind the latest health news stories. Please click on title to view:
8. Latest Journal Table of Contents:
If you would like full text of any of the articles listed in the below journals then please contact us to request a copy. This is a free service but you will need to complete our Article Request Form. Or you may email us directly quoting the number(s) of the articles you would like.
