Nina Li1, Andrew Cheng2,3 1. Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2. Department of Intensive Care, St George Hospital, Liverpool, NSW, Australia 3. St George & Sutherland Clinical School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Background For...

George Mallat Case Report This is a case of a 71-year-old gentleman with Poland syndrome. His clinical findings include absence of his right pectoralis muscles, shortening of his right arm, and previous webbed fingers in the right hand which have been surgically corrected with...

Gabriel Atan Sanchez Abstract Since the turn of the 21st Century, an eminent revolution in minimal access surgery challenged the existing laparoscopic method. Beginning with the approval of the Intuitive Surgical’s “da Vinci Surgical System” by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the...

Emma Thomas, Dr Denbigh Symond, Dr Nicholas Williams, Dr Alexa Seal, Dr Richard Harrison  Background Health-related quality of life outcomes are used to assess the effectiveness of bariatric surgery. Current studies focused on patients in major cities, despite the high prevalence of obesity...

Background The glenoid labrum is a fibrocartilaginous structure that runs circumferentially around the rim of the glenoid fossa. It provides stability to the glenohumeral joint and is an attachment site for the glenohumeral ligaments and the long head of biceps tendon. Tears can occur...

Background An initial period of non-operative treatment is often advocated for superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions. However, while studies have shown non-operative treatment to significantly improve patient’s functional outcomes, many patients still require surgery after this period of non-operative treatment (15-51%). SLAP...