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  1. Is there a role for suppression of infection in managing fracture-related infection following intra-medullary nailing?
  2. Optimising the Orthopaedic Trauma Society Open Fracture Classification system: a proposal for modification in the context of high civilian gunshot fractures
  3. The role of implant retention and conservative management in the management of fracture-related infection
  4. The reliability of posterior malleolar ankle fracture assessment: a unique perspective
  5. Return to Work Following Intramedullary Nailing of Lower-Limb Long-Bone Fractures in South Africa
  6. Establishing a consensus on research priorities in orthopaedic trauma within South Africa
  7. Filling the gap: a series of 3D-printed titanium truss cages for the management of large, lower limb bone defects in a developing country setting
  8. Early outcomes of surgically managed civilian gunshot femur fractures at a level one trauma unit in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective review
  9. Temporary circular external fixation for spanning the traumatised ankle joint: A cohort comparison study
  10. Dead space management strategies in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis: a retrospective review
  11. Contemporary management of aseptic diaphyseal tibia non-unions – A systematic review
  12. Burnout among psychotherapists: a cross-cultural value survey among 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease pandemic
  13. The management of segmental femur fractures: the radiographic 'cover-up' test to guide decision making
  14. The reconstruction of critical bone loss
  15. Proximal femur anatomy-implant geometry discrepancies
  16. Radiographic union score for tibia (RUST) scoring system in adult diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with intramedullary nailing: an assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability
  17. Fracture Healing in Patients With HIV in South Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study
  18. Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Silver-Impregnated Fibrous Hydrocolloid Dressings With Silver Sulfadiazine Cream Dressings for the Treatment of Fracture Blisters to Determine Time to Surgical Readiness
  19. Antibiogram profiles and efficacy of antibiotic regimens of bacterial isolates from chronic osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton: A developing-world perspective
  20. The gunshot-related injuries in trauma (GRIT) study: A profile of patients affected by gunshot-related orthopaedic injuries across South Africa
  21. Three months in a high-volume tertiary orthopaedic trauma unit: What is a registrar worth?
  22. Civilian gunshot injuries in orthopaedics: a narrative review of ballistics, current concepts, and the South African experience
  23. Adamantinoma-like Variant of Ewing Sarcoma in the Metatarsal Bone After Chemotherapy: Report of a Case Successfully Treated with Pedicled Osteocutaneous Fibular Transfer
  24. Management of segmental bone defects of the upper limb: a scoping review with data synthesis to inform decision making
  25. Fracture-related outcome study for operatively treated tibia shaft fractures (F.R.O.S.T.): registry rationale and design
  26. Limb reconstruction in a resource-limited environment
  27. Financial burden of orthopaedic gunshot-related injury management at a major trauma centre
  28. The epidemiology and orthopaedic burden of civilian gunshot injuries over a four-year period at a level one trauma unit in Cape Town, South Africa
  29. Preliminary Results with the Shape Memory Nail: A Self-contained Distal Locking Mechanism for Diaphyseal Femur Fractures
  30. Complications associated with hexapod circular fixation for acute fractures of the tibia diaphysis: A retrospective descriptive study at a high volume trauma centre
  31. Nonunion – consensus from the 4th annual meeting of the Danish Orthopaedic Trauma Society
  32. The role of bioactive glass in the management of chronic osteomyelitis: a systematic review of literature and current evidence
  33. Implant-related sepsis in lower limb fractures following gunshot injuries in the civilian population: A systematic review
  34. Closed Distraction and Gradual Deformity Correction of Stiff Hypertrophic Tibial Nonunions with Hexapod External Fixation
  35. Two stage reconstruction of septic non-union of the humerus with the use of circular external fixation
  36. The outcome of treatment of chronic osteomyelitis according to an integrated approach
  37. Femoral locking plate failure salvaged with hexapod circular external fixation: a report of two cases
  38. Catastrophic strut collapse with the Taylor Spatial Frame: preventing a disaster
  39. The pathogenesis of tibial non-union
  40. Management of tibial non-unions: Prospective evaluation of a comprehensive treatment algorithm
  41. Case report: A typical presentation of giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone in the distal humerus of a child
  42. Radiation exposure to orthopaedic registrars in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Complex
  43. Digital photography in orthopaedics: Ethical considerations
  44. Management of tibial non-unions according to a novel treatment algorithm
  45. A modified staging system for chronic osteomyelitis
  46. Mechanobiology in the management of mobile atrophic and oligotrophic tibial nonunions
  47. Hexapod external fixation
  48. Pre-treatment serum lactate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase as predictors of metastases in extremity osteosarcoma
  49. Bone transport through an induced membrane in the management of tibial bone defects resulting from chronic osteomyelitis
  50. Radiographic analysis of hexapod external fixators: fundamental differences between the Taylor Spatial Frame and TrueLok-Hex
  51. Intramedullary nail after Masquelet bone graft fracture: A case report
  52. The effect of HIV infection on the incidence and severity of circular external fixator pin track sepsis: a retrospective comparative study of 229 patients
  53. Bicondylar tibial plateau fractures treated with fine-wire circular external fixation
  54. Isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immune-competent host: a case report
  55. Primary malignant giant cell tumour of the proximal tibia: a case report
  56. Osteosarcoma in Adult Patients Living with HIV/AIDS
  57. Osteosarcoma presentation stages at a tumour unit in South Africa
  58. Prevention and management of external fixator pin track sepsis