Operation indications were; to develop spinal instability, cauda equina syndrome and severe weakness of muscle due to extradural inflammatory mass or collapse of the vertebral body [ 2, 6].
In nine of these cases fetal distress was the first indication for operation, indications for other caesareans were: antepartum hemorrhage (10), dystocia (eight), cord presentation (four), repeat caesarean (two), (pre) eclampsia (one) and others (three).
(gender, age, type of operation, indication for THA/TKA, baseline pain and function, co-morbidities).
Information on primary operations and revisions, including the identity of the patient, the date of operation, indication, type of prosthesis and cement, is reported on a standardized form by the orthopedic surgeon.
The data gathered include information on patient identity, date of operation, indication for surgery, type of implant, method of fixation, duration of surgery, type of operating room ventilation, and the type of antibiotic prophylaxis used.
However, there were differences between the both groups, (patients in CR group were older, the median ESR and CRP were higher at baseline, abscess formation and operation indication before therapy were more prevalent in this group and multifocal involvement was more prevalent in DS group), the outcome was not different in the two groups.
One of Dr. Steindler's legacies was inculcating the importance of long-term followup (a point emphasized in the title of one of his many textbooks: "Orthopaedic Operations: Indications, Technique and End Results" [ 20]).
In this context, an "Acute Surgical Referral" is defined as a referral to MSGH which satisfies the following conditions: 1) it results in the first operation for indications where surgery is acutely necessary to resolve or relieve the indication and 2) the operative need could not be met in the refugee camp.
Information in the form includes the identity of the patient, the date of the operation, the indications for surgery, the type of prosthesis (modular or monoblock), the type of fixation (uncemented, cemented with antibiotic-loaded cement, or cemented with cement without antibiotic), and the duration of the operation.
The patients were checked for missing or incorrect information regarding civil registration number, operative side, date of operation, and indication.
Further data were extracted from each included report: year of report, operation type, indication for surgery, patient age, outcome (death, cardiac arrest or periarrest).
