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All publications by 'Attar FG'



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – St Helens & Knowsley Staff

Can the Surgical Approach to Total Knee Arthroplasty Influence Early Postoperative Outcomes?

Background Trivector approach to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a quadriceps tendon sparing approach, whereas the medial parapatellar (MPP) approach involves making a longitudinal incision in quadriceps tendon. We postulated that quadriceps-sparing approach such as trivector should make postoperative rehabilitation easier and ultimately reduce the length of hospital stay. Objectives..

Published: 16/03/2020
Authors: Reddy G, Islam SUI, Attar FG

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Simple hip dislocations in the elderly

​The hip joint is an intrinsically stable joint as a result of the bony and labral anatomy of the acetabulum and femoral head. Hip dislocations are often associated with major trauma. Pure or simple dislocations without associated fractures are rare (Foulk and Mullis, 2010). Elderly patients tend to have hip or..

Published: 29/08/2018
Authors: Attar FG, Matar HE

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Challenging ipsilateral hip and segmental diaphyseal femur fractures

​ Description Patients with hip fractures very rarely have hip osteoarthritis (OA), with published data suggesting an inverse relationship between hip fractures and hip OA. In fact, hip OA is found to be protective against intracapsular fractures but increases the risk for extracapsular fractures. This is related, in part, to the..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Matar HE, El-Hosh S, Attar FG

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