Publications

Medico-legal
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Treating the InjuredList Item 1
A privilege conferred by both patient and wider society: the medical exception and consent in trauma: Britten S
Bone and Joint Open 2024; 5(7): 565-569
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Preparing Expert Medico-Legal ReportsList Item 3
Practical guidance for orthopaedic surgeons preparing expert medico-legal reports: Britten S, Kumar S, Hepple S, Singh S, Foy M and Leigh B
British Orthopaedic Association, London, UK, May 2024
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Clinical Guidelines: Part 2
Clinical guidelines and the standard of care: Part 2: Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2023; 11(3): 46-48
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Medico-Legal Roundup
BOA medico-legal roundup: Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2022; 10(1): 45
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Clinical Guidelines
Clinical Guidelines in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery: Britten S
in Jo Samanta and Ash Samanta (eds). Clinical Guidelines and the Law of Medical Negligence: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives (Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA, USA, October 2021)
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Objective-Subjective Test
Evolution of the objective-subjective test for material risk in consent
Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2018; 6(4): 44-47
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Implant OwnershipList Item 2
Ownership of removed orthopaedic implants
Johnson D, Mahmoud A, Britten S, Heaton S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2024; 12(2): 42-44
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Intra-Operative BreakageList Item 4
Intra-operative breakage of instrumentation during orthopaedic surgery: Kumar S and Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2023; 11(4): 42-44
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Clinical Guidelines: Part 1
Clinical guidelines and the standard of care: Part 1: Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2023; 11(2): 40-42
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Gender Balance
Gender balance in medico-legal reporting: Round J, Johnson-Lynn S, Lewis C, McMillan J, McCall J, Warwick D, Eastwood DM, Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2021; 9(4): 46-48
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Considerations of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Current medico-legal considerations in the orthopaedic treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Britten S
Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics 2021; 9(2): 50-53
Clinical
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The TibiaList Item 1
The tibia: Harwood PJ and Britten S in Monsell FP, Sharma HK and de Kiewiet G (eds). Fundamentals of Lower Limb Deformity Analysis
(NPM Publishing, Whitchurch, UK, 2022)
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Limb Lengthening SurgeryList Item 3
Thromboprophylaxis in intramedullary limb lengthening surgery: Iliadis AD, Timms A, Fugazzotto S, Edel P, Britten S, Wright J, Goodier WD, Calder P. Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction 2020; 15(3): 151-156
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Paediatric tibial fractures: outcomesList Item 4
Treatment and functional outcomes of complex tibial fractures in children and adolescents using the Ilizarov method: Messner J, Johnson L, Taylor DM, Harwood PJ, Britten S, Foster PAL. Bone and Joint Journal 2018; 100-B: 396-403
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Treatment of Intramedullary Osteomyelitis
The treatment of intramedullary osteomyelitis of the femur and tibia using the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator system and antibiotic cement rods: Kanakaris N, Gudipati S, Tosounidis T, Harwood PJ, Britten S, Giannoudis PV. Bone and Joint Journal 2014; 96-B: 783-8
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Complex tibial fractures: adults
The treatment of complex tibial shaft fractures by the Ilizarov method: Foster PAL, Barton SB, Jones SCE, Morrison RJM, Britten S
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 2012; 94-B: 1678-83
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The ‘Retro-Fibular Wire’
The ‘Retro-Fibular Wire’: an anatomical study describing a safe corridor for placement of fine wires in the distal tibia: Loughenbury PR, Harwood PJ, Tunstall R, Britten S. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 2010; 92-B: 1041-4
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Accident and Emergency Post
All basic surgical trainees should rotate through an Accident and Emergency post: Britten S. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2001; 83: 23-25
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Wiltshire Air Support Unit
The Wiltshire Air Support Unit
Britten S, Cassidy M, Riseley-Pritchard RA
Ambulance UK 1998; June: 136
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Femoral Intramedullary Nailing
A useful tip for distal interlocking in femoral intramedullary nailing
Palmer SH, Britten S, Ellis S
Injury 1996; 27(7): 528
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The Glastonbury Festival 1993
The Glastonbury Festival 1993: pattern of attendances and admissions to an NHS Trust: Britten S, Whiteley MS, Fox PF, Goodwin MI, Horrocks MJ
Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine 1995; 12: 30-31
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Resuscitation
Should relatives watch resuscitation?
Britten S
British Medical Journal 1994; 309: 670
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Annual Influx of Temporary Residents
Annual influx of temporary residents to the Glastonbury Festival
Britten S, Whiteley MS, Fox PF, Goodwin MI, Horrocks MJ
British Medical Journal 1993; 307: 561
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Paediatric tibial fractures: surgical techniqueList Item 2
Ilizarov method for acute paediatric tibial fractures:
Messner J, Prior CP, Pincher B, Britten S, Harwood PJ, Foster PAL
Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction 2021; 16(1): 46-52
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Hindfoot External Fixation FramesList Item 4
A safe technique for insertion of heel wires for hindfoot external fixation frames: an anatomical study: Kelly C, Harwood PJ, Loughenbury PR, Clancy JA, Britten S. Bone and Joint Journal 2018; 100-B: 1054-9
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Treatment of Segmental Tibial Fractures
The treatment of segmental tibial fractures: does patient preference differ from surgeon choice? Little Z, Smith TO, McMahon SE, Cooper C, Trompeter A, Pearse M, Britten S, Rogers B, Sharma HK, Narayan B, Costa M, Beard DJ, Hing CB. Injury 2017; 48: 2306-2310
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The Role of Crusts
Ilizarov fixator pin site care: The role of crusts in the prevention of infection: Britten S, Ghoz A, Duffield B, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2013; 44: 1275-1278
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Reaming Irrigator Aspirator System
Reaming Irrigator Aspirator system: Early experience of its multipurpose use: Kanakaris N, Morell D, Gudipati S, Britten S, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2011; 42 (S4): S28-S34
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The Care of Pin Sites
The care of pin sites with external fixation: Sian PS, Britten S, Duffield B
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 2006; 88-B: 558
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Impact of Trauma Teams
The impact of trauma teams on basic surgical training:
Davis RM, Britten S.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2001; 83: 21-22
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Drainage of Tension Pneumothorax
Chest wall thickness may limit adequate drainage of tension pneumothorax by needle thoracocentesis: Britten S, Palmer SH
Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine 1996; 13: 426-7
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Needle Thoracocentesis
Needle thoracocentesis in tension pneumothorax: insufficient cannula length and potential failure: Britten S, Palmer SH, Snow TM
Injury 1996; 27(5): 321-322
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Effect of Inhaled Bradykinin
Effect of inhaled bradykinin on indices of airway responsiveness in asthmatic subjects: Polosa R, Rajakulasingam K, Prosperini G, Bellofiore S, Britten S, Milazzo LV, Holgate ST. European Respiratory Journal 1994; 7: 1490-1496
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Medical treatment at Glastonbury Festival
Medical treatment at Glastonbury Festival
Britten S, Whiteley MS, Fox PF, Goodwin MI, Horrocks MJ
British Medical Journal 1993; 307: 1009-1010