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Volume 08 | Issue 02 | June 2020 | The Journal of the British Orthopaedic Association | boa.ac.uk

Journal of

Trauma and

Orthopaedics

Non-accidental injury in

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Training in orthopaedics:

The show must go on p12

COVID-19: My experience

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3 From the Executive Editor

Bob Handley

5 From the President:

Working together – the way forward

Don McBride

6-10 Latest News

12 Training in orthopaedics:

The show must go on

Morgan Bailey, Sabina Barbur,

Daniel Cadoux-Hudson,

Rishi Das and Daniel Marsland

14 Non-accidental injury in children in

the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Emily Baird

16 Coronavirus (COVID-19):

My experience of testing positive

Kathryn S S Dayananda

18 An orthopaedic surgeon’s diary at

the Nightingale Critical Care Unit

Niall Eames

22 Orthopaedic care changes since the

B.C. (Before COVID-19) time period

Mary Campbell, Andrew Hughes,

Brendan Daly, Aedín Hanahoe,

Darren Moloney, Iain Feeley,

Eoin Sheehan and Khalid Merghani

26 Commentary on

the Swansea Hip

interrogation Fracture

Tool (SHiFT)

Michael Cronin,

Mark Mullins,

Praveen Pathmanaban,

Paul Williams and Matthew Dodd

28 COVID-19 causes a SHiFT in

the sands for proximal femoral

fracture management?

Michael Cronin, Mark Mullins,

Praveen Pathmanaban,

Paul Williams and Matthew Dodd

32 A letter in response to: COVID-19

causes a SHiFT in the sands for

proximal femoral fracture

management? A plea for caution

Peter M Lewis, Miriam Day,

Lisa A Williams, Laura Lougher,

Glenn J Clewer and Stephen Sarasin

34 A response to the letter by Lewis et al.

from the authors of: COVID-19 causes

a SHiFT in the sands for proximal

femoral fracture management?

Michael Cronin, Mark Mullins,

Praveen Pathmanaban,

Paul Williams and Matthew Dodd

37 In Memoriam:

John Seddon Hopkins,

Anthony John Hall

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From the Executive Editor

Bob Handley

trange and strained times. Writing an editorial that will be

read a few weeks later is always risky business but even more so

when surrounded by such volatility. It is, however, the essence

of so much of what we do; we make the best judgement we can

in the circumstances that prevail and proceed. Whether those

circumstances be a tricky problem in theatre or the fallout from a

pandemic we carry on. This special edition of the JTO charts some of our efforts.

The normal printed JTO had been cancelled but then an opportunity

arose to partially resurrect it as special on-line PDF version. To keep up with

the ever changing world of COVID-19 we had already started publishing articles

in a rapid turn-around Journal called the TJTO&C or the Transient Journal of

Trauma Orthopaedics and the Coronavirus. This PDF version of JTO is in the

main a compilation of those articles, with some updates and commentaries.

The swing in the pervading mood over the last eight weeks has been

extraordinary; an acute fear of being overwhelmed by pandemic respiratory failure

morphing into a pervasive threat of endemic Coronavirus. The articles we have

chosen reflect this mood swing. Some document the redeployment and experiences

of individuals in the acute phase. ‘An orthopaedic surgeon’s diary at the Nightingale

Critical Care Unit’ page 18 will be read in the future in a way similar to how I heard

my parents describe the Blitz. A personal story of ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): My

experience of testing positive’ page 16 will hopefully soon seem like a relic of a

bygone age. They are a record of what happened, a Pepys diary of 2020.

There are more philosophical issues that arose. The article that promoted

the most debate was that detailing SHiFT, a potential response to the anticipated

collapse in resources which threatened. What would be the consequences of this

on managing our normal urgencies, the exemplar for T&O being the hip fracture.

It confronts triage of a condition with a risk of mortality, which for most of us

has only ever been role play. We did it on our ATLS course but there was now

the prospect of it happening for real. The Armageddon that was feared did not

materialise but chronicling the planning exercise is of value.

The acute loss of resource may now be replaced by a chronic one. With

a morass of unpredictability awaiting; slower operating, fewer beds, PPE, staff

testing, patient testing, consent, residual fear, the list could go on. This continues to

generate noise in the unending health dilemma of whether we need central diktat or

local solutions; one with its inflexibility the other risking a postcode lottery.

A full retrospective can be had in a future bumper edition of JTO or a

component of a Congress, but we have no idea when. Until then the TJTO&C

will provide a forum.

It is now customary to sign off with the invitation or encouragement

to keep safe, the inference often being to hunker down to stay alive. I like the

adage that “Life is movement and movement is life.” I don’t think that this

was intended to apply only to the muscles used in breathing. In T&O our most

common objective is restoration of function, this should now be the objective for

both society and the individual. Phase one of COVID-19 could be summed up as

“Be safe, don’t do anything” now we need “Do something but safely!”

Those could just be hollow words but what better example could we have

of the benefits of restoring function than Sir Tom. The raw statistics don’t look

that good for a man in his late 90s with a hip fracture, but a broad smile and

£33 million for the NHS is quite a result. We salute you Sir! n

Cover image courtesy of Mike Dawson: Painting of Captain Sir Tom Moore.

JTO Editorial Team

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Bob Handley (Executive Editor)

l

Rhidian Morgan-Jones (Editor)

l

David Warwick (Medico-Legal Editor)

l

Tricia Campbell (Trainee Section Editor)

BOA Executive

l

Don McBride

(President)

l

Phil Turner

(Immediate Past President)

l

Bob Handley

(Vice President)

l

John Skinner

(Vice President Elect)

(Honorary Treasurer)

l

Simon Hodkinson

(Honorary Secretary)

l

Deborah Eastwood

BOA Elected Trustees

l

Don McBride (President)

l

Phil Turner

(Immediate Past President)

l

Bob Handley (Vice President)

l

John Skinner

(Vice President Elect)

(Honorary Treasurer)

l

Simon Hodkinson

(Honorary Secretary)

l

Deborah Eastwood

l

Colin Esler

l

Peter Giannoudis

l

Grey Giddins

l

Robert Gregory

l

Anthony Hui

l

Andrew Manktelow

l

Ian McNab

l

Fergal Monsell

l

Rhidian Morgan-Jones

l

Hamish Simpson

l

Arthur Stephen

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Duncan Tennent

BOA Staff

Executive Office

Chief Operating Officer

- Justine Clarke

Personal Assistant to the Executive

- Celia Jones

Education Advisor

- Lisa Hadfield-Law

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Director of Policy and Programmes

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Programmes and Committees Officer

- Harriet Wollaston

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- Eliza Khalid

Communications and Operations

Director of Communications and Operations

- Emma Storey

Interim Director of Communications

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Marketing and Communications Officer

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- Natasha Wainwright

Education and Online Exam Project Manager

- May Elphinstone

Publications and Web Officer

- Nick Dunwell

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Director of Finance - Liz Fry

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Exhibitions and Sponsorship Coordinator

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Credits

ur cover image for this issue of JTO

is a painting of Captain Sir Thomas

Moore, who has captured the

hearts of the nation during the COVID-19

pandemic and become Britain’s greatest-

ever fundraiser. The painting by Elstree-

based artist Mike Dawson was donated to

Watford General Hospital.

Former British soldier Captain Tom,

who reached the milestone of his 100th

birthday on Thursday 30 April, took on

the challenge of walking 100 laps of his

25-metre garden in Bedfordshire. His

initial aim was to raise £1,000 for NHS

Charities Together as a ‘thank you’ to the

staff who had helped him recover from

cancer and a broken hip. When his walk

generated media interest, hundreds of

thousands of people from all over the world

began to contribute to his fund. By the

time his fundraising campaign had closed

he had raised in excess of £33 million!

In recognition of Captain Tom’s

extraordinary fundraising efforts, his

hundredth birthday was marked in a

number of ways, including flypasts by the

Royal Air Force and the British Army. He

received over 150,000 cards, and was

appointed as honorary colonel of the Army

Foundation College and his knighthood was

announced on 19 May.

Mike Dawson, who specialises in ‘pop art’,

painted Captain Tom wearing his blazer

and medals, backed by the NHS rainbow.

Mike said: “Like everyone else, I’ve been

fascinated by Captain Tom’s story and I’ve

been hugely impressed by his pluck, his

humility and his charm. He’s been a breath

of fresh air and he’s lifted the nation’s spirits.

It’s an honour to paint him and I’m delighted

that the wonderful staff at Watford General

Hospital are happy to receive the end result.”

Images and videos of Mike’s paintings can be

seen on Facebook.com/MikeDawsonArt or

mike.dawson.art.

Story of the front cover

Credits

Leave a lasting legacy

Whether you’re someone who is suffering from a musculoskeletal

disorder or whether your life’s work is helping those who are

suffering; you can really make a difference.

Once you have considered your immediate friends and family;

please consider leaving a life-changing gift to Joint Action to fund

ground-breaking orthopaedic research.

Your donations support the BOA Orthopaedic Surgery Research

Centre (BOSRC), based at York Trials Unit, which works with the

BOA in expanding the number of trials in the UK related to Trauma

and Orthopaedics.

Your generous donations are helping us to advance Trauma

and Orthopaedic research. Thank you very much!

Remembering a charity in your Will is simple. For an

easy step-by-step guide to everything you need to know

about leaving a legacy to Joint Action, please visit

https://www.boa.ac.uk/research/joint-action-

the-orthopaedic-research-appeal.html.

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Working together – the way forward

Don McBride

hen writing my last JTO Presidential article for the March

edition, plans were coming along very nicely for the Annual

Congress in Birmingham and the visits to the American

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Canadian Orthopaedic

Association, American Orthopaedic Association and South

African Orthopaedic Association meetings were all organised. The February Council

and Executive meetings had been completed fairly uneventfully and then ‘all hell

let loose’. COVID-19 arrived in Europe catastrophically affecting Italy and Spain

then sweeping towards the UK. Lockdown ensued with variable political responses

across the globe. Gradually, all meetings were initially postponed but then cancelled

including, unfortunately, our own in its normal form. However, a number of

societies have organised alternatives including webinars, instructional

lectures and educational events. We are currently looking at these

alternatives both before and at the time of the proposed Congress

in September. Keep those dates free and watch out for updates.

My theme for this year’s Congress was ’Working

Together – the Way Forward’. In the wake of the pandemic

I do not believe that you could find a better term for the

incredible response of the Trauma and Orthopaedic community

in the UK. From the very outset the BOA have provided

regularly updated information online on a wide range of topics

with support and input from many specialist societies and

individuals across the membership. (This work has been

very well received by our members and links to the various

resources can be found on page 08). The BOA has worked

with NHS England, the Royal Colleges, Public Health

England and other groups including GIRFT contributing

to and assisting with their own updates, for example,

on PPE. However, what has been most evident is our

members’ fantastic efforts, resilience and ability to adapt

to the necessary changes in our working environment to

ultimately protect the welfare of our patients. This shall,

I am sure, be maintained throughout the pandemic and

when it ends whenever exactly that might be.

I should like to finish by thanking the BOA staff

who have responded magnificently to the difÏculties,

which have occurred during this time. Their hard work

and flexibility have been exemplary. n

From the President

As we left Australia and New Zealand in October 2019

I said to my better half – “this is only the start of

an exciting year ahead”. Little did I know how

right I was but clearly not in the way I expected.

The latter part of 2019 and early 2020 were

completed in a fairly straightforward manner and

even a few murmurings about Wuhan in China

from December onwards did not initially, at least,

register that a potentially catastrophic global

event was about to ensue.

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Latest News

The BOA has been very busy producing guidance documents and articles throughout the

COVID-19 pandemic, working with the Colleges and NHS bodies to ensure patients and

surgeons are supported during these unprecedented times. We highlight some of the recent

work we have been doing here. We are very grateful to those who have committed time to

helping the BOA with this output when many are working under very difÏcult circumstances.

The BOA’s response to COVID-19

As part of the move

into the second phase

of the COVID-19

pandemic, the topic

of restarting non-

urgent care is high on

priority lists around

the UK. The BOA

has published its own

guidance to help with

the shift in practice

that will be seen as

we enter this new

stage of response to

COVID-19, and the restarting of elective orthopaedic care. The guidance we have

created includes two documents: one is a summary document, which contains

core principles about restarting aspects of orthopaedic care, whilst the second is a

more detailed guidance document which provides further in depth discussion of

the key points. We are aware that this shift towards restarting care will have many

changes and so we will be updating these documents regularly as more information

becomes available in this evolving situation. The documents can be viewed at:

www.boa.ac.uk/guidance and we welcome any feedback to us at: policy@boa.ac.uk.

Guidance for restarting non-urgent care

Cumberlege Report delayed

The Independent Medicines & Medical Devices

Safety Review was due to publish its report on

surgical mesh implants on 24th March, however

due to the Coronavirus pandemic the Review has

decided to postpone this planned publication.

The BOA will continue to keep abreast of any

developments and will inform members when

the report is published.

MDR regulations

The European Commission has adopted

a proposal to postpone the application

of the Medical Devices Regulation by

one year. This decision has taken into

account the unprecedented challenges

of the coronavirus pandemic and the

need for an increased availability of

vitally important medical devices across

the EU. The BOA will keep members

updated with any further information

we receive. More information and the

full statement can be found at https://

ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/

detail/en/ip_20_589.

NICE Joint replacement update

The BOA was expecting the publication

of the NICE Joint replacement (primary):

hip, knee and shoulder guideline in late

March, following a consultation which

we responded to. However, due to the

COVID-19 pandemic, NICE have confirmed

they will not be publishing any draft or final

guidelines until further notice. We will

endeavour to keep members informed with

any updates on this.

BOA Webinar - The Next Phase: Recovery of T&O Surgery

Following the publication of our guidance, the BOA hosted a webinar to address some key

points with regard to restarting of elective and non-urgent care within T&O. The panellists

gave insights into their own experiences, including a presentation on the paediatric

implications from Prof Deborah Eastwood as well as the anaesthetic view from Prof William

Harrop-GrifÏths of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Following the presentations, time was

given for discussion and questions from the audience, and the BOA would like to thank the

audience for their engaging questions during the second half of the session. We had a large

turnout and very positive response to the webinar and expect this to be the first of many.

In case you missed it you can view the webinar at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/latest-news/

changes-to-orthopaedic-services-during-covid-19.html.

BOA Training Orthopaedic

Trainers (TOTs) and Training

Orthopaedic Education

Supervisors (TOES) courses

Delivery of future BOA-run face-to-face TOTs

and TOES courses is being reviewed in keeping

with the lockdown restriction guidelines. It

is expected that face-to-face delivery of these

courses will resume on the dates listed below.

Further information will be updated on the BOA

website at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/courses

when course bookings are open.

- TOTs: 3rd – 4th September 2020

(BOA London)

- TOTs: 10th – 11th December 2020

(BOA London)

- TOES: 18th December 2020

(BOA London)

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Latest News

Apply Now: Associate Surgical Specialty Lead (SSL) posts

The BOA is very proud to be supporting NHS

England with their ‘NHS Change Challenge’.

COVID-19 has changed healthcare delivery

in the UK and there are many examples of

new, innovative ways of working that have

been rapidly developed across the NHS.

This initiative aims to capture all of these

beneficial changes across T&O and MSK

services, and lock them into the new ways

of working in the NHS going forward. Two

of our committee members – Nick Aresti

(Orthopaedic Committee) and Alex Trompeter

(Trauma Committee) – have been working as

the Champions for their respective areas on

this project, and we are very excited to see all of

the ideas and responses that are submitted. To

find out more or get involved, visit their website

https://nhschangechallenge.crowdicity.com.

Late in 2019, a new team of SSLs were appointed by the BOA and the Royal College of

Surgeons of England, to help support research in surgery throughout the UK. Since

the launch of this initiative, one of the overriding objectives has been to develop trainee

involvement in surgical clinical research. Three Associate SSL posts have now been created

to give trainees an opportunity to work with the SSLs and shape the course of research in

their speciality. To find out more about these posts, including how to apply, please see the

BOA website: https://www.boa.ac.uk/research/surgical-specialty-leads-for-clinical-trials/

associate-ssl-recruitment.html.

NHS Change Challenge

Virtual Training

Orthopaedic

Trainers (V-TOTs)

With the suspension of face-to-

face educational courses, the BOA

have developed a Virtual Training

Orthopaedic Trainers (V-TOTs) course

facilitated by the BOA Educational

Advisor Lisa Hadfield-Law. The

V-TOTs course is currently being

delivered primarily for those concerned

about meeting imminent CCT

requirements, but anyone who wishes

to register their interest should email

policy@boa.ac.uk to be added to a

waiting list. Details about the structure,

assessment and cost of the V-TOTs

course can be found on our website:

https://www.boa.ac.uk/VTOTS.

UK and Ireland In-Training Examination (UKITE)

The dates for the UKITE 2020 have now been confirmed as 4th – 11th December 2020.

The UKITE is an online annual assessment that allows trainees of all grades to practice

for Part 1 of the FRCS (Tr and Orth) examination, with similar formatted questions based

on the UK and Ireland T&O Curriculum. Information on UKITE is available on the BOA

website: www.boa.ac.uk/ukite.

The BOA is also seeking Editors to contribute to the authoring process of questions for the

UKITE. For more information email ukite@boa.ac.uk.

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Latest News

Trainees are worried about long awaited

rotations, exams, fellowships etc. and face

anxiety at home and at work. Our SAC

continues to work on ways to minimise

the impact of COVID-19 on training and to

reduce worry load. To support this work, the

BOA has produced a screencast suggesting

ways of squeezing the learning juice out

of our unusual and unexpected clinical

experiences. View the screencast at: https://

www.boa.ac.uk/latest-news/trainee-and-tpd-

issues.html.

Many of you will be using this

time to prepare your portfolios to reflect

requirements of the new curriculum. We

have reviewed the GPC framework published

by the GMC which sets out essential Generic

Professional Capabilities (GPCs) integrated

into our new curriculum. We have suggested

specific capabilities which may be relevant to

work during the pandemic and might provide

an opportunity to develop in these areas.

Download the document at: https://www.

boa.ac.uk/resources/generic-professional-

capabilities-gpcs-which-may-be-relevant-to-

work-during-covid-19-pandemic.html.

Those who have been working

alongside others from different specialties or

professions can access invaluable feedback

BOA Educational Support during COVID-19:

A message from Lisa Hadfield-Law, BOA Educational Advisor

• BOAST: Management of patients with urgent orthopaedic conditions and

trauma during the coronavirus pandemic – The BOA Trauma Committee,

alongside several Specialist Societies, worked to produce this BOAST that was

recently updated to include non-urgent paediatric guidance. Download the BOAST

at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/resources/covid-19-boasts-combined.html.

• Information for BOA members on the website – The BOA has compiled

links to a large number of resources across the NHS, PHE, Specialist Societies, the

GMC as well as many other sources. The information covers a wide range of topics

including general professional issues, trainee and TPD issues and infection control

and prevention relevant to T&O. View the various resources at: https://www.boa.

ac.uk/resources/information-for-boa-members-on-trauma-and-orthopaedic-care-in-

the-uk-during-coronavirus-pandemic.html.

• TJTO&C – The JTO editorial team has created the Transient JTO and the

Coronavirus as a place to host discussion and articles during this pandemic.

Read the articles at: www.boa.ac.uk/tjto&c.

• Guidance for casting practice – The BOA Casting Committee created some

guidelines to help with casting practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to a

need for reducing hospital attendances and enabling home management where

possible. Download the guidelines at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/resources/guidance-

for-casting-practice-in-the-current-covid-19-pandemic.html.

• Patient FAQs – At the start of the pandemic, we created some patient FAQs

to give some support and reassurance to those patients who may be concerned

with their surgery being cancelled. Access the FAQ’s at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/

resources/coronavirus-boa-faqs-for-patients.html.

discussions. It shouldn’t take long to record

these and we have suggested quick ways to

do this on ISCP at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/

resources/how-to-register-assessors-who-

do-not-have-iscp-accounts.html.

Regional teaching shifted to a virtual

medium remarkably quickly. The BOA has

been able to support regions with ideas to

make sessions work. Amazing progress has

been made by many: terrifically interactive

events even breaking into small groups.

In response to concerns about requirements

for CCT, the BOA evolved their Training

Orthopaedic Trainers into an entirely virtual

programme. They turned this around in seven days

with the first cohort of nine starting on the 24th

April. One participant has already said “Really

getting a lot of useful insight, genuinely wish I’d

done this a lot sooner as a learner.” We are now

turning our attention to virtual preparation for

the new curriculum and the Training Orthopaedic

Educational Supervisors programme. n

Other COVID-19

documents

and resources

available on the

BOA website

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