PLG Journal Articles
Welcome to the section of the Patient Liaison Group’s web page where you will find an archive of the articles that the PLG has contributed to the British Orthopaedic Association’s own journal, The Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics (formerly BON).
Please feel free to read through what’s here and download any papers of interest. You are also very welcome to write to us and share your experiences, and do let us know which of our articles you have found particularly helpful/interesting!
Recent media coverage of NexGen knee implant
Media coverage regarding the performance of some variants within the Nexgen rang...
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NHS England and NHS Improvement National Safety Patient Alert on elimination of bottles of liquefied phenol 80%
25 August 2021: A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued on the eliminati...
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Information for patients having steroid injections in the upper limb or hand during the Coronavirus pandemic
23 October 2020: The BOA, BSSH and BESS have published this patient information ...
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A message from the BOA to patients waiting for surgery
25 September 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are af...
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Coronavirus BOA FAQs for patients
25 September 2020: The information within these FAQs is intended to help and sup...
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A message for people waiting for joint replacement and other orthopaedic surgery
26 June 2020: We are acutely aware of the growing waiting lists that are affecti...
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