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I love to see the last patient of the day. There are no time pressures to see other patients. I am not distracted by phone calls, knocks on the door, or overhead pages. The work of the day is almost done, and I can sit back and give the patient my full attention

Return to sports and clinical outcomes in patients treated for peroneal tendon dislocation: a systematic review

The aim of this study was to determine the outcome following different surgical treatment techniques in the treatment of peroneal tendon dislocation and to establish whether return to sports was achieved universally following the procedures. A systematic review and best-evidence synthesis was performed. PubMed and EMBASE were searched for eligible studies. The last search was done in March 2015. Quality assessment of pooled data was performed using a modified Macleod scale and a best-evidence synthesis was performed. In total, 14 studies were included. Surgical treatment provides improvement in the post-operative AOFAS score (p < 0.0001) and high satisfaction rates. The redislocation rate is less than 1.5% at long-term follow-up. Patients treated with both groove deepening and SPR repair have higher rates of return to sports than patients treated with SPR repair alone (p = 0.022). Surgical treatment of peroneal tendon dislocation provides good outcomes, high satisfaction and a quick return to sports. Rates in return to sports are significantly higher in patients treated with both groove deepening and SPR repair. To optimize treatment, the surgical management should involve increasing the superior peroneal tunnel volume by groove deepening and stabilizing the tendons by SPR repair. Level IV, systematic review of level IV studie

The Role of Undergraduate Research Experiences in Producing Veterinary Scientists

This study retrospectively examined the influence of a science-based, research-oriented degree on the career choices of a group of "early emerger" students who had aspired from an early age to become veterinarians but chose instead to pursue an alternative career in veterinary research. This transformation was in large part because of active participation in research, with supervisors acting as role models and mentors. This finding has important implications for teachers and course designers seeking to influence career decision making in both bioveterinary science and professional veterinary programs