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A 13-year-old girl developed transverse myelitis 2 weeks after an uncomplicated, combined general and epidural anaesthetic for orthopaedic surgery. Since epidural anaesthesia had been used, a causal relationship might have been assumed. We review the aetiology and pathogenesis of acute transverse myelitis and the role of anaesthesia in this disorder. Although a causal relationship cannot be assumed and regional anaesthesia in children is considered safe, we would like to re-emphasise the management principles and practices that may improve the benefit-to-risk ratio of these techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the association between anesthesia technique and mortality or complications risk 90 days for geriatric patients who underwent surgery for hip fractures. Topics discussed include patient care in context with pain-control and safety, decreasing in-hospital mortality using neuraxial methods, and a need for a national hip fracture registry for improving patients' lives.

The article offers information on improving musculoskeletal system diseases with orthopaedic innovation. Topics discussed include advances in anesthesia and personalization of pain-medication prescription; potential of cell-based therapy, regenerative medicine, and genomic science; and seed-funding for research.

Examines the use of anesthesia in treating the diseases of handicapped children. Requirement of x-ray of the cervical spine in dysmorphic children; Factors to consider in the performance of regional anesthesia; Evaluation of a variety of pediatric diseases.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about venocaval compression due to abdominal post support and positioning during orthopedic anesthesia that was published in the previous.

The article focuses on the use of ultrasound guidance (USG) in surgical anesthesia for blocking nerves of the knee region during surgical procedures and to cure chronic or acute knee pain.

A calendar of events for the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) for May to June, 2009 is presented which includes the Orthopaedic Anaesthesia seminar on May 5, Human Factors and Team Safety seminar on May 14, and the Ultrasound in Anaesthesia seminar on June 11.

A calendar for the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) seminars from April-June 2009 is presented which includes "Leading Job Planning" to be held on April 1, 2009, "Orthopaedic Anaesthesia" to be held on May 5, 2009, and "Anaesthesia for Major Surgery - An Update" to be held on June 18, 2009.

Presents a letter to the editor describing the case of laborer who had suffered a crush injury to his right dominant hand presented to the outpatient anesthetic suite for wound debridement and adjustment of the orthopaedic fixator.

Comments on a review of central neural blockade in children that appeared in 'Anaesthesia.' Why caudal epidural blockade in orthopedic surgery should be used with caution; How compartment syndrome is recognized; Why dense blockade in the at-risk limb should be avoided.

Offers comments to concerns made against the author's study on central neural blockade in children that appeared in 'Anaesthesia.' Caution in the use of regional anesthetic techniques in emergency treatment of limb fractures; What the author has found in practice.