title: Designer orthopaedic surgery in a patient with anti-Vel antibodies.
abstract: The authors present a rare case of anti-Vel antibodies in a patient who underwent a shoulder replacement with a custom designed procedure which involved combination of autologous blood pre-deposit, pre-operative haemodilution and resurfacing arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. drshakirsyed@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D012785:Shoulder Joint
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies