27 articles in this issue
Minouk E van Steijn,Karel W. F Scheepstra,Lea M Dijksman,Henk W.J. Koot,Marielle G van Pampus
Physicians are frequently exposed to adverse events on the work-floor, putting them at risk for mental health disorders. To explore this, a questionnaire was emailed to all members of the Dutch Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which included the Hosp... see more
David Mazy,Robert Elbaum,Chloé Matriche,Gautier Beckers,Olivier Vannieuwenhove
INTRODUCTION. In pediatric orthopaedics, the immobilization of a limb is traditionally done by a cast. The emergence of 3D technologies allows us to produce restraints specific to the anatomical characteristics of the patient. This paper aims to dete... see more
Femke Nawijn,Jort Keizer,Laurien Waaijer,Willem-Maarten PF Bosman,Philippe Wittich,Benjamin L Emmink
Conclusions: Retrograde nailing for humeral midshaft fractures is a safe technique, with excellent patient reported and clinical functional outcome. No iatrogenic perioperative fractures occurred, and had a low complication frequency. We recommend the ret... see more
Helene Gendera
This retrospective study reports medium term outcomes of 14 total wrist arthroplasties in patients with especially, non-rheumatoid,degenerative osteoarthritis and post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Information of fourteen patients, 6 men and 8 women with a me... see more
Meni Mundama
This study aimed to verify whether Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) distribution has an advantage when compared to C-reactive protein (CRP) distribution for the inflammation monitoring after total hip arthroplasty (THA).116 THA patients were retrospec... see more
harold jennart,Natacha Gosset,David Zorman
The purpose of this study was to evaluate intraoperative alignment during total knee arthroplasty using a handheldnavigation system, iAssist, in comparison with conventional optical surgical navigatio... see more
Kristof Smeets
A new technique for combined anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament reconstructions is described. An iliotibial band strip is used as an ALL graft , leaving the distal insertion intact and fix it with a knotless anchor on the femoral origin... see more
jef neirynck,Leen Vanlaer,Donald Bobbaers,Jan Matheï,Geert Leirs
Changes in coronal alignment in osteoarthritic knees evolving from extension to flexion remain poorly studied. Using an imageless computer-navigation system (Stryker©) we prospectively collected measurements of dynamic coronal pre-implant alignment durin... see more
Joris Jan J Beckers
Youssef OTHMAN,François MELEBECK,François DAUBRESSE
AbstractPurposeOur purpose is to compare intravenous, oral and topical routes of tranexamic acid in terms of reducing perioperative blood loss and blood transfusion rates in total knee and hip arthroplasty.Materials and methodsIn this prospective randomiz... see more
Andreas Dobbelaere,Louis D'hondt,André Harth,Yves Depaepe
Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcome after a single AC TightRope® fixation in patients with an acute Rockwood type III-VI AC joint dislocation.Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of patient... see more
Claire Cammas,Amaury Ancion,Christine Detrembleur,Karim Tribak,Dan Putineanu,Olivier Cornu
Jan Karel Gerard Louwerens,Femke Claessen,Inger Sierevelt,Denise Eygendaal,Arthur van Noort,Michel van den Bekerom
The radiographic appearance of calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff varies according to the stage of the disease. We compared currently used classification systems in a large group of observers to identify the most reliable classification system. Thirt... see more
Wietse PR Melman,Harmen B Ettema,Cees CPM Verheyen
Introduction: Patients undergoing trauma surgery are at significant risk for developing thromboembolism. Venous thromboembolism rates, especially after less common surgical procedures are unknown. The purpose of this study is to establish data on the inci... see more
Bas van Ooij,Jan Joost Wiegerinck,Jessica T. Wegener,C.N. (Niek) van Dijk,Matthias U. Schafroth
Pierre-Louis Docquier
Purpose: rickets-like deformities of the lower limb (knock-knee or bow-leg) are very frequent in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: A prospective study was carried out over a period of 5 years. Forty children were treated surgically for rickets-like deformities.... see more
Gilles Thuysbaert,Thomas Luyckx,Alexander Ryckaert,Paul Gunst,Jan Noyez,Philip Winnock de Grave
A range of different total knee arthroplasty (TKA) designs have been developed, each specifically designed to relieve pain and restore knee function with the greatest possible patient satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to compare a posterior stab... see more
Loïc Vercruysse
Anthony Timmerman,Pieter Berger,Lode Godderis,Hilde Vandenneucker
Total knee arthroplasty is increasingly performed on patients of working age, although little is known about return to work. This study aims to analyse the return to work percentage in a Belgian population and to identify underlying determinants.&nbs... see more
Jordy van Sambeeck,Sebastiaan van de Groes,Sander Koëter
Recently, two new English specific patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to evaluate treatment of patients with patellofemoral complaints have been developed: the Banff Patella Instability Instrument (BPII) and the Norwich Patellar Instability (NPI) s... see more
Judith PM Schots,Simon N van Laarhoven,Paul A Hustinx,Annette M Pijnenburg,Berry Meesters,Erik R de Loos
Acromioclavicular dislocation combined with a midshaft clavicle fracture is a rare traumatic shoulder problem. Various treatment options have been described in literature. We describe a new technique using a hook plate and coracoclavicular sling to replac... see more
Joris Anthonissen
Introduction: Neurogenic heterotopic ossification (NHO), mostly defined as a benign process of formation of bone outside the skeletal system, after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a musculoskeletal disorder that causes pain and reduces the range of motion... see more
Charlotte Allaeys
Purpose: Osteoarthritis of the knee causes chronic knee pain, loss of function and disability in the ageing population. When no treatment is applied, a guaranteed onset of symptoms and/or structural damage can be observed in the diseased knee. This work r... see more
Laura Loomans
The aim of this study is to discuss the functional outcome, clinical outcome and pain scores of scapular fractures and to analyze these outcome results based on fracture location. A systematic review in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines was conducted.... see more
Leen Vandecasteele,Ilse Degreef
To investigate pain and the effect of treatment in patients with Dupuytren disease, we analyzed the literature on pre- and post-interventional pain and complex regional pain syndrome. The pre-interventional pain intensity score of primary Dupuytren ranged... see more
Arne Burssens,Hannes Vermue,Maxwell W Weinberg,Sophie Lauwagie,Malcolm Forward,Frank Plasschaert
Nina Debecker,Mérithe Luyten,Frank Vandenabeele,Johan Bellemans
Reduced impact loading or anti-gravity training has recently been introduced as a new tool in the rehabilitation of orthopaedic conditions that require restricted weight bearing. The purpose of this strategy is to speed up the functional rehabilitation wh... see more