20 articles in this issue
Ihab Ibraheam El-Desouky,Molham Mohamed Mahmood,Ahmed Esaam Kandil
Esther Bloemheuvel
Patellofemoral arthroplasty is a treatment option for the relatively young patient with isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis where conservative treatment has failed. However, despite of reasonable long term results, complications could be challenging. L... see more
Cem Coskun Avci,Necdet Saglam,Gursel Saka,Tuhan Kurtulmus,Deniz Gülabi,Güven Bulut
The purpose of this study was to compare the results of hemiarthroplasty with those of treatment internal fixation devices for stable intert... see more
Sang Ki Lee,Dae Suk Yang,Shann Haw Chang,Won Sik Choy
The authors retrospectively studied the clinical and radiographic outcomes of locking compressive plate (LCP) metaphyseal plate fixation through the anterolateral approach in patients treated surgically for unstable distal third humeral shaft fractures.Tw... see more
Matthias D. Wimmer,Thomas M. Randau,Max J. Friedrich,Milena M. Ploeger,Jan Schmolders,Andreas C. Strauss,Peter H. Pennekamp,Patrick Vavken,Sascha Gravius
Even though predictive risk classifications are a widely accepted tool to define a suitable treatment protocol a classification is still missing considering the difficulty in treating the causative pathogen antibiotically in prosthetic joint infections.Tr... see more
John Mcfarlane,Tim Knight,Anubha Sinha,Trevor Cole,Nigel Kiely,Rob Freeman
We describe a 5 years old girl who presented to the multidisciplinary skeletal dysplasia clinic following excision of two bony lumps from her fingers. Based on clinical examination, radiolographs and histological results an initial diagnosis of hereditary... see more
Tim Kraal,Cornelis Visser,Inger Sierevelt,Lijkele Beimers
A frozen shoulder is a common cause of a painful and stiff shoulder. A web-based survey was conducted to obtain insight in the current preferences about the diagnosis and treatment of a frozen shoulder. A response rate of 54% was reached among shoulder sp... see more
Samuel Barke
We have investigated whether patient reported outcomes provided by patients with Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) changed after negative media coverage of metal-on-metal (MOM) hip replacement. We also investigated whether patients whose procedures w... see more
Marwan Shadid,Nick Vinken,Louis Marting,Nienke Wolterbeek
The aim of this study was to translate the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) into the Dutch language. This questionnaire was tested for internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)). 159 patients... see more
Varun Chandra,Raj Kumar Singh
Spondylolisthesis presenting as low back pain is not an uncommon condition. Many of such patients are treated conservatively. Those that require surgical management, various treatment options are in vogue e.g. Postero-lateral fusion (PLF) with decompressi... see more
Sean WL HO,Lester TJ TAN,Keng Thiam LEE
To evaluate whether pre-operative anthropometric data can predict the diameter and length of hamstring tendon autograft for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction This was a cohort study with 169 patients who underwent single-bundle AC... see more
Bijayendra Singh,Paraskumar Mohanlal,Rajesh Bawale
This prospective study reports the results of early failure of coracoclavicular (CC) ligament reconstruction using TightRope.Nine consecutive patients who had CC ligament reconstruction using TightRope or GraftRope were assessed for radiological and funct... see more
Jérémie Chevrollier,Clotilde Strugarek-Lecoanet,François Dap,Gilles Dautel
Our retrospective study aimed to evaluate functional and radiological results of a unicentric series of 17 total wrist prostheses implanted between 2001 and 2011. Nine women and seven men, mean age 59, underwent wrist joint arthroplasty, bilateral i... see more
Maxime-Louis Mencière,Linda Ferraz,Patrice Mertl,Joël Vernois,Antoine Gabrion
Introduction: The main complications of open tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis are wound healing disorders and nonunion. Our hypothesis was that arthroscopy and interlocking intramedullary nailing decrease these complications.Methods: We retrospectively revi... see more
Remco Dinjens,Bernd Grimm,Ide Heyligers,Rachel Senden
The 2011 KSS is a valid clinical TKA questionnaire, but with a low completion rate (42%). Adjustments, focusing on optimizing scale features, are required to improve its clinical use. The low completion rates, non-optimal scale features, lacking rules or ... see more
Onur Hapa,Ahmet Karakasli,Demirhan Demirkiran,Olcay Akdeniz,Hasan Havitçioglu
Aim of the study was to review the radiological, clinical results of 11 chondroblastoma cases treated at our institute between 2003- 2013. All patients with chondroblastoma included in this study underwent intralesional curettage +/- bone grafting. ... see more
Martin Ellenrieder,Rainer Bader,Philipp Bergschmidt,Wolfram Mittelmeier
Prospectively the outcome after total hip replacement with a new threaded acetabular cup design was compared to an established press-fit cup.After 1, 2 and 5 years, the 36-item Short Form Health Survey, Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthrit... see more
James William Alexander Mace,Waqar Bhatti,Sanjay Anand
The infrapatellar (Hoffa’s) fatpad is an important structure within the knee, whose function and role are both poorly understood. This review explores the anatomy, neural innervation, vascularity, role in biomechanics, pathology, imaging (stressing ... see more
Ismail Uras,Osman Yuksel Yavuz,Murat Uygun,Ebubekir Paslioglu,Mahmut Komurcu
Pseudoarthrosis with bone loss is one of the most challenging orthopaedic problems for surgeons. Bone loss usually leads to technical difficulties during surgery due to instability in the fracture area.Eight patients with pseudoarthrosis of different long... see more
Pieter-Jan Vandekerckhove,Brent Lanting,Johan Bellemans,Jan Victor,Steven MacDonald
• BackgroundBased on historical data, the current standard of care in Total Knee Artrhroplasty (TKA) is to restore the overall alignment to a neutral mechanical axis of 0° ± 3° or even slight valgus. However, there is significant controversy in literature... see more