26 articles in this issue
Veroniek Saegeman
In surgical units, similar to other healthcare departments, guidelines are used to curb transmission of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to calculate the extra costs for material and extra working hours for com... see more
Stefan Weenders
Treatment protocols and results of debridement, antibiotics, irrigation and retention of the prosthesis (DAIR) for early prosthetic joint infection (PJI) vary in literature. The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of DAIR with a multidiscipli... see more
Hagen Schmal
Although there is ample evidence that intra-articular injuries are associated with the up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, the success of anti-inflammatory, disease-modifying treatments to prevent posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) remain uncert... see more
Sergio Figueiredo,Luis Machado,Ana Daniela Pereira,Luis Castelo,Maria Luisa Fardilha,Antonio Sa
Introduction. Hand dexterity is defined as the innate or acquired capacity of performing any given procedure with one’s hands. This study seeks the role of regular hand training on hand dexterity over time. Materials and Methods. Pilot study composed by t... see more
Kegui LIU,Qunhui HE,Guangjun LIAO,Gang KONG,Cheng WANG
The current study investigated the relationship between the implantation angle of the acetabular component and the change in the pelvic postural angle during hip arthroplasty surgery. One pelvis with a left lower limb prosthesis was used. Total hip arthro... see more
Saurabh agarwal,jitesh kumar jain,Rajeev kumar sharma
Background: To evaluate the midterm outcome of cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis secondary to neglected Crowe grade IV developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH). Methods: This is a retrospective study of 29 patients (34 hips) of C... see more
Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero,JImena LLorens de los Rios,Ivan Perez-Coto,Susana Iglesias-Fernandez,Jesus Fernandez-Lombardia,Maria del Carmen Cuervo-Olay
The objective of this study was to analyse the results using a cemented polyethylene model that captures the hip prosthetic head. In a retrospective study we have reviewed 36 cemented constrained acetabular liners implanted in patients older than 75 years... see more
Laughter Lisenda,Lipalo Mokete,Kingsley Nwokeyi,Yash Gureja,Mkhululi Lukhele
There is emerging evidence that total hip arthroplasty (THR) can be safely practiced in developing countries but scant evidence of safety of total knee replacement (TKR). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of these procedures focusing o... see more
Sebastian S Mukka,Hamid R Hassany,Arkan S Sayed-Noor
In this study, the restoration of leg length and global femoral offset and positioning of the femoral stem and acetabular cup of hemiartroplasty (HA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) after femoral neck fracture (FNF) were compared at the postoperative rad... see more
Hui-Kuang Huang,Jung-Pan Wang,Shih-Tien Wang,Yi-Chao Huang,Chien-Lin Liu
Ulnar shortening is a common procedure for treating ulnar wrist pain of various causes. Many tools and devices had been reported in the literature to facilitate the procedure, but not all are universally available. Freehand technique is still useful in cl... see more
Atul F. Kamath,Eurico L. Monteiro,André Spranger,Franco M. Impellizzeri,Michael Leunig
Conclusions. Simultaneous and staged bilateral THA using the direct anterior approach offer equivalent short-term patient-reported outcomes, with acceptable safety and efficacy profiles. These results may inform the patient-surgeon discussion regard... see more
Levent Eralp,Halil Ibrahim Balci,Mehmet Kocaoglu,Cengiz sen,Yilmaz Tomak,Mahir Gülsen,Goksel Dikmen
Treatment of tibial type iv osteomyelitis with infected, necrotic, unstable bone segments includes débridement and segmental resection, which results in long bone defects. Segmental bone transport and acute compression and distraction techniques... see more
Saurabh Agarwal,Gaurav Gupta,Rajeev K Sharma
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Vincent Druez
The study aimed to determine the impact of implementing a patient blood management (PBM) policy during total hip arthroplasty. Firstly, the authors collected retrospective data concerning blood consumption for all patients (N= 577) having undergone total ... see more
Stefan Rahm,Lukas Ebneter,Birte Schultz,Christian Spross,Fabrice Külling,Johannes B Erhardt
The extent of interfragmentary compression in intra-articular fractures treated with various fixation methods have not yet been reported. Lateral split fractures were created in six pairs of cadaver tibiae treated using buttress plating with lag screws (g... see more
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Intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients can increase mortality due to complications and negative functional results. The aim of this study is to retrospectively compare the follow-up and mortality rates among patients given a proximal femoral nail... see more
OGUZ SUKRU POYANLI,MEHMET SALIH SOYLEMEZ,AFSAR TIMUCIN OZKUT,IRFAN ESENKAYA,OMER KAYS UNAL,VOLKAN KILINCOGLU
There are several important technical points that need to be observed when using an intramedullary nail to fix diametaphyseal fractures of femur and tibia. We aimed to describe a technique using 3.0-mm K wires, which act like Poller screws, in conjunction... see more
Harish Sivasubramanian,Sunil Gurpur Kini,Kai Yun Ang,S.S. Sathappan
Metaphyseal tantalum cones in primary total knee arthroplasty and their functional outcome is described using 3 case reports over 6 years. 3 knees in 3 individuals (mean age of 70.4 years) were operated on. Ambulation with walking frame was achieved from ... see more
Colette Van Elst,Anne Van Riet,Geoffroy Vandeputte
Recurrent valgus of the hallux after hallux valgus surgery is an unpleasant complication. A possible cause is the imbalance and maltracking of particularly the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) and less frequently the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) or extensor... see more
cezary kocialkowski,Saqib Javed,rajesh rachha,amer shoaib
ntroduction: Minimally invasive techniques to repair ruptured achilles tendons have been developed to enhance recovery following tendon repair and decrease wound complications associated with open repair. We investigated outcomes of minimally invasive and... see more
Verena Wijnen
In this report, a possible association between Dupuytren’s disease (DD) and other health problems was investigated. The health problems included in this study are: cardiac ischemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, gout, rheumato... see more
Alexander Van Tongel,Thomas Claessens,Bram Verhofste,Lieven De Wilde
Introduction: Chronic glenohumeral dislocation is a rare entity and several treatment options have been proposed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term follow-up of the use of a reversed shoulder arthroplasty in patients with chronic gl... see more
Radek Kaiser,Eyal Behrbalk,Petr Waldauf,Petr Rehousek,Belen Perez,Hossein Mehdian
Tameem Mohammed Elkhateeb,Mohammed Zayan
Pathological vertebral fractures including osteoporotic compression fractures are common problems with an incidence which increases as the age of the population increases.The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcome of percutaneous vertebropl... see more
Yves LECOMTE,Julie BASTIEN
Low back pain is one of the most common symptom which high cost for the public health. When conservative treatment failed, patients head to surgical treatment. Instead of lumbar arthrodesis, we can offer an alternative that will keep the intervertebral mo... see more
Wasim Khan,A Smart
There is no consensus on how to best surgically treat chronic patellar tendinopathy. This systematic review investigates the surgical treatment for chronic patellar tendinopathy, and the outcomes. A database search was performed to identify all relevant a... see more