23 articles in this issue
Deniz KARGIN,Akif ALBAYRAK,Yunus ATICI,Furkan YAPICI,Gizem ILVAN,Mehmet Bülent BALIOGLU
The complication profiles of 45 hips of 44 cases that applied surgical dislocation by various indications in our institute between 2006-2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Our series consisted of 27 males and 17 females. Mean age of the cases was 31,9 (ra... see more
Hanneke Weel,Robert Lindeboom,Sander E Kuipers,Ton MJS Vervest
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Siddharth M Shah,William L Walter,Jessica Ngo
Intra- operative changes in pelvic position during total hip arthroplasty (THA) can affect acetabular orientation. We evaluated these changes during supine THA using a proprietary mobile application called PelvicTracker. Twenty- two patients undergoing TH... see more
Olivier BARBIER,Didier OLLAT,Pierre PASQUIER,Sylvain RIGAL,Gilbert VERSIER
The orthopaedic military surgeons deployed in operations are led to perform soft tissue coverage on the lower limb. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if flaps performed by surgeons’ non-specialist in reconstructive surgery are associated with good... see more
Piotr Puchalski,Andrzej Zyluk,Paulina Zyluk-Gadowska
This work reports the results of an analysis into the course of carpal tunnel syndrome before operation in 479 patients, predominantly women, aged a mean of 58 years, who were scheduled for carpal tunnel operation. The patients were asked to characterise ... see more
Martijn Schoenaers,Luc De Smet,Ilse Degreef
The ligamentous reconstruction according to Eaton and Littler, is designed to restore the stability of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. However we saw many patients with persisting pain and loss of thumb function. We evaluated the satisfaction afte... see more
Roberto Buda,Francesco Castagnini,Giulio Gorgolini,Matteo Baldassarri,Francesca Vannini
BACKGROUNDDistal femoral medial closing wedge osteotomy (DFMCWO) may be a valuable treatment for arthritic valgus knees in young and active adults, with the possible aim of procrastinating knee replacement. METHODS32 valgus knees (mean age: 41.4±11.2... see more
Senthil Nathan Sambandam,Vishesh Khanna,Ganeshkumar Rohinikumar,Varatharaj Mounasamy
Valentinas Uvarovas,Igoris Šatkauskas,Giedrius Petryla,Narunas Porvaneckas,Manvilius Kocius
Background. The surgical tactic for repair of common fracture patterns have been advanced. In the elderly, or in those cases in which there is significant destruction of the articular cartilage, primary total hip arthroplasty may provide the best solution... see more
Anthony Christiano,Christian Pean,Sanjit R Konda,Kenneth A Egol
Purpose:To identify risk factors of functional outcome following proximal humerus open reduction and internal fixation.Methods: Patients treated for proximal humerus fractures with open reduction and internal fixation were enrolled in a prospective d... see more
Alexander Zeh,Volker Brinkmann,Florian Radetzki,Stefan Delank
Anil Peters,Anne J.H Veldhuijzen,Miranda Tijink,Rudolf W Poolman,Rianne M.H.A Huis in 't Veld
In this prospective nation-wide web based survey we describe the current practice regarding patient restrictions following total hip arthroplasty.A web-based survey involving 20 items was developed and tested prior to administration. The questionnaire inc... see more
Robert-Jan O. de Muinck Keizer
To avoid disturbed teamwork, unnecessary radiation exposure, and procedural delays, we designed and tested a uniform communication language for use in fluoroscopy-assisted surgical procedures.Input of surgeons and radiographers was used to create a set of... see more
Wouter Sioen,Antoon Lenaert,Geert Meermans
khaled Emara,Mohamed Ahmed Al Kersh,ahmed Emara
Konrad Sebastian Wronka,Peter Cnudde
Aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome following Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy in series of single surgeon, with emphasis on complications and union of osteotomy.MethodsRetrospective Case Series of all patients who had revision Total Hip Re... see more
Michal Tucek,Antonín Chochola,Daniel Klika,Jan Bartonícek
The aim of the study has been to acquire basic epidemiological data based on a representative group of patients with scapular fractures treated in one centre.The study analyses group of 250 patients. Diagnostics was based on CT examinations, in 227 cases ... see more
Nicholas Mackenzie Frew
The aim of this study was to determine the medium to long term survivorship of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing prosthesis in an independent series of young men. The medical records and radiographs of all men aged 55 and under who had undergone Birmingham h... see more
Marij - Zahid
Luming Nong,Yongjing Huang,Shujie Zhao,Qiang Zhang
Purpose: The aim of this study was to systematically compare the safety , effectiveness and radiological change after lumbar pedicular dynamic stabili... see more
Georgios A. Vastardis, MD,Alexander Hadjipavlou, MD,Anna E. Marjan, BS,Michael A. Stojanovic, BS,Brian Dial,Konstantinos I. Kazakos, MD
The purpose of this novel study was to investigate the feasibility of unilateral transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty particularly of the upper thoracic vertebrae using an 11- gauge balloon and cement inserter, and to study the morphological parameters... see more
Raj KANNA
The shifting demographics of patients with localized knee arthritis, including younger, more active patients, is a chief motivation for mounting interest in tissue preserving surgical substitutes for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Modular unlinked bi... see more
Jean-Cyr Yombi
Bone and joint infections are rare but often devastating. While bacteria are most commonly encountered organisms, mycobacteria and fungi are less frequent. Management of the latter is often more complex, especially in the presence of foreign material. We ... see more