Características clínicas y resultados quirúrgicos de la mielopatía cervical…
«Características clínicas y resultados quirúrgicos de la mielopatía cervical en personas mayores.» Nagashima, Hideki MD *; Morio, Yasuo MD +; Yamashita, Hideki MD *; Yamane, Koji MD *; Teshima, Ryota MD * Abstract: Treatment of cervical myelopathy in elderly patients is controversial. We retrospectively studied 113 patients who had decompression surgery from 1990-2001 to clarify […]
Efecto del tratamiento tópico con alendronato en la fijación de injertos…(I)
«Efecto del tratamiento tópico con alendronato en la fijación de injertos implantados con la compactación ósea.» Jakobsen, Thomas BMedSc *; Kold, Soren MD, PhD *; Bechtold, Joan E PhD +; Elmengaard, Brian MD, PhD *; Soballe, Kjeld MD, DMSc * Abstract: Bone compaction has been shown to enhance the critical initial implant stability that is […]
Resultado de epicondilectomía medial parcial para el síndrome de túnel cubital.
Efstathopoulos, Dimitrios G MD, DSc *; Themistocleous, George S MD, DSc *+; Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J MD, DSc +; Chloros, George D MD +; Gerostathopoulos, Nikolaos E MD, DSc *; Soucacos, Panayotis N MD, FACS + Abstract: Partial medial epicondylectomy aims to eliminate potential drawbacks of total epicondylectomy for treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. In this […]
Artroplastia total de rodilla utilizando navegación asistida por pordenador…
«Artroplastia total de rodilla utilizando navegación asistida por pordenador en pacientes con deformidades de fémur y tibia.» Gregg R. Klein MD⁎, , Matthew S. Austin MD, Eric B. Smith MD and William J. Hozack MD§ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of […]
Patrón juvenil de fractura de tobillo Tillaux en un adulto esqueléticamente…
«Patrón juvenil de fractura de tobillo Tillaux en un adulto esqueléticamente maduro.» Abhay Patel and Vladimir Shur Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 927 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219, United States Closure of the growth plate begins in adolescence, leading to unique fracture patterns in this age group. By approximately age 13, the distal […]
Infecciones espinales: Pruebas diagnósticas y estudios de imagen.(Inglés)
An, Howard S MD; Seldomridge, J Alex MD, MBA Abstract: Clinical signs and symptoms caused by spinal infections often are subtle and insidious; therefore, clinical suspicion in patients with nonmechanical pain is important in making the correct diagnosis in the early stage of disease. Serologic tests such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are […]
Infecciones postoperatorias en la fusión intervertebral enfermedad degenerativa
«Infecciones postoperatorias en la fusión intervertebral para la enfermedad degenerativa espinal.» Pappou, Ioannis P MD; Papadopoulos, Elias C MD; Sama, Andrew A MD; Girardi, Federico P MD; Cammisa, Frank P MD Abstract: Scant literature exists on the treatment of infection after interbody fusion. Some authors advocate removal of the interbody grafts. Salvage of the grafts […]
Un caso excepcional de combinación de lesiones entorno al maleolo lateral. (I)
Rajiv Kulshreshtha, Sabina Kadri and Daniel T. Rajan, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK Abstract The combination of superior peroneal retinaculum injury with tear of the anterior talofibular ligament is rare. Literature describes several operative techniques for relocating symptomatic dislocated peroneal tendons, but only one involving the accessory peroneal […]
Metal-metal doloroso en la artroplastia total de cadera.(Inglés)
Cambize Shahrdar MD⁎, Pat Campbell PhD, Joseph Mirra MD and Lawrence D. Dorr MD⁎, ⁎Dorr Arthritis Institute, Department of Orthopedics, Arthritis Institute at Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA Research Department, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Abstract Two patients were evaluated for the possibility of hypersensitivity to a Metasul articulation (Centerpulse, Austin, Tex) coupled with […]
Las placas cerradas mejoran la resistencia en estabilización de fracturas húmero
«Las placas cerradas mejoran la resistencia de torsión en la estabilización de las fracturas del tercio proximal del húmero.» David M. Weinstein MD, Derek R. Bratton BS, William J. Ciccone II MD and John J. Elias PhD, Medical Education and Research Institute of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA This study quantified the torsional resistance provided […]