A systematic review of total wrist arthroplasty compared with total wrist arthrodesis for rheumatoid arthritis
NULL Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Sep;122(3):813-25. Cavaliere CM, Chung KC. BACKGROUND: Management of the end-stage rheumatoid wrist is controversial. The most common treatment is total wrist fusion. Total wrist arthroplasty offers a motion-preserving alternative. Comparison of outcomes for total wrist arthroplasty and total wrist fusion is necessary for evidence-based decision making. The purpose of this […]
To Resurface or Not to Resurface the Patella in Total Knee Arthroplasty
NULL Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print] Helmy N, Anglin C, Greidanus NV, Masri BA. The management of the patellar articular surface at the time of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. We used expected-value decision analysis to determine whether the patella should be resurfaced in TKA, and also […]
The noisy ceramic hip: is component malpositioning the cause?
NULL J Arthroplasty. 2008 Aug;23(5):643-9. Restrepo C, Parvizi J, Kurtz SM, Sharkey PF, Hozack WJ, Rothman RH. Noisy ceramics bearing surfaces are a recently recognized problem in total hip arthroplasty. Component malposition as a potential cause has been proposed. Squeaking occurred in 28 (2.7%) of 999 patients undergoing ceramic on ceramic total hip arthroplasty at […]
Clopidogrel therapy-Implications for hip fracture surgery
NULL Injury. 2008 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print] Johansen A, White J, Turk A. It remains unclear whether it is justifiable to delay hip fracture surgery in patients who are taking clopidogrel therapy-to allow the drug’s anti-platelet effect to wear off. In a follow-up of 740 consecutive admissions with hip fracture we describe the […]
Comparison of fixation methods of double-bundle double-tibial tunnel ACL reconstruction and double-bundle single-tunnel technique
NULL Int Orthop. 2008 Aug;32(4):483-8. Epub 2007 Mar 6. Papachristou G, Kalliakmanis A, Papachristou K, Magnissalis E, Sourlas J, Plessas S. An experimental study was conducted in order to evaluate biomechanical methods of single-bundle reconstruction in ACL and compare it with a new double-bundle double-tibial tunnel technique. Twenty-four porcine cadaver knees, divided into 4 groups […]
Symptomatic bipartite patella: treatment alternatives
NULL J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 Aug;16(8):455-61. Atesok K, Doral MN, Lowe J, Finsterbush A. Bipartite patella is usually an asymptomatic, incidental finding. However, in adolescents, it may be a cause of anterior knee pain following trauma or a result of overuse or strenuous sports activity. Most patients improve with nonsurgical treatment. Surgery is […]
Early Operation on Patients with a Hip Fracture Improved the Ability to Return to Independent Living
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery July 1 2008, Volume 90, Issue 7 Amer N. Al-Ani, MD1, Bodil Samuelsson, RN2, Jan Tidermark, MD, PhD3, Åsa Norling, RN1, Wilhelmina Ekström, MD4, Tommy Cederholm, MD, PhD5 and Margareta Hedström, MD, PhD1 Background: The outcome for many patients with a hip fracture remains poor. The aim […]
The Urgency of Surgical Débridement in the Management of Open Fractures
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 2008, Volume 16, Issue 7 Clément M. L. Werner, MD, PD Dr med, Yvonne Pierpont, MD and Andrew N. Pollak, MD Emergent débridement of open fractures within 6 hours of injury has long been considered to be critical to prevention of infection. The basis for […]
Controversies in Soft-tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Grafts, Bundles, Tunnels, Fixation, and Harvest
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 2008, Volume 16, Issue 7 Chadwick C. Prodromos, MD, Freddie H. Fu, MD, Stephen M. Howell, MD, Donald H. Johnson, MD and Keith Lawhorn, MD Increased stability has been reported with both autografts and allografts for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, meta-analysis has shown […]
Chronic Glenohumeral Dislocation
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 2008, Volume 16, Issue 7 Deenesh T. Sahajpal, MD, FRCSC and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD The evaluation and management of chronic glenohumeral dislocations can be challenging. By definition, chronic glenohumeral dislocations represent injuries that were not identified at the time of injury. Therefore, the primary […]