Eleven Years of Experience With Metal-on-Metal Hybrid Hip Resurfacing A Review of 1000 Conserve Plus.
J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] Amstutz HC, Le Duff MJ. Joint Replacement Institute at St Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Hip resurfacing is currently the fastest growing hip procedure worldwide. We reviewed 1000 hips in 838 patients who received a Conserve Plus (Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, Tenn) resurfacing at […]
Low-molecular-weight heparin versus compression stockings for thromboprophylaxis after knee arthroscopy: a randomized trial.
Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jul 15;149(2):73-82. Camporese G, Bernardi E, Prandoni P, Noventa F, Verlato F, Simioni P, Ntita K, Salmistraro G, Frangos C, Rossi F, Cordova R, Franz F, Zucchetta P, Kontothanassis D, Andreozzi GM; KANT (Knee Arthroscopy Nadroparin Thromboprophylaxis) Study Group.Collaborators (28) BACKGROUND: Knee arthroscopy, the most common orthopedic operation worldwide, carries a […]
Osteoarthritic changes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone or hamstring tendon autografts: a retrospective, 7-year radiographic and clinical follow-up study
Arthroscopy. 2008 Aug;24(8):899-908. Epub 2008 May 19. Lidén M, Sernert N, Rostgård-Christensen L, Kartus C, Ejerhed L. PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the long-term radiographic appearance and clinical outcome after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction by use of either bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) or hamstring tendon (HT) autografts and to evaluate how associated meniscal […]
Pathogenesis and management of Paget’s disease of bone.
Lancet. 2008 Jul 12;372(9633):155-63. Ralston SH, Langston AL, Reid IR. Paget’s disease of bone is a common disease characterised by focal areas of increased bone turnover, affecting one or several bones throughout the skeleton. Paget’s disease is often asymptomatic but can be associated with bone pain and other complications such as osteoarthritis, pathological fracture, bone […]
Mortality Following the Diagnosis of a Vertebral Compression Fracture in the Medicare Population
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90 Edmund Lau, MS1, Kevin Ong, PhD2, Steven Kurtz, PhD2, Jordana Schmier, MA3 and Av Edidin, PhD4 Background: Vertebral compression fractures in women are associated with increased mortality, but the generality of this finding, as a function of age, sex, ethnicity, and region, among the entire […]
Magnetic resonance imaging appearance of the shoulder after subacromial injection with corticosteroids can mimic a rotator cuff tear
NULL Arthroscopy. 2008 Jul;24(7):846-9. Epub 2007 Apr 24 Borick JM, Kurzweil PR. Subacromial injections have been used to treat rotator cuff problems. Previous studies have noted the difficulty in performing accurate injections into this area. In addition, one must also question the effects that misplaced corticosteroids could have on the surrounding tissues. In this case, […]
Radiographic Assessment of the Thickness Lost from Polyethylene Tibial Inserts That Had Been Sterilized Differently
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90 Matthew B. Collier, MS1, C. Anderson Engh, Jr., MD1, Kyle M. Hatten, BA1, Stuart D. Ginn, BA1, Todd M. Sheils, MD1 and Gerard A. Engh, MD1 Background: Archived serial radiographs of knee replacements provide indirect evidence of the clinical performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene […]
Large Osteochondral Fractures of the Lateral Femoral Condyle in the Adolescent: Outcome of Bioabsorbable Pin Fixation
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:1473-1478. Stewart J. Walsh, MD1, Matthew J. Boyle, MD1 and Vicki Morganti, MD2 Background: Large osteochondral fractures of the lateral femoral condyle of the knee in adolescent patients can be diagnostically and therapeutically challenging. Historically, management has involved removal of the fragment, leaving a large area […]
The Management of Ankle Fractures in Patients with Diabetes
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:1570-1578. Dane K. Wukich, MD1 and Alex J. Kline, MD2 Patients with diabetes mellitus have higher complication rates following both open and closed management of ankle fractures. Diabetic patients with neuropathy or vasculopathy have higher complication rates than both diabetic patients without these comorbidities and nondiabetic […]
Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis
NULL Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] Kluba T, Dikmenli G, Dietz K, Giehl JP, Niemeyer T. INTRODUCTION: Demographic changes create an expansion of the elderly population segment of society. Demands of mobility and quality of life have increased in this age group over the last decades. A rising number […]