The Posterolateral Corner of the Knee: Anatomic Dissection and Surgical Approach
NULL J Knee Surg. 2008; 21:50-54 Joshua M. Alpert, ; L. Pearce McCarty, III, ; Bernard R. Bach Jr., ABSTRACT The surgical anatomy and biomechanical role of the posterolateral corner of the knee has received significant attention in recent years. Nevertheless, because of the relative infrequency with which injuries to this area are treated operatively, […]
Hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 30 years: excellent ten to 16-year follow-up results with a HA-coated stem
NULL Int Orthop. 2008 Apr;32(2):203-8. Epub 2007 Feb 15. Wangen H, Lereim P, Holm I, Gunderson R, Reikerås O. It is well accepted that youth and high activity levels are among the factors that increase the risk of mechanical failure of total hip prostheses. However, there are few reports of long-term results in very young […]
The effect of muscle relaxant on the paraspinal muscle blood flow: a randomized controlled trial in patients with chronic low back pain
NULL Spine. 2008 Mar 15;33(6):581-7. Sakai Y, Matsuyama Y, Nakamura H, Katayama Y, Imagama S, Ito Z, Okamoto A, Ishiguro N. STUDY DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of muscle relaxant for muscle blood flow at the trunk muscle in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: […]
Radial portal tendon harvest and interposition in arthroscopic treatment of thumb basilar joint osteoarthritis
NULL J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008 Mar;33(3):442-5. Landström JT This study describes an arthroscopic technique that uses the same radial arthroscopic access portal to harvest and to interpose tendon material into the trapeziometacarpal joint in the treatment of Eaton-Littler stage 2 and 3 osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint. Clinical application of this technique has resolved […]
Mechanical factors relate to pain in knee osteoarthritis
NULL Clin Biomech. 2008 Mar 15 [Epub ahead of print] Maly MR, Costigan PA, Olney SJ. BACKGROUND: Pain experienced by people with knee osteoarthritis is related to psychosocial factors and damage to articular tissues and/or the pain pathway itself. Mechanical factors have been speculated to trigger this pain experience; yet mechanics have not been identified […]
Outcome of total elbow replacement for distal humeral fractures in the elderly: a comparison of primary surgery and surgery after failed internal fixation or conservative treatment
NULL J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Mar;90(3):343-8. Prasad N Dent C. Abstract We analysed the outcome of the Coonrad-Morrey total elbow replacement used for fracture of the distal humerus in elderly patients with no evidence of inflammatory arthritis and compared the results for early versus delayed treatment. We studied a total of 32 patients […]
Osteonecrosis of the jaw and bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis
NULL Bone. published online 04 March 2008 Rizzoli R. Abstract A potential side effect associated with bisphosphonates, a class of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and metastatic bone disease, is osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The incidence of ONJ in the general population is unknown; this rare condition also may occur […]
Evaluation of patients with a painful total knee replacement
NULL J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Mar;90(3):265-71. Mandalia V, Eyres K, Schranz P, Toms AD Evaluation of patients with painful total knee replacement requires a thorough clinical examination and relevant investigations in order to reach a diagnosis. Awareness of the common and uncommon problems leading to painful total knee replacement is useful in the […]
Fluoroquinolone-induced Achilles tendon rupture
NULL Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2008 Feb;133(6):241-4. Article in German Maurin N. Abstract HISTORY AND ADMISSION FINDINGS: A 72-year-old female dialysis patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who was under long-term medication with oral prednisolone due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was given levofloxacin for one week to treat an acute bronchitis (one 500 mg dose on […]
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons March 2008, Volume 16, Issue 3 Christian P. DiPaola, MD and Robert W. Molinari, MD Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) create intervertebral fusion by means of a posterior approach. Both techniques are useful in managing degenerative disk disease, severe instability, […]