Neurologic injuries after total hip arthroplasty
NULL Am J Orthop. 2008 Apr;37(4):191-7. Brown GD, Swanson EA, Nercessian OA. Neurologic injuries are a potentially devastating complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). Review of the literature reveals that these injuries are uncommon. The reported incidence ranges from 0.08% to 7.6%. The incidence in primary THA ranges from 0.09% to 3.7% and in revision […]
Revision surgery of hip resurfacing
NULL Orthopade. 2008 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print]. Article in German Günther KP, Witzleb WC, Stiehler M, Kirschner S. Early results of contemporary hip resurfacing are encouraging and consequently an increasing number of this procedure has been performed worldwide. A theoretical advantage of hip resurfacing is that failed components can be revised safely and […]
Isolated Acetabular Liner Exchange
NULL J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 5, May 2008, 243-246. Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr,, FACS and Keith R. Berend, During the past two decades, most total hip arthroplasties were performed with metal or ceramic heads on conventional polyethylene, an articulation associated with wear and limited life expectancy. Wear is associated with acetabular […]
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 […]
Does Botulinum Toxin A Combined with Bracing Prevent Hip Displacement in Children with Cerebral Palsy and «Hips at Risk»?
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery January 1 2008, Volume 90, Issue 1. H. Kerr Graham, Roslyn Boyd, John B. Carlin, Fiona Dobson, Kevin Lowe, Gary Nattrass, Pam Thomason, Rory Wolfe, and Dinah Reddihough Background: Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of childhood physical disability in developed countries, affecting two children per […]
Patient Risk Factors, Operative Care, and Outcomes Among Older Community-Dwelling Male Veterans with Hip Fracture
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery January 1 2008, Volume 90, Issue 1. Tiffany A. Radcliff, William G. Henderson, Tamara J. Stoner, Shukri F. Khuri, Michael Dohm, and Evelyn Hutt Background: Although more than 1200 hip fracture repairs are performed in United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals annually, little is known about […]
Femoral Nerve Block for Diaphyseal and Distal Femoral Fractures in the Emergency Department
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery December 1 2007, Volume 89, Issue 12 Christopher E. Mutty, MD1, Erik J. Jensen, MD2, Michael A. Manka, Jr., MD2, Mark J. Anders, MD2 and Lawrence B. Bone, MD2 Disclosure: The authors did not receive any outside funding or grants in support of their research for or […]
Clavo retrógado para las fracturas femorales distales en ancianos. (I)
«Clavo retrógado para las fracturas femorales distales en ancianos: Alto nivel de fallo del tornillo condilar y tuerca.» S.K. Singha, K.A El-Gendya, C. Chikkamuniyappaa and S. Houshian, a, aDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, SE13 6LH, London, UK Summary Displaced distal femoral fractures in elderly patients benefit from surgical fixation. We describe […]
Resultado del manejo no quirúrgico de las fracturas de cuello femoral. (I)
Ma Shuqianga, , , Wang Kunzhenga, Tong Zhichaob, Zhang Mingyua and Wang Weia aDepartment of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, Shanxi 710004, China bDepartment of Orthopedics, Xian Red Cross Hospital, Xian, Shanxi 710012, China Summary Background We studied the operation rate for secondary displacement in Garden type 1 femoral neck fracture when […]
Influencia de la función cognitiva en los resultados después de una fractura…
«Influencia de la función cognitiva en los resultados después de una fractura de cadera.» 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Stockholm Söder Hospital, S-118 83 Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail address for J. Tidermark: jan.tidermark@sodersjukhuset.se Background: Previous studies have indicated that patients with a hip fracture who have impaired cognitive function have an increased risk for complications, poor long-term […]
