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 […]
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 […]
Metal-on-metal hybrid hip resurfacing : Development and current state
NULL Orthopade. 2008 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print] Hoberg M, Le Duff MJ, Amstutz HC. [Article in German] Worldwide the employment of surface replacements using metal-on-metal components as an option, particularly for the young and active patient, has gained broad acceptance. Part of the attraction for hip resurfacing is its conservative nature as a […]
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 […]