Locking Plates for Extremity Fractures
Jeffrey Anglen, MD, Richard F. Kyle, MD, John Lawrence Marsh, MD, Walter W. Virkus, MD, William C. Watters, III, MD, Michael Warren Keith, MD, Charles M. Turkelson, PhD, Janet L. Wies, MPH and Kevin M. Boyer J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, The Technology Overview was prepared by an AAOS […]
Pathoanatomy and Clinical Correlates of the Immunoinflammatory Response Following Orthopaedic Trauma
Benjamin W. Sears, MD, Michael D. Stover, MD and John Callaci, PhD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 4, April 2009, The natural inflammatory response to major trauma may be associated with the development of a systemic inflammatory state, remote multiorgan failure, and death. Although a controlled inflammatory response is beneficial, an exaggerated […]
Metal-on-metal Bearing Surfaces
Joshua J. Jacobs, Robert M. Urban, Nadim J. Hallab, Anastasia K. Skipor, Alfons Fischer, and Markus A. Wimmer J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2009 17: 69-76 Metal-on-metal bearing couples remain a popular option in total hip arthroplasty and are the only currently available option for surface replacement arthroplasty. In general, the intermediate-term clinical performance of […]
Ceramic Materials as Bearing Surfaces for Total Hip Arthroplasty
James A. DAntonio and Kate Sutton J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2009 17: 63-68 During the past decade, advances in total hip arthroplasty component design have produced implants with reliable clinical results in regard to fixation. The foremost unresolved challenge has been the development of bearing surfaces that can withstand the higher demands of younger […]
Topical diclofenac: clinical effectiveness and current uses in osteoarthritis of the knee and soft tissue injuries
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008 Nov;9(16):2921-9. Banning M. BACKGROUND: Diclofenac is a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for symptom control in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and soft tissue injuries. Although treatment with oral diclofenac is associated with serious adverse effects involving both the gastrointestinal and renal systems, these adverse effects are thought to be […]
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 […]
The Use of Scaffolds in the Management of Articular Cartilage Injury
NULL J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 6, June 2008 Marc R. Safran, MD, Hubert Kim, MD and Stefano Zaffagnini, MD Managing articular cartilage injury continues to be a difficult challenge for the clinician. Although the short- and intermediate-term results of autologous chondrocyte implantation appear to be favorable, resources are being directed toward […]
Xenotransplantation in Orthopaedic Surgery
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons January 2008, Volume 16, Issue 1 Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD and Saadiq, F. El-Amin, MD, PhD We define xenotransplantation as including any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation, or infusion into a human recipient of cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source or […]
Área ósea y déficit de contenido mineral óseo en niños con enf.cs.en hoz.(Ingl.)
«Área ósea y déficit de contenido mineral óseo en niños con la enfermedad de célula en hoz.» Objective. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience poor growth, altered body composition, and delayed maturation. Deficits in bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area (BA) have not been well characterized. The objectives of this study were to […]
Respuesta ósea al implante de espuma de hidroxiapatita (HA-02).
A Lax-Péreza LR Meseguer-Olmoa V Vicente-Ortega (Cátedra de Anatomía Patológica.)b M Alcaraz-Baños (Cátedra de Radiología y Medicina Física)b MJ Ros-Nicolásc M Clavel-Nolla-Sanzc P Sepúlvedac C Meseguer Ortiz de Villajosc Introducción y objetivos. Se ha realizado un estudio experimental en modelo animal para analizar el comportamiento de una espuma de hidroxiapatita (HA-02) como potencial sustituto óseo. […]
