Cauda equina syndrome following sacral fractures: a report of three cases.

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study, we asked the question of whether non-invasive (NI) extendible bone tumour implants are as reliable and reduce infection when compared with patients who received a minimally invasive (MI) extendible implant. METHODS:Forty-two NI extendible bone tumour implants were investigated at a mean follow-u...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Coathup MJ,Ahmad S,Maempel JF,Briggs TW,Aston WJ,Skinner JA,Blunn GW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tophaceous pseudogout in the knee joint is rare. We report an 82-year-old man who presented with a one-year history of pain and swelling of the right knee joint. Treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aspiration of the joint effusion had not been effective. The mass continued to enlarge, and the pati...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kato H,Nishimoto K,Yoshikawa T,Kusuzaki K,Sudo A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open reduction and internal fixation for unstable fractures of the lateral end of the clavicle (Neer type II) is not complication-free. Most clavicle fractures can be successfully treated by conservative methods. Neer type II fractures have a reportedly high rate of nonunion, therefore internal fixation is recommended...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Charity RM,Haidar SG,Ghosh S,Tillu AB

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend combined mechanical and pharmacological prophylaxis to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. There is increasing evidence that anti-embolic stockings (AES) have little effect on r...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Patel N,Khakha R,Gibbs J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence and risk factors of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a high-volume hospital. METHODS:Records of 1133 primary TKAs were reviewed. Correlation between surgery volume and infection rate was determined. Risk factors for PJI were ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lee QJ,Mak WP,Wong YC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the possible short-term benefit of a single intra-articular corticosteroid injection in those patients treated with physiotherapy when compared to a group of patients undergoing physiotherapy only (PT only). METHODS:A retrospective chart review wa...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kumar K,Thomas A,Tetsworth K,Hohmann E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the long-term effects of hip arthrodesis in terms of gait adaptations. METHODS:Motion analysis was performed on 9 patients who underwent unilateral hip arthrodesis between 1979 and 1991. A standard clinical gait analysis 3-dimensional model for the lower limb was used to calculate the effect of the ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Thambyah A,Hee HT,Das De S,Lee SM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the functional outcome and local recurrence rate of 29 patients who underwent segmental excision or intralesional curettage with adjuvant therapy for giant cell tumour (GCT) of bone. METHODS:Records of 17 men and 12 women (mean age, 30.17 years) who underwent segmental excision (n=18) or intralesiona...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yacob O,Umer M,Gul M,Qadir I

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of our work is to evaluate results obtained from a cohort of patients affected by periprosthetic joint infection and treated with a primary cementless stem in a two-stage technique framework. METHODS:Eighty-four patients were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 37.4 months. The main demographic, surgical,...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Cavagnaro L,Chiarlone F,Divano S,Capello AG,Felli L,Burastero G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the outcome of acetabular revision with bone grafting and cementation for aseptic loosening after primary Charnley low-friction hip arthroplasty with structural bulk autografts in 15 patients. METHODS:Records were reviewed for 3 men and 12 women aged 31 to 72 (mean, 53) years who underwent acetabular...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Mohammed R,Drampalos E,Siney P,Purbach B,Kay P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity with underlying angiomatosis in a middle-aged man is described, with particular emphasis on the successful use of bisphosphonate in its treatment and the value of serial dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in its subsequent disease monitoring. This case illust...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Wong JW,Yip DK,Kong JK,Chien EP,Shek TW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The web version of Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) tool is widely used in many countries to predict the 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture (MF) and hip fracture (HF) rate. However, other FRAX tools, calculator older version (first generation), calculator new version (second generation), and...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Xu G,Yamamoto N,Hayashi K,Takeuchi A,Miwa S,Igarashi K,Taniguchi Y,Araki Y,Yonezawa H,Morinaga S,Tsuchiya H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the long-term results of 14 cases of histopathologically confirmed schwannoma of the hand and wrist treated with intracapsular tumour removal. METHODS:All operations were performed under loupe magnification and microsurgical dissection, and the tumour was removed after capsular (including endoneurium...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ozdemir O,Ozsoy MH,Kurt C,Coskunol E,Calli I

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84-year-old man who was receiving oral anticoagulation therapy presented with complete lumbar plexus palsy caused by a massive psoas haematoma. Conservative treatment rather than drainage of the haematoma was undertaken, because of the risk of bleeding complications and mortality. At the one-year follow-up, the pat...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Conesa X,Ares O,Seijas R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Global sagittal spinal alignment undergoes changes on the basis of sagittal malalignment (trunk inclined forward) in natural degenerative progression. We hypothesized that this change would associate with the disease state of the degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DS). This study aimed to evaluate the globa...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kobayashi H,Endo K,Sawaji Y,Matsuoka Y,Nishimura H,Murata K,Takamatsu T,Suzuki H,Aihara T,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant fungal and bacterial atlanto-axial osteomyelitis in immunocompetent individuals is rare. We report one such patient who underwent transoral anterior decompression and posterior occipital cervical fusion, together with antibiotic and antifungal treatment. At 16-month follow-up, the patient had made a full r...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yau EL,Li KK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain in Hong Kong, and to identify factors associated with work resumption. METHODS:57 men and 8 women aged 20 to 56 (mean, 39) years who had a more than 3-month history of low back pain and were unr...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Luk KD,Wan TW,Wong YW,Cheung KM,Chan KY,Cheng AC,Kwan MW,Law KK,Lee PW,Cheing GL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The open distal humeral fracture associated with the major loss of the articular surface and bony structure is a challenging problem for orthopedic surgeons. In this case report, we describe a case of complete missing lateral column of the distal humerus with severe articular destruction of capitellum and lateral troc...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Luenam S,Kosiyatrakul A,Phakdeewisetkul K,Puncreobutr C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the analgesic effect of preoperative ropivacaine with or without tramadol for femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS:14 men and 46 women aged 59 to 80 years who were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I or II and were scheduled for TKA were randomised to receive...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tang Q,Li X,Yu L,Hao Y,Lu G

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively assess the early results of the NexGen Legacy posterior-stabilised total knee prosthesis, which is a newer version of the Insall-Burstein II posterior-stabilised implant. METHODS:48 consecutive elderly patients had 60 NexGen Legacy posterior-stabilised total knees. The mean follow-up durat...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ip D,Wu WC,Tsang WL

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review treatment results of 29 patients with haemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures after implementation of a standardised multidisciplinary protocol. METHODS:Records of 14 men and 15 women aged 14 to 84 (mean, 46) years who were treated for haemodynamically unstable closed (n=27) or open (n=2) pelvic f...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ip KC,Lee KB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implication of gait speed, which is a prerequisite for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). METHODS:This study was conducted in a total of 235 patients with LSS who underwent surgical treatment. The state of sarcopenia an...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Sakai Y,Wakao N,Matsui H,Tomita K,Watanabe T,Iida H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the treatment of an uncommonly late presentation of a recurrent parosteal osteosarcoma of the distal femur. The osteosarcoma had originally been detected 20 years earlier, and had been treated with wide excision and mega-prosthesis to reconstruct the femur. The tumour recurred in close proximity to the fem...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lau TW,Wong JW,Yip DK,Chien EP,Shek TW,Wong LL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of bilateral leg pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine revealed a spinal subarachnoid and spinal epidural haematomas. MRI of the brain revealed a chronic intracranial subdural haematoma with a midline shift. On further questioning, the patient ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kishen T,Etherington G,Diwan A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 adult cases where the diagnosis of acute plastic bowing of the forearm was either delayed or missed. In a 21-year-old man, ulnar bowing was missed and fixation was not performed because the patient had no limitation to his range of movement or pain. In a 24-year-old woman, the presentation of bowing in bot...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tada K,Ikeda K,Tsubouchi H,Tomita K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous fungal disease caused by Rhinosporidiosis seeberi. It usually affects the mucocutaneous tissue of the nose; bone involvement is rare. We report the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of rhinosporidiosis involving the face, forehead, and right foot. As antimicrobial...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Amritanand R,Nithyananth M,Cherian VM,Venkatesh K,Shah A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine risk factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Indian patients undergoing surgery for pelvic-acetabular fractures. METHODS:48 men and 8 women aged 17 to 61 (mean, 36) years who underwent open reduction and internal fixation for pelvic-acetabular fractures were evaluated for VTE in the postoperati...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Sen RK,Kumar A,Tripathy S,Aggarwal S,Khandelwal N

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have analyzed the surgical outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using computer-assisted (CA) navigation in terms of postoperative coronal alignment depending on preoperative lateral femoral bowing. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of patients who have undergone navigated primary TKA f...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Nam JH,Song SK,Cho MR,Kang DW,Choi WK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the outcome of retrograde locked nailing for aseptic supracondylar femoral nonunions following failed locked plating. METHODS:Records of 20 men and 4 women aged 20 to 57 (mean, 39) years who underwent retrograde locked intramedullary nailing for aseptic supracondylar femoral nonunion following failed...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Wu CC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old girl presented with a 2-day history of acute neck pain without any preceding injury. The pain was around the left posterior paraspinal muscle and was aggravated by neck movement. There was no neurological abnormality; white cell count and inflammatory markers were slightly elevated. Radiology of the cervi...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Li CH,Lui TH,Ngai WK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00