Retrograde locked intramedullary nailing for aseptic supracondylar femoral nonunion following failed locked plating.

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retrospectively assess the early results of the NexGen Legacy posterior-stabilised total knee prosthesis, which is a newer version of the Insall-Burstein II posterior-stabilised implant.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 the outcomes of anterior cervical disc replacement using the Prestige LP system for degenerative disc disease. METHODS:Medical records of 12 men and 23 women aged 26 to 66 (mean, 46) years who underwent 48 anterior cervical disc replacements using the Prestige LP system by a single spine surgeon were...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Munigangaiah S,McCabe JP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hyalofast grafting with microfracture is a new minimally invasive treatment method being proposed for joint cartilage defects. This study was done to measure the clinical efficacy of Hyalofast grafting after microfractures. METHODS:Forty-six patients were assessed for knee function using knee injury and o...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tan SI,Tho SJW,Tho KS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this article is to explore the real-life practice of clinical management of humeral shaft fracture associated with traumatic radial nerve palsy among orthopedic trauma surgeons. METHODS:Two hundred seventy-nine orthopedic surgeons worldwide reviewed 10 real cases of a humeral shaft fracture asso...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Giordano V,Belangero W,Pires RE,Labronici PJ,Clinical Decision Rules Group.

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study compared the results of a culture method using sonication with those yielded by the conventional culture method, for patients with infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We also evaluated the usefulness of sonication for the identification of pathogens in infected TKA cases. METHODS:Isolates were c...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kim HJ,Kim S,Mun JU,Bae KC,Kim J,Kyung HS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PURPOSE. To investigate consultant surgeons' knowledge about the costs of implants for various joint surgeries. METHODS. Questionnaires were distributed to consultant orthopaedic surgeons at 2 hospitals. Respondents were asked to estimate the implant costs of any brand for low-demand and high-demand total hip replacem...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Rohman L,Hadi S,Whitwell G

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare stability after anterior instrumentation alone versus modified combined anterior and posterior instrumentation for burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine in calves. METHODS:Thoracolumbar spines of 10 calves were used. An axial compression force was applied on each specimen using a material-testi...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tezeren G,Gumus C,Bulut O,Tukenmez M,Oztemur Z,Sever G

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine correlation between metal hypersensitivity and long-term foot and ankle function and pain after internal fixation using stainless steel implants. METHODS:60 men and 46 women (mean age, 47 years) who underwent internal fixation for ankle fractures completed a questionnaire 13 to 38 (mean, 26) month...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： So S,Harris IA,Naylor JM,Adie S,Mittal R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the tibial articular cartilage and histology of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in osteoarthritic knees so as to determine predictors of PCL degeneration. METHODS:23 advanced osteoarthritic knees (mean patient age, 61 years) treated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were prospectively studie...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Aggarwal AK,Goel A,Radotra BD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and the acute phase C-reactive protein (CRP) blood concentrations after lumbar spine fusion may be affected by age. The purpose of this prospective observational study was to assess postoperative serum levels of pro-inflammatory IL-6 and CRP after instrumented lumbar spine fusion surgery. W...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Repo JP,Häkkinen AH,Porkka T,Häkkinen K,Kautiainen H,Kyrölä K,Neva MH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the effect of CTLA4-lg on immune rejection of bone grafts, we observed the effect of CTLA4-lg on lymphocyte proliferation of BALB/C mice stimulated by lymphocytes and bone supernatant of C57BL/6 mice. The splenic lymphocytes and bone supernatant of C57BL/6 mice, as the stimulator cells and stimulator antige...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Guo C,Dai K,Tang T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the trends in the incidence of typical and atypical femoral fractures (AFF) in patients aged >50 years from 2009 to 2014 and in the prescription of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis from 2001 to 2013 in Australia. METHODS:175 patients aged >50 years presenting to our hospital with an AO type 32 femora...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Clout A,Narayanasamy N,Harris I

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the prevalence of proximal high-origin anterior tibial artery and its surgical significance. METHODS:100 knees were prospectively studied using colour Doppler ultrasonography. No patient had a history of lower-limb arterial pathology or previous knee surgery. All ultrasound images were assessed by a ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tindall AJ,Shetty AA,James KD,Middleton A,Fernando KW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various radiographic measurements that describe humeral head coverage by the acromion and the effect on rotator cuff pathology have been reported. This study aimed to describe and validate a new radiographic measurement, the acromiohumeral centre edge angle (ACEA). METHODS:We compared the ACEA on computed t...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Singleton N,Agius L,Andrews S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric musculoskeletal infection remains an important cause of morbidity. Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus is still the most common organism although the incidence of methicillin resistant S. aureus in the community is rising. Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis due to Haemophilus influenzae is decreasin...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Stott NS

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:To assess distance changes between the femoral and tibial attachment points of 3 different anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tunnel entry positions throughout the range of knee motion in cadaveric knees. METHODS:The ACLs of 11 fresh-frozen cadaveric knees (from 6 men and 5 women) were removed using radiofrequen...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Smith JO,Yasen S,Risebury MJ,Wilson AJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of sympathetic skin response (SSR) and three-phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) in the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). METHODS:60 patients with CRPS of the hand were recruited. TPBS was performed using a bolus injection of 20 mCi of Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate in an ante...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Pankaj A,Kotwal PP,Mittal R,Deepak KK,Bal CS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a technique involving posterior 360-degree stabilisation of the upper thoracic spine: spinal cord decompression, posterior vertebral body replacement, and then posterior instrumentation and intercostal posterolateral vertebral stabilisation. METHODS:Three men and 4 women aged 41 to 77 (mean, 58) ye...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Timbihurira G,Nakajima H,Kobayashi S,Sato R,Yayama T,Uchida K,Horiuchi Y,Baba H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports a case of acute calcific tendinitis of the flexor carpi ulnaris in a 64-year-old woman. She presented with symptoms of acute ulnar nerve compression mimicking a volar compartment syndrome. Owing to rapidly progressive symptoms, emergency surgical exploration was carried out. Intra-operatively a larg...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yasen S

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Combined lateral condyle mass and olecranon fractures are infrequently seen. These cases are easily missed, and only 12 previous cases are detailed in the English medical literature. The decision for surgical fixation usually depends on the amount of displacement of the individual fractures. However, the optimal surgi...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lam KY,Mahadev A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term clinical and radiological results of extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) tendon ball arthroplasty for treatment of late-stage Kienböck's disease. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data of 19 patients suffering from Kienböck's treated with ECRL tendon ball ar...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Aslantürk O,Ertem K,Ergen E,Köroğlu M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile hallux valgus (JHV) frequently results in an impaired quality of life because of pain and deformity. We used a validated clinical score to investigate the efficacy of lateral hemiepiphysiodesis of the first metatarsal base as a treatment for JHV. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, nonrandomized, s...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Sabah Y,Rosello O,Clement JL,Solla F,Chau E,Oborocianu I,Rampalv V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare stability and subsidence associated with 3 types of cervical spine stabilisation. METHODS:The C3 to C4 vertebrae of 28 Polish pigs were used. Pigs with intact vertebrae (group 1) underwent standard anterior cervical discectomy (group 2), followed by stabilisation using a cage alone (group 3), a cage...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Hakalo J,Pezowicz C,Wronski J,Bedzinski R,Kasprowicz M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical results of pelvic reconstruction using a saddle prosthesis following limb salvage operation for periacetabular tumour. METHODS:12 patients with sarcoma and 4 with metastasis involving the pelvis were treated using the saddle prosthesis between 1995 and 2003 inclusive. Wide pelvic resecti...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kitagawa Y,Ek ET,Choong PF

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the condition of the tendons and neurovascular bundles after percutaneous release for trigger finger of the middle, ring, and little fingers. METHODS:30 women and 13 men aged 20 to 55 (mean, 40) years underwent percutaneous release of the A1 pulley using a 18-gauge needle for 43 trigger fingers of ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Diab RA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00