Non-invasive massive growing prostheses reduce infection in paediatric cancer patients.

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:Expandable endoprosthesis allows limb salvage in children with an option to leading a better life. However, the revision rate and implant-related complications impose as a limitation in the skeletal immature. This study investigates the functional outcomes and complications related to expandable endoprosthesis ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ajit Singh V,Earnest Kunasingh D,Haseeb A,Yasin NF

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To examine radiographically the component motion in a bipolar prosthesis and to determine whether the self-centering mechanism really works in vivo. METHODS:38 patients with 41 bipolar hip endoprostheses (30 for coxarthrosis and 11 for osteonecrosis of femoral head) were included in this study. Two radiograph...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tsumura H,Kaku N,Torisu T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical endoscopic spinal surgery (CESS) is now regularly performed in some centres in the Far East, yet rarely in Europe and the United States. This review describes the application of CESS through anterior and posterior approaches with analysis of the available evidence supporting current techniques. An electronic ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Bucknall V,Gibson JA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate radiological and clinical outcome of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) for tibial plateau fractures. METHODS:35 men and 6 women aged 19 to 75 (mean, 40; standard deviation [SD], 14) years underwent MIPO for displaced tibial plateau fractures. According to the Schatzker system, the tibi...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Raza H,Hashmi P,Abbas K,Hafeez K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 41-year-old man with multiple epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the left foot and ankle. The patient was treated with curettage and fixation with 2 separate plates, but later developed local infection. Owing to the potential for malignancy, below-knee amputation was suggested, but the patient declined...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Bisbinas I,Karabouta Z,Georgiannos D,Lampridis V,Badekas A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old right-handed woman was involved in a traffic accident and landed on the right arm while the right shoulder was in flexion. She experienced pain and severe impairment of right shoulder motion immediately following the accident. She was misdiagnosed with a fractured proximal humerus with no displacement an...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Takase K,Watanabe A,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：PURPOSE:To examine whether the activity of peripheral sympathetic nerves in animals with spinal cord injury can be controlled using therapeutic electrical stimulation. METHODS:The spinal cords of 6 Wistar rats were severed at T12/T13 disk level and were given continuous therapeutic electrical stimulation. Microneurogr...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Mikami Y,Ogura T,Kubo T,Kira Y,Aramaki S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinical, functional, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based outcomes of a novel autologous-made matrix consisting of hyaline cartilage chips combined with mixed plasma poor rich in platelets clot and plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) for the treatment of knee full-thickness cartilage or os...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Cugat R,Alentorn-Geli E,Navarro J,Cuscó X,Steinbacher G,Seijas R,Álvarez-Díaz P,Barastegui D,Laiz P,Samitier G,García-Balletbó M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to define the fracture type and investigate the injuries related to single medial, intermediate, or lateral cuneiform fracture. METHODS:From January 2008 to December 2018, 30 consecutive patients (30 cases) who were treated in the single institution for the single cuneiform fractu...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Choi JY,Lee DJ,Ngissah R,Nam BJ,Suh JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subcapital femoral neck fracture complicating a healed trochanteric fracture is rare. Such cases are managed in a rather heterogeneous manner, i.e. there exists a mixture of cases treated by either fixed angle devices or dynamic compression screws. We describe 5 patients who developed subcapital femoral neck fractur...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lung YT,Kam WL,Leung YF,Chung OM,Wai YL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate 12 patients with delayed or nonunion of bones treated with bone marrow injections. METHODS:6 men and 6 women aged 15 to 70 (mean, 45) years underwent bone marrow injections for delayed union (n=2) or atrophic non-union (n=10) of the ulna (n=6), femur (n=3), humerus (n=2), or metacarpal (n=1). Bone ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Singh AK,Shetty S,Saraswathy JJ,Sinha A

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess applicability of arthroscopic technique in intramedullary nail fixation of humerus shaft fractures and to compare with conventional nailing in terms of its effects on perioperative and postoperative intra-articular complication rates as well as on clinical and functional outc...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Dedeoğlu SS,İmren Y,Çabuk H,Tekin AÇ,Kır MÇ,Gürbüz H

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cementless femoral reconstruction is challenging in hip dysplasia due to deformity of the proximal femur causing insufficient stem fixation and/or inadequate neck anteversion. Strategies to address these problems include the use of a modular stem or a distal fixation stem, but both stems have some characteri...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Hayama T,Otani T,Fujii H,Kawaguchi Y,Abe T,Takahashi M,Saito M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim is to analyze the functional outcomes of patients of giant cell tumor (GCT) of distal radius treated with ulnar translocation and wrist arthrodesis. METHODS:Study included 25 patients of aggressive GCT of distal radius, resected and reconstructed using ulnar translocation and wrist arthrodesis. Th...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Salunke AA,Shah J,Warikoo V,Chakraborty A,Pokharkar H,Chen Y,Pruthi M,Pandit J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the criterion validity, repeatability, and the missing value protocol of the reduced Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) function scale ('reduced scale'). METHODS:Three separate studies were performed: a cross-over study to compare the full- and reduced-scale scores...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Whitehouse SL,Crawford RW,Learmonth ID

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-month-old boy presented with a 2-day history of a wry neck (bent to the left side) with no definite trauma. He had bilateral upper limb weakness and was afebrile, conscious, and stable. There was no spontaneous movement in both upper limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical and thoracic spine demonstrate...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Fok WM,Sun LK,Wong NM,Lau PY,Cheung HM

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:Sacropelvic fixation continues to present challenges when involved in the adult spinal deformity correction. The S2 alar iliac (S2AI) fixation is commonly used in sacropelvic fixation. Several techniques, including intraoperative navigation and freehand technique, were used for S2AI screws placement. The aim of...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Zhou Z,Zeng Z,Yu H,Xiong J,Liu Z,Zhou R,Wan W,Pan Z,Chen L,Cao K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adamantinoma is a rare, low-grade, malignant bone tumour. We report on a 46-year-old woman who had early multiple recurrences of adamantinoma of the right tibia and late metastasis to the lung and ribs 13 years after the first surgical treatment. She underwent multiple complete tumour excisions and eventually below-kn...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Giannoulis DK,Gantsos A,Giotis D,Paschos NK,Vagionas A,Arnaoutoglou CM,Pentheroudakis G,Xenakis TA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the short-term ambulatory function of elderly patients after fixation of unstable intertrochanteric fractures with either the AO-ASIF proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) device or the dynamic hip screw (DHS). METHODS:63 patients aged 60 years or older underwent fixation for unstable intertroc...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Chua IT,Rajamoney GN,Kwek EB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine possible causes of publication bias in the orthopaedic literature so as to avoid inappropriate clinical decisions based on reviews of the literature. METHODS:Two reviewers independently reviewed abstracts presented to the 1999 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. Data pertaining ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Harris IA,Mourad M,Kadir A,Solomon MJ,Young JM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between posterolateral reconstruction, abductor muscle strength, and femoral offset following total hip arthroplasty. METHODS:Of 28 patients (56 limbs) we assessed, 12 underwent posterolateral reconstruction (reconstruction group) and 16 did not (non-reconstruction group). Isometri...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yamaguchi T,Naito M,Asayama I,Ishiko T

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：: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:This study aimed to present the change in humeral retroversion (HR) angle (HRA) that occurs in childhood and young adulthood and the potential developmental difference that is observed in wrestlers. METHODS:HRA of dominant and non-dominant shoulders (DSHRA and NDSHRA, respectively) were measured using ultrason...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Civan O,Civan A,Erkan A,Ozenci AM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00