The Belfast technique for the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis in a tropical teaching hospital.

abstract：PURPOSE:Information on Magnetic Resonance (MR) features of active and healed lesions in tuberculosis (TB) spine are lacking. We evaluated MRI findings in active and healed proven TB spine to establish the diagnostic features. MATERIALS AND METHOD:Forty-nine consecutive spinal TB patients (20 male; 29 female) diagnosed...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Jain AK,Sreenivasan R,Saini NS,Kumar S,Jain S,Dhammi IK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated 19 patients with piriformis muscle syndrome. All patients complained of pain in the buttocks and the posterior thigh. Clinically the buttock was tender and passive stretching increased the pain. In ten patients skin sensation was reduced and three had a limp. All patients were treated with tenotomy. At foll...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Indrekvam K,Sudmann E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Heterotopic ossification is a common complication after total hip arthroplasty. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are known to prevent heterotopic ossifications effectively, however gastrointestinal complaints are reported frequently. In this study, we investigated whether etoricoxib, a selective c...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Brunnekreef JJ,Hoogervorst P,Ploegmakers MJ,Rijnen WH,Schreurs BW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was aimed to study the arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint using an oblique interfragmentary lag screw and dorsal plate as an effective option for the treatment of hallux rigidus. Few researchers have studied the outcome of this surgical method over a long follow-up period. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Chraim M,Bock P,Alrabai HM,Trnka HJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondromyxoid fibroma of the scapula occurring in a 23 year old woman is of interest because of its unusual site and the extensive invasion of the soft tissues. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Baklouti S,Elleuch MH,Sellami F,Hadiji N,Triki FE,Sellami S

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Old age is frequently associated with a poorer functional outcome after THA. This might be based upon muscular damage resulting from surgical trauma. Minimally invasive approaches have been widely promoted on the basis of the muscle sparing effect. The aim of the study was to evaluate of the functional outcome and the...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Müller M,Tohtz S,Dewey M,Springer I,Perka C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hans von Gerssdorff and Hieronymus Brunschwig, who flourished in Germany in the latter half of the fifteenth century, have both left early printed treatises on Surgery which give excellent woodcuts showing pictures of instruments, operations, and costumes, at the end of the medieval period. Hieronymus Brunschwig or Hi...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Hernigou P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The best treatment for intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus is still debated. The aims of this study were to determine whether intrafocal reduction of thalamic fractures is effective, to evaluate whether a locking nail is able to maintain reduction of the articular surface and to analyse the functional re...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Simon P,Goldzak M,Eschler A,Mittlmeier T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is based on an invited lecture given at the SICOT 87 meeting in Munich. The topics discussed include: selective spinal arteriography in the management of tumours, which enables definition of the vascular supply of the cord and of the tumour and may facilitate preoperative embolisation; MRI, which allows vis...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Roy-Camille R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a spectrum of disorders that results in anatomic abnormalities leading to increased contact stress in the joint and, eventually, secondary osteoarthritis. However, many patients with DDH become symptomatic before the severe degenerative changes of the hip because of abnormal...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Chen M,Shang XF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to compare the daily activity and functionality in a patient cohort 12 months after total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a direct anterior approach with a healthy non-operated control population. METHODS:Sixty-four patients who underwent THA and 59 healthy individuals (control) w...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： von Rottkay E,Rackwitz L,Rudert M,Nöth U,Reichert JC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty three patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis (6 Grade I, 14 Grade II and 3 Grade III) with low back pain, and radicular pain in 14, were treated surgically when they failed to respond to conservative treatment. Their average age was 33.2 years. Bilateral posterolateral spinal fusions with autologous iliac bone ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Baksi DP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A posterior-anterior vertebral vector is proposed to facilitate visualization and understanding of scoliosis. The aim of this study was to highlight the interest of using vertebral vectors, especially in the horizontal plane, in clinical practice. METHODS:We used an EOS two-/three-dimensional (2D/3D) system an...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Illés TS,Burkus M,Somoskeőy S,Lauer F,Lavaste F,Dubousset JF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are a serious and challenging complication after total joint arthroplasty. According to the literature, most PJI are monomicrobial infections caused by gram-positive cocci. The number of polymicrobial PJI might be underrepresented in the literature and only limited data are ava...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Wimmer MD,Friedrich MJ,Randau TM,Ploeger MM,Schmolders J,Strauss AA,Hischebeth GT,Pennekamp PH,Vavken P,Gravius S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At an average follow-up of 3.7 years we assessed the results of non-operative treatment of 84 symptomatic shoulders in 59 patients with a diagnosis of multidirectional shoulder instability. Sixty-two shoulders had received no previous surgical treatment (group A) while 22 had failed to respond to surgical treatment be...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Kiss J,Damrel D,Mackie A,Neumann L,Wallace WA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:AES mobile-bearing total ankle replacement was developed from the Buechel Pappas model. It was withdrawn in 2009, after identification of a higher than expected complication rate. The purpose of the current study was to analyse clinical outcomes, failures and survival of the initial series of 50 AES publishe...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Di Iorio A,Viste A,Fessy MH,Besse JL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We reviewed our experience with the management of B2 and B3 femoral periprosthetic fractures using a distally fixed modular femoral stem in 55 patients. METHODS:All periprosthetic fractures were managed immediately after injury without using allograft; 53 hips were available for a mean follow up of 67 months. ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Neumann D,Thaler C,Dorn U

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the greater trochanter slide osteotomy approach for resurfacing hip arthroplasty. Fifty consecutive hips (47 patients) with degenerative joint disease were enrolled in the study. Serial clinical and radiological assessments were performed after...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Pitto RP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Degenerative disc disease involves sequential events that lead to the loss of cells, a decrease in disc matrix production, disc dehydration, and alteration of its biomechanical properties. The aim of this study was to determine whether cryoinjury of the nucleus pulposus performed through endplate perforation co...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Flouzat-Lachaniette CH,Jullien N,Bouthors C,Beohou E,Laurent B,Bierling P,Dubory A,Rouard H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1996 and July 2000 eight patients (ages 35-74 years) with nine severely impacted humeral head fractures were operated on with the aim of preserving the humeral heads. Patients were treated surgically with open reduction, autologous bone grafting, and internal fixation with a screw-wiring technique. Th...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Yu KS,Chan PT,Lau SC,Cheng SK,Faan YS,Ngai WK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 49 pilon fractures in a tertiary referral centre treated definitively by open reduction and internal fixation have been assessed and the complications of such injuries examined. A retrospective analysis of case notes, radiographs and computerised tomographs over a seven-year period from 1999-2006 was perfo...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： McCann PA,Jackson M,Mitchell ST,Atkins RM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the technique and results obtained by a derotation osteotomy of the tibia in children. The method is simple, reliable and does not require internal fixation. It is suitable for dealing with deformity following poliomyelitis, and may also be used to treat tibial torsion which fails to correct with ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Dutoit M,Caron JC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with thoracolumbar fractures were treated operatively between July 2000 and December 2001. The average age of the patients was 33.6 years (range: 20-50 years), 36 were males and 14 were females and the follow-up averaged 59 months (range: 49-68 months). A fall from a height, usually a tree, was the most...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Butt MF,Farooq M,Mir B,Dhar AS,Hussain A,Mumtaz M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to examine the effect of short-term immobilization on subchondral cortical and trabecular bone tissue in the rat tibia and to determine whether there was any difference when the knee was immobilized in extension or flexion. Thirty-six male rats were used in this study, and in 18 the k...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Józsa L,Réffy A,Järvinen M,Kannus P,Lehto M,Kvist M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to investigate risk factors for metastasis at diagnosis. METHODS:We collected patients diagnosed with conventional chondrosarcoma between 1983 and 2014 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Each patient was classified as having metastatic or localized di...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Song K,Shi X,Liang X,Wang H,Zou F,Lu F,Ma X,Jiang J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic spondylitis is a neurological and life threatening condition. It encompasses a broad range of clinical entities, including pyogenic spondylodiscitis, septic discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and epidural abscess. The incidence though low appears to be on the rise. The diagnosis is based on clinical, radiolog...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Cheung WY,Luk KD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of septic loosening due to a tuberculosis infection occurred 18 months and 14 years after total hip arthroplasties. The primary source was pulmonary tuberculosis. Treatment was by removal of the prosthesis and radical debridement with the local implantation of gentamicin PMMA beads, followed by antituberculo...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ueng WN,Shih CH,Hseuh S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cementless acetabular components require good initial fixation to allow bony in-growth. The initial press-fit stability, important for designs that do not rely on supplemental fixation, was examined for three designs with different porous coating systems: beads, fiber mesh, and plasma spray. The ability to withstand t...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Markel DC,Hora N,Grimm M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intramedullary screw fixation is currently considered the gold standard treatment for Jones fractures in the athlete. Besides biological factors (i.e., poor vascularization), mechanical instability induced by the pull of the peroneus brevis tendon (PBT) contributes to deficient Jones fracture healing. This biom...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Willegger M,Benca E,Hirtler L,Moser L,Zandieh S,Windhager R,Schuh R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterotopic ossification (HO) may lead to complete elbow ankylosis, resulting in severe disability. The prognostic factors that may be valuable in guiding treatment of this condition have not yet been evaluated. The goals of this study were to describe the outcomes of open release for ankylosed elbow caused ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Chen S,Liu J,Cai J,Zheng W,Li Z,Chen W,Fan C

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00