Intramedullary knee arthrodesis as a salvage procedure after failed total knee replacement.

abstract：:The immunogenicity of a virus-induced rat osteosarcoma was studied utilizing the lymphocyte microcytoxicity test. Lymphocytes from "progressor" animals (in which the tumour progressed and metastasized) demonstrated an ability to kill osteosarcoma cells in vitro, while serum from these animals abrogated or blocked the ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Czitrom AA,Langer F,Gross AE,Urovitz EP,Pritzker KP

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditionally, valgus knee deformity is predominately corrected by stabilisation with a plate inserted via the medial approach to the supracondylar region of the femur. However, this technique is unfavourable from both a biomechanical and a biological point of view. A revised retrograde dynamic locked nailing w...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Wu CC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Trochleoplasty is a relatively rare operation with few published results and it remains a technically demanding procedure which requires careful patient selection. The ideal candidate for surgery remains to be elucidated, and some authors consider it as a good revision option in cases of previous unsuccessful o...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Dejour D,Byn P,Ntagiopoulos PG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 4-year period, 32 patients with type C unstable sacral fractures were treated in our university hospital. All patients had neurological deficits as a result of their sacral fracture. The average age was 31.2 (range 22-54) years and the average Hannover Polytrauma Score (PTS) was 24 (range 19-40) points. Twelv...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ayoub MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The prevalence of joint hypermobility (JH) in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and its association with outcomes is yet widely unknown. This study aimed to validate a self-reported version of the Beighton score for FAI patients, and to determine possible associations between JH and clinical and ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Naal FD,Hatzung G,Müller A,Impellizzeri F,Leunig M

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：PURPOSE:Inadequate reconstruction of femoral offset after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with unfavourable outcomes, but its importance following hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fracture is unknown. METHODS:Our study examined the correlation between reconstructed femoral offset and functional o...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Buecking B,Boese CK,Bergmeister VA,Frink M,Ruchholtz S,Lechler P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of genetic factors on idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and genetic modes through genetic epidemiological survey on IS in Chongqing City, China, and to determine whether SH3GL1, GADD45B, and FGF22 in the chromosome 19p13.3 are the pathogenic genes of IS through genetic sequence analysis. MET...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Yang T,Jia Q,Guo H,Xu J,Bai Y,Yang K,Luo F,Zhang Z,Hou T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous reports revealed a correlation between psychological problems and spinal surgery. There is a lack of knowledge on the effect of anxiety on the percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) outcome at the two year follow-up. The purpose of this study is to investigate changes in anxiety after...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Shi S,Zhou Z,Ni HJ,Wang CF,He ZM,Yang YH,Du JH,Wu JS,He SS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have followed up 227 total hip replacements using a cementless minimadreporic prosthesis for an average of 9 1/2 years. Special attention was paid to the acetabular component, of which 2 types were used; 77 incorporated screw rings and 134 were stabilised by spikes. The screw prostheses were evaluated at an average...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Schmitt D,Bigard O,Bresler F,Molé D,Bernard P

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diagnosing periprosthetic infection remains a challenge. Multiplex-PCR and biomarkers such as alpha-defensin are potentially useful and fast methods for detecting periprosthetic infection. This study compared these new methods with clinical assessment, conventional microbiological methods and histo-pathological...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Suda AJ,Tinelli M,Beisemann ND,Weil Y,Khoury A,Bischel OE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Coracoclavicular joint (CCJ) is a rare anomalous joint occasionally found between the coracoid process of scapula and the conoid tubercle of clavicle. The articulation has been extensively studied by means of anatomical, osteological and radiological investigations. Most cases are discovered incidentally, with ...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Singh VK,Singh PK,Trehan R,Thompson S,Pandit R,Patel V

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The mortality rate in patients with haemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures is as high as 40-60%. Despite the new advances in trauma care which are in phase in trauma centres in Hong Kong, the management of haemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture is still heterogeneous. The aim of this study is to review t...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Cheng M,Lee KY,Chang AL,Ho HF,Chan LS,Lee KB,Kwok PH,Lee AW,Wong KK,Kam CW,Leung GK,Wong JS,Cheung NK,Yeung JH,Tang N,Choi SH,Lau TW,Wong HT,Leung M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The disease activity score including 28 joints (DAS28), the simplified disease activity index and the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) were developed in order to provide a quantifiable measure of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity. Although inflamed hip joints greatly impact activities of daily living (AD...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Wakabayashi H,Hasegawa M,Yoshida K,Nishioka K,Sudo A

更新日期：2013-07-01 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 objective of this study was to confirm the presence and frequency of a bifurcation of the popliteus tendon. The popliteus tendon has received attention due to its important function as a knee stabiliser. Several anatomical variants have recently been reported, one of them being a bifurcated tendon. However, the ac...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Leal-Blanquet J,Ginés-Cespedosa A,Monllau JC

更新日期：2009-12-01 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:Reverse shoulder prostheses have been gaining popularity in recent years. A short metaphyseal stem design will allow bone stock preservation and minimize stem related complications. We examined the clinical and radiographic short-term outcome of a short metaphyseal stem reverse shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS:T...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Atoun E,Van Tongel A,Hous N,Narvani A,Relwani J,Abraham R,Levy O

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Percutaneous fixation of the acetabulum is a treatment option for select acetabular fractures. Intra-operative fluoroscopy is required, and despite various described imaging strategies, it is debatable as to which combination of fluoroscopic views provides the most accurate and reliable assessment of screw po...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Guimarães JAM,Martin MP 3rd,da Silva FR,Duarte MEL,Cavalcanti ADS,Machado JAP,Mauffrey C,Rojas D

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1991 and 2002, we treated 21 patients with tibial bone loss using a conventional external fixator. Nine patients had an infected open fracture and 12 patients an infected nonunion. After corticotomy, the bone was distracted at the rate of 1 mm (1 mm/step) on alternate days or every 48 h. The mean follow-up per...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Sangkaew C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, 33 patients with recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder were treated by a modified Bristow-Latarjet operation using a biodegradable poly-L-lactide expansion plug to fix the transferred coracoid bone block. The mean follow up was 12 months. No redislocations occurred. To assess incorpora...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Pihlajamäki H,Böstman O,Rokkanen P

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：:The patella clunk syndrome is not an uncommon complication, particularly after posterior-stabilized (PS) total knee arthroplasty. The present study was a consecutive unselected series comparing the incidence of the patella clunk syndrome amongst two comparable groups of elderly patients with knee arthritis implanted w...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ip D,Wu WC,Tsang WL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditional classification systems for tibial plateau fractures (TPF) are based on simple radiographs, and intra- and inter-observer variability is low. The aim was to assess intra- and inter-observer variability using traditional systems and some recently described classification systems of TPF in the interpre...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Millán-Billi A,Gómez-Masdeu M,Ramírez-Bermejo E,Ibañez M,Gelber PE

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomised clinical trial in 50 patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee, the clinical results of high tibial osteotomy (HTO) according to the open wedge osteotomy (OWO) and closed wedge osteotomy (CWO) were compared. In both groups locked plate fixation was used. Clinical an...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Gaasbeek RD,Nicolaas L,Rijnberg WJ,van Loon CJ,van Kampen A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method of quantifying the lateral/medial thrust of the knee which occurs in the early phase of walking. We have used this method to evaluate the effects of wedged insoles on the lateral and medial thrust for normal knees and knees with unicompartment osteoarthritis (OA). A laterally elevated (valgus) ins...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Ogata K,Yasunaga M,Nomiyama H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Forty patients were enrolled in a prospective randomised study using conventional method or "Trabecular Metal Cone" (TM Cone) (Zimmer inc., Warsaw, USA) for reconstruction of bone loss of the proximal tibia during revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA). The aim was to evaluate changes in bone mineral density (...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Jensen CL,Petersen MM,Schrøder HM,Lund B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients often attribute increasing pain in an arthritic joint to changing weather patterns. Studies examining the impact of weather on pain severity have yielded equivocal and sometimes contradictory results. The relationship between subchondral pseudocysts and the role they play in this phenomenon has not bee...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Brennan SA,Harney T,Queally JM,O'Connor McGoona J,Gormley IC,Shannon FJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Plating non-unions of the tibial diaphysis often presents the technical problem of poor purchase of screws due to osteoporosis. To improve the stabilization, insertion of one or more screws through the plate across the tibio-fibular space to the fibula (fibula-pro-tibia plating) has been practiced. The aim of t...

journal_title：International orthopaedics

authors： Said GZ,El-Sharkawi MM,Said HG,Refai OA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00