Arthrodesis by the distraction-compression method using a stainless steel implant.

abstract：:Knee arthroscopy in locally anesthetized ambulatory patients has been performed by filling the knee joint with 50 ml to 60 ml of 0.5% prilocaine, with adrenaline and with additional local infiltration at the sites of puncture. During the arthroscopic procedure the joint cavity is further distended with a mixture of th...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Eriksson E,Häggmark T,Saartok T,Sebik A,Ortengren B

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locked intramedullary nailing is the current standard of treatment for femoral shaft fractures and has low complication rates. Bent femoral intramedullary nails resulting from secondary trauma are rare and technically challenging. This article describes a case of a 36-year-old man who presented with a bent femoral int...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Heffernan MJ,Leclair W,Li X

更新日期：2012-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five unicondylar knee arthroplasties were performed on 32 patients. In the unresurfaced compartments, degenerative cartilaginous changes were observed intraoperatively and recorded. The Outerbridge grading scale was used to assess the degree of arthritic change. In addition, the surface area involved was estima...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Corpe RS,Engh GA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study investigated revision after modular short stem implantation. Results are presented for 2 different types of neck adapters (titanium and cobalt-chromium [CoCr]). Eighty-five patients with titanium adapters and 87 patients with CoCr adapters underwent follow-up examination after an average of 5.7 ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wittenberg RH,Steffen R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the clinical course of a patient with a resurfacing implant in a poor cup position in combination with elevated serum metal ions prior to implant failure. Following resurfacing, the patient had substantial improvement from baseline in pain and functional status. Postoperative radiographs indicat...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Mai MC,Milbrandt JC,Hulsen J,Allan DG

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic femurs were used to assess the initial bone-implant interface stability of three total hip systems: Wright Medical Technology's Infinity smooth trochanteric module (S-TM), Infinity porous-coated trochanteric module (PC-TM), and Johnson and Johnson S-ROM with a porous surface. The hips were implanted into syn...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Lee TQ,Danto MI,Kim WC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man presented to the authors' department with pain over the right hip joint over a 3-month period. External magnetic resonance imaging showed a structure in the right acetabulum that was highly suspicious for a bone sarcoma. External 3-phase bone scintigraphy substantiated the suspected diagnosis. A comp...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Anagnostakos K,Schmitt E,Orth P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthroscopy is a valuable technique used by the majority of orthopedic surgeons in practice. Complications in arthroscopy have been compiled on a formal basis since 1983. Several studies on complications are reviewed and summarized. A recent prospective study on complications is reviewed in detail. The most frequent t...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Small NC

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of 2% glutaraldehyde as a sterilant for arthroscopes that had been used in septic joints. The first part of the experiment determined the minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimum lethal concentration of the disinfectant for five organisms frequentl...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Shoji H,Gutierrez MM,Aldridge KE

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sacrectomy is intended to resect aggressive local and life-threatening disease. Reconstruction can be difficult. This article reports on the use of sacrectomy for tumor and tumor-like conditions. Procedures included 9 partial, 7 subtotal, 7 hemi-, and 4 total sacrectomies. Of 22 patients with primary malignant disease...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Randall RL,Bruckner J,Lloyd C,Pohlman TH,Conrad EU 3rd

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral femur fractures have been associated with frequent morbidity and mortality. Associated injuries and massive hemorrhage contributed to mortality rates that were as high as 27% in previous reports. The goals of this study were to determine the frequency of associated complications, including mortality, and to ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Lane MK,Nahm NJ,Vallier HA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesion formation between the flexor tendon and its surrounding fibro-osseous sheath results in a decreased postoperative range of motion (ROM) in the hand. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a key cytokine in the pathogenesis of tissue fibrosis. In this study, the effects of TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody were...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Xia C,Yang X,Wang YZ,Sun K,Ji L,Tian S

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Few complications of surgery are as devastating as paraplegia in a patient who has been operated on for correction of a spinal abnormality. Early warning of potential damage to the spinal cord is highly desirable. This is possible with cortical evoked potentials. It measures electroencephalographic activity after peri...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Faust D,Happel LT

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EMG-force relationships of skeletal muscles are of significant interest to the orthopedic-biomechanics researcher and have been a topic of interest and controversy for the last three decades. We present the developments reported in the literature, from the early 1950s, relevant to this topic, outlining the details...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Solomonow M,Baratta R,Zhou BH,Shoji H,D'Ambrosia R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous tenosynovitis of the wrist or "compound palmar ganglion" is an uncommon lesion that requires early recognition and treatment for the best possible prognosis. It is an infrequent cause of chronic inflammation of the tendon sheaths about the hand and wrist, but it can destroy the enclosed tendons. A definite...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Borgsmiller WK,Whiteside LA

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors prospectively assessed long-term anticoagulation outcomes (≥3 years) for 9 patients meeting 4 inclusion criteria: pretreatment Ficat stage I or II primary hip osteonecrosis (ON), factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A heterozygosity, no contraindication to anticoagulation, and 90-day participation in an in...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Glueck CJ,Freiberg RA,Wang P

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early effect of reaming the medullary cavity prior to intramedullary nailing using Küntscher's method, on human cortical bone vascularization in the femur is discussed. In sections of the femur where the medullary tissue had been totally reamed, the inner two-thirds of the cortical bone tube was completely avascul...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Olerud S,Strömberg L

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramedullary nailing has become the gold standard to treat femoral shaft fractures. It is unknown which nailing technique orthopedic surgeons prefer. The goal of this study was to determine current techniques and perioperative complications of intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal femoral fractures. Fifty-one institu...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wild M,Gehrmann S,Jungbluth P,Hakimi M,Thelen S,Betsch M,Windolf J,Wenda K

更新日期：2010-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractures of the most distal part of the olecranon process differ from more proximal fractures because a plane of instability exists between the humerus and the radial head. Thus, the fixation of these fractures must resist the deforming forces of the forearm flexor muscles. The investigators fixed 10 paired cadaver u...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Horner SR,Sadasivan KK,Lipka JM,Saha S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of tension and/or exogenous growth hormone on the growth (elongation) of ligaments. In the first experiment, tension was applied to the lateral collateral ligaments of immature rabbits. In the second experiment, a group of skeletally mature rabbits was given exogenous growth hormone...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Dahners LE,Sykes KE,Muller PR

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen consecutive patients with posterior cruciate ligament injury and associated pathology were reviewed. All were re-examined with an average follow up of 5.4 years (range: 3.5 to 7.5). Six posterior cruciate ligaments were repaired to the femur with multiple #2 nonabsorbable suture, and one "mop end" mid-substan...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Barrett GR,Savoie FH

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries is controversial. This is due in part to the discrepancy between clinical and biomechanical studies in the literature. Clinically, isolated PCL injuries are treated nonoperatively, and patients do well as long as they have adequate quadriceps function. B...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Sohn DH,Balasubramanian S,Demetropoulos C,Yang K,Guettler J,Jurist KA

更新日期：2010-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical models have best shown the relationship between ankle and mid-foot osteoarthritis, although findings regarding the calcaneocuboid joint have varied. To the authors' knowledge, no studies have evaluated the relationship between degenerative changes across the tibiotalar and calcaneocuboid joints. The goal of t...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Dugarte A,Bharwani S,Yoo H,Boiwka AV,Yu CC,Bajwa NS,Toy JO,Tang JE,Ahn U,Ahn N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A basic closed loop control system is described for controlling movement of paralyzed skeletal muscle in humans. The system is based around a Z80 microprocessor with 20K of memory. The system involves sensors to detect the amount of movement in muscle or the tension generated by that muscle, a computer-controlled stim...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Petrofsky JS,Phillips CA,Stafford DE

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ankle arthroscopy has been limited by the restricted available joint space, the use of distraction in addition to joint distention has permitted improved surgical and diagnostic examination of the ankle. In contrast to previously described methods of distraction, a simple, effective, and noninvasive method of...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Trager S,Frederick LD,Seligson D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the forces during motion across human meniscal tears. Longitudinal cuts were created in 6 human cadaveric knees at the red-white junction of the medial and lateral menisci into which a pressure transducer was placed. Pressure data were gathered with the knees at neutral, internal rotation, and exte...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Richards DP,Barber FA,Herbert MA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the setting of alcohol abuse is a potential important cause of symptomatic hip disease in young patients. All cases of uncemented primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a primary operative diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the femoral head secondary to alcohol abuse treated at our i...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Yuan B,Taunton MJ,Trousdale RT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-traumatic atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult due to retropharyngeal abscess has been only sporadically reported. This article presents such a case treated non-surgically, with discussion of clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment. The differential diagnosis of non-traumatic atlantoaxial sub...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Robertson S,Pinstein ML,LaVelle DG

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotopic ossification is a known complication of traumatic injuries. To minimize iatrogenic complications during excision, an understanding of anatomic relationships is essential. Current imaging modalities, such as computed tomography and plain radiographs, are limited to providing a 2-dimensional representation o...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Fleming ME,Waterman SS,Lewandowski LR,Chi BB

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is the predominant symptom of degenerative knee arthritis and the main reason patients undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Variation in patient response to pain has proved difficult to quantify. The effect of removing pain by testing TKA patients' range of motion (ROM) before and after the administration of an...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bennett D,Hanratty B,Thompson N,Beverland DE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00