The use of cement forms to control methylmethacrylate in immediate posterior stabilization of the cervical spine. A technical note.

abstract：:Obesity is prevalent in the developed world and is associated with significant costs to the health care system. The effect of morbid obesity in patients operatively treated for long-bone fractures of the lower extremity is largely unknown. The National Trauma Data Bank was accessed to determine if morbidly obese patie...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Baldwin KD,Matuszewski PE,Namdari S,Esterhai JL,Mehta S

更新日期：2011-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A new process for arthrodesis in humans is presented. The process has been used successfully in the cervical spine of horses and has potential for human use. The concept is encompassed in the process of an anterior cervical fusion and is an adaptation of that established practice but using an implant of stainless stee...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bagby GW

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study compared plate fixation versus pin fixation in 57 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent wrist arthrodesis. Fixation was achieved by using plates in 32 patients and longitudinal pins in 25 patients. Clinical follow-up averaged 29 months (range: 12-57 months) and radiographic follow-u...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Rehak DC,Kasper P,Baratz ME,Hagberg WC,McClain E,Imbriglia JE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fracture surgery carries a high risk of venous thromboembolism and, until recently, was poorly investigated. The efficacy and safety of fondaparinux, a new synthetic antithrombotic, were investigated in two large, thromboprophylaxis studies. Results of the Penthifra study, which was a randomized, double-blind phas...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Eriksson BI

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with symptomatic talus osteochondral defects who underwent subchondroplasty with bone marrow aspirate concentrate injection were retrospectively reviewed. Foot and Ankle Outcome Score and visual analog scale pain score were recorded preoperatively and at the 1-year postoperative visit. The mean osteoch...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Chan JJ,Guzman JZ,Vargas L,Myerson CL,Chan J,Vulcano E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing duration of follow up on total knee arthroplasties, more revision arthroplasties are being performed. When revision is not advisable, a salvage procedure such as arthrodesis or resection arthroplasty is indicated. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature regarding arthrodesis ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Damron TA,McBeath AA

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：:The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the percentage of obese individuals initially presenting to total joint arthroplasty clinics in a public, tertiary hospital is greater than the proportion of obese individuals in the general population. In a retrospective, comparative study of patients seen in total joi...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Welton KL,Gagnier JJ,Urquhart AG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors found 41 patients with 42 fractures of the hip who had no distinct history of trauma in the total of 1,449 hip fractures treated. They were all women ranging in age from 64 to 91 years. Most of the fractures were of intracapsular type. Three extracapsular fractures, however, were found. Fractures were rand...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Horiuchi T,Igarashi M,Karube S,Oda H,Tokuyama H,Huang T,Inoue S

更新日期：1988-09-01 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：:The literature on distal humeral supracondylar fractures does not systematically define relationships between patient characteristics and the severity or complications of these injuries. This study evaluated age, sex, height, and body mass index (BMI) in relation to fracture severity and posttreatment complications in...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Mitchelson AJ,Illingworth KD,Robinson BS,Elnimeiry KA,Wilson CJ,Markwell SJ,Gabriel KR,McGinty J,Saleh KJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:The congenital vs acquired etiology of pediatric trigger thumb is the subject of considerable debate. Existing case reports of bilateral presentation in identical twins and first-degree familial association support the congenital hypothesis. However, prospective studies have yet to report a neonate presenting with thi...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wang ED,Xu X,Dagum AB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred seventy-five threaded titanium alloy prostheses (TTAP) acetabular cups and 125 cemented cups were evaluated clinically and radiographically at 1 to 3 years postoperatively. The series was statistically different in that there were more women in the cemented group than in the non-cemented group (P less than...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Keating EM,Ritter MA,Faris PM,Czarkowski RA

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurologic injury is a rare but devastating complication of spinal surgery that can result in mild sensory to severe motor deficits. Surgeons increasingly use electrophysiological spinal cord function monitoring, including somatosensory- and motor-evoked potentials, intraoperatively to provide information about spinal...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bronson WH,Forsh D,Qureshi SA,Deiner SG,Weisz DJ,Hecht AC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two boys with the clinical and radiographic picture of acute tropical pyomyositis of the short external rotators of the hip were treated surgically followed by parenteral antibiotics (Figure 1). Intraoperatively, no pus was found. Histopathology specimens from 1 patient demonstrated small foci of degenerative changes ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Lamdan R,Silverstein E,Feder HM Jr,MacGilpin D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroblastoma is a rare, benign primary bone tumor that usually occurs at the epiphysis of long bones. The authors present an example of the diagnosis and successful treatment of this neoplasm in an exceedingly rare location in the distal phalanx. Clinical and radiographic outcomes after 68 months of follow-up are p...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Gregory JR,Lehman TP,White JR,Fung KM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the posterolateral corner (PLC) of the knee is essential to restore knee joint function. Controversy exists regarding a standardized nomenclature, the connective attachments and the relationships between them, and the frequency of occurrence among all structures of the PLC. Thirty human cadaveric kne...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Osti M,Tschann P,Künzel KH,Benedetto KP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging was performed as a preoperative examination in three children with neurofibromatosis and soft-tissue plexiform neurofibromas. In all three patients, MRI showed more widespread soft tissue involvement than was suspected clinically including extension towards the spine in each case. Patient ma...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Glasier CM,Williamson MR,Lange TA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rifamycin SV, injected intraarticularly at dosages of 500 mg weekly, induced a complete removal of persistent knee effusions in 57 of 60 rheumatoid patients, and in all patients with effusions due to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (three), ankylosing spondylitis (three), psoriatic arthritis (10), intermittent hydrarthr...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Caruso I,Montrone F,Fumagalli M,Patrono C,Boselli P,Scrollini F

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment for arthritic knee pain, but patients may not return to their desired recreational or functional activity level post-TKA. The difference in functional outcome between patients who underwent TKA and patients with normal (nonarthritic) knees may be related to diffe...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Ries MD

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen of 80 interpreters (18%) for deaf students at a national center on deafness sought medical care for painful conditions of the upper extremity; 11 others (14%) had less severe or transient symptoms. The conditions were brought on by repetitive use and were relieved by rest. All represented overuse syndromes. T...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Cohn L,Lowry RM,Hart S

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic involvement of the pelvis, and in particular the acetabulum, is a common finding among patients with metastatic osseous disease. With involvement of the joint surfaces, specifically the hip and sacroiliac joints, marked compromise of function can occur. With advances in imaging and the evolution of surgical...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Rock MG,Harrington K

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was performed to determine the impact of aprotinin or tranexamic acid use on reducing intraoperative blood loss and transfusion needs in complex spine surgery. Sixty-nine patients undergoing complex spine surgery received aprotinin or tranexamic acid. The aprotinin group contained 30 patients (8 m...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Colomina MJ,Bagó J,Vidal X,Mora L,Pellisé F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second reported case of pyogenic arthritis due to Bacteroides fragilis infection is presented. Some aspects of diagnosis and management are discussed. ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Childers JC

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antimicrobial-loaded delivery vehicles, most often as antibiotic beads, is common practice for the treatment of deep musculoskeletal infections. The elution of antibacterial drugs from various bone cements has been extensively studied. However, much less is known about the elution of other antimicrobials fr...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Grimsrud C,Raven R,Fothergill AW,Kim HT

更新日期：2011-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The humeral heads of whole body cadaveric shoulders underwent fluoroscopic evaluation with the head divided into three zones on both anteroposterior (AP) and axillary views creating nine zones. Five AP and three axillary fluoroscopic images in different rotational positions were assessed for pin penetration. All image...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Klepps SJ,Miller SL,Lin J,Gladstone J,Flatow EL

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Three patients who experienced extensor mechanism rupture after total knee arthroplasty underwent reconstruction using an allograft consisting of quadriceps tendon, patella, patellar tendon, and tibial tubercle. All patients who failed initial attempts to repair the extensor mechanism disruption achieved pain relief a...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Prada SA,Griffin FM,Nelson CL,Garvin KL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, including total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), are at high risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). Although largely a preventable complication, VTE develops in a significant proportion of patients, highlighting the need for improved met...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kwong LM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00