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abstract：:This study investigated the posterior movement of the spinal cord after posterior decompression surgery and evaluated factors affecting postoperative functional recovery in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Thirty-two patients with CSM underwent posterior decompression from C3 to C7 through laminect...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Xia G,Tian R,Xu T,Li H,Zhang X

更新日期：2011-12-06 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：:Mixing implants with differing metallic compositions has been avoided for fear of galvanic corrosion and subsequent failure of the implants and of bone healing. The purpose of this study was to evaluate upper-extremity fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation with metallic implants that differed in ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Acevedo D,Loy BN,Lee B,Omid R,Itamura J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operative treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures or fracture dislocations is a relatively modern development. Anterior decompression and stabilization play a significant role in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures. This article reviews the clinical indications and describes a one-staged operative techni...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： McGuire RA Jr

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the results of the locking compression plate (LCP) and the dynamic compression plate (DCP) in the treatment of diaphyseal forearm fractures in adults and defines the indications for the use of the LCP. Forty-two patients with diaphyseal forearm fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Of those, 22 ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Azboy I,Demirtas A,Uçar BY,Bulut M,Alemdar C,Ozkul E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations are associated with high recurrence rates in young athletic individuals. Arthroscopically assisted stabilization of acute initial traumatic anterior dislocation was carried out in 11 young athletes. The average age was 20 years, with nine males and two females. The anteri...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Uribe JW,Hechtman KS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the axial and torsional stiffness of polyaxial locked plating techniques compared with fixed-angle locked plating techniques in a distal tibia pilon fracture model. The effect of using a polyaxial screw to cross the fracture site was examined to determine its ability to control relative fracture si...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Yenna ZC,Bhadra AK,Ojike NI,Burden RL,Voor MJ,Roberts CS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The five kinds of prosthetic materials: powders of cobalt alloy, stainless steel, alumina ceramic, HDP plastic and bone cement, were injected to the knee joints of 16 rats for each material. Two controls were used, one with saline solution and the other untreated. Some of the rats were sacrificed at one week, being le...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Uchida S

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhance your diagnostic skills with this "test yourself" monthly column, which features a radiograph and challenges you to make a diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Desai MA,Bancroft LW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of primary Bateman-Leinbach bipolar prosthetic replacement for comminuted intertrochanteric fractures of the hip in the elderly are examined. In an effort to avoid the postoperative complications seen in open reduction and internal fixation of severely comminuted fractures with osteoporotic bone, and to av...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Harwin SF,Stern RE,Kulick RG

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to review the authors' initial experience with arthroscopic transosseous rotator cuff repair. Thirty-one patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears underwent arthroscopic transosseous rotator cuff repair over a 15-month period. Preoperatively, demographics and subjective scores were rec...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Black EM,Lin A,Srikumaran U,Jain N,Freehill MT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the mid-term results of nonsurgical treatment for shoulder osteoarthritis (OA), especially in a Chinese population. This study sought to determine the efficacy of nonsurgical management in older patients with shoulder OA. A total of 129 conservatively treated unilateral shoulder OA patients who w...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Guo JJ,Wu K,Guan H,Zhang L,Ji C,Yang H,Tang T

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compression, moment, and shear forces were loaded onto models of a long tubular bone with comminuted fracture fixed with external fixation using several pins and frameworks. Stabilities were compared by finite element method. For the unstable fracture, stability in all directions is necessary. The selection of pins an...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Oonishi H,Tatsumi M,Hasegawa T

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synovium of dogs receiving an osteochondral allograft of the distal femur has similar characteristics to a rheumatoid synovium. Since it is generally believed that the cartilage destruction in rheumatoid arthritis is related to the release of hydrolases from lysosomes, the following study was performed to determin...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Yablon IG,Shirahama T

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotics are commonly mixed with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement to suppress severe periprosthetic infections associated with total joint arthroplasty. The relationship between antibiotic concentration and the resulting elution kinetics remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to characterize the release...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kaplan L,Kurdziel M,Baker KC,Verner J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open arthrolysis is an effective way to treat elbow stiffness. However, previous approaches led to significant surgical trauma. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the outcome of open arthrolysis with limited medial and lateral approaches combined with hinged external fixation to treat elbow stiffness. A tot...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wang W,Liu S,Jiang SC,Ruan HJ,He N,Fan CY

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative changes of the lumbar spine may occur in either the anterior or posterior intervertebral articulations. Computed tomography is an ideal modality in evaluating these processes because of its optimal plane of section and its ability to image both osseous and soft tissue structures. ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Raskin SP

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of an atraumatic femoral component fracture 10 years after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with a modern cemented fixed bearing system. The patient, a 70-year-old man, had the complication without inciting trauma, and he subsequently had severe pain and disability. This rare mode of T...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Vovos TJ,Watters TS,Hughes EM,McNabb DC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dislocation of the tibiofibular joint is rare and usually results from a traumatic event. Only 1 case of atraumatic proximal tibiofibular joint instability in a 14-year-old girl has been reported in the literature, however this condition might occur more frequently than once thought. A wide range of treatment options ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Morrison TD,Shaer JA,Little JE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip arthroplasty is a common procedure used for the treatment of fractures and degenerative processes affecting the hip. Proximal femoral replacement is an uncommon type of hip arthroplasty used for reconstruction after extensive bone loss. Proximal femoral replacement is used most commonly after the resection of the ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Couch CG,Nicholas RW,Montgomery CO

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with 12 three-part fractures of the proximal humerus were treated by open reduction and internal fixation using AO/ASIF buttress plating. All of the fractures healed. There were no failures of fixation. Nine of these patients returned for a follow up of more than 2 years and had a satisfactory rating u...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Savoie FH,Geissler WB,Vander Griend RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Converting unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to total knee arthroplasty can be difficult, and specialized techniques are needed. Issues include bone loss, joint-line, sizing, and rotation. Determining the complexity of conversion preoperatively helps predict the need for augmentation, grafting, stems, or constr...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Berend KR,George J,Lombardi AV Jr

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of total knee replacement in the United States more than doubled between 1999 and 2008, increasing from approximately 263,000 to 616,000 cases. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the claim that there has been a disproportionate increase in knee replacements among younger patients owing to expanding...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Bernstein J,Derman P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Declining total joint arthroplasty reimbursement and rising implant prices have led many hospitals to restrict access to newer, more expensive total joint arthroplasty implants. The authors sought to understand arthroplasty surgeons' perspectives on implants regarding innovation, product launch, costs, and cost-contai...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wasterlain AS,Bello RJ,Vigdorchik J,Schwarzkopf R,Long WJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tack location within the anteroinferior aspect of the glenoid when performing simulated repairs of anteroinferior capsulolabral avulsions (Bankart lesions) was evaluated anatomically and radiographically. Arthroscopy was performed on six fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders, and bioabsorbable tacks were placed through an ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Ilahi OA,Younas SA,Trusler ML,Espiritu MT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcaneal fractures are rare injuries in children and adolescents, and fractures with displaced intra-articular fracture patterns are even more rare. The purpose of this study was to report 9 intra-articular calcaneal fractures in 8 children (mean age, 12.6 years; range,10-15 years) treated with open reduction and int...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Yu GR,Zhao HM,Yang YF,Zhou JQ,Li HF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 63 patients surgically treated for liposarcoma at the Cleveland Clinic between 1975 and 1995 were examined. Both metastatic disease (Enneking stage IIl) and an abdominal location were found to be poor prognosticants for survival. Age, gender, or tumor size, setting, or grade did not have any prognostic ...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Lietman SA,Barsoum WK,Goldblum JR,Marks KE,Mascha E,Sundaram M,Muschler G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized, double-blind study of 437 patients undergoing arthroscopic diagnostic and operative procedures found that no deep infections occurred in any patient and only one superficial infection occurred in a patient who did not receive prophylactic antibiotics. One patient had a mild allergic reaction...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Wieck JA,Jackson JK,O'Brien TJ,Lurate RB,Russell JM,Dorchak JD

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor of bone is an uncommon benign tumor that frequently recurs locally. Spontaneous malignant transformation of conventional giant cell tumor of bone is rare and usually occurs with irradiation.This article describes a case of malignant transformation of a giant cell tumor 41 years after initial curettage...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Kadowaki M,Yamamoto S,Uchio Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of acetabular morphology has shown that there are geographic differences in the morphology and prevalence of acetabular dysplasia among different ethnic groups. However, few data exist on the shape of the acetabulum in various populations around the world. In this study, we examined samples of pelvic radiogr...

journal_title：Orthopedics

authors： Aly TA

更新日期：2011-04-11 00:00:00