abstract：PURPOSE:To examine possible causes of publication bias in the orthopaedic literature so as to avoid inappropriate clinical decisions based on reviews of the literature. METHODS:Two reviewers independently reviewed abstracts presented to the 1999 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. Data pertaining ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Harris IA,Mourad M,Kadir A,Solomon MJ,Young JM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow is rare and even rarer in children. We report a case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow in a 6-year-old girl who underwent total synovectomy after the diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. The osteochondral defect at the olecranon was filled with calcium phospha...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Sekiya H,Ozawa H,Sugimoto N,Kariya Y,Hoshino Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of sympathetic skin response (SSR) and three-phase bone scintigraphy (TPBS) in the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). METHODS:60 patients with CRPS of the hand were recruited. TPBS was performed using a bolus injection of 20 mCi of Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate in an ante...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Pankaj A,Kotwal PP,Mittal R,Deepak KK,Bal CS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open reduction and internal fixation for unstable fractures of the lateral end of the clavicle (Neer type II) is not complication-free. Most clavicle fractures can be successfully treated by conservative methods. Neer type II fractures have a reportedly high rate of nonunion, therefore internal fixation is recommended...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Charity RM,Haidar SG,Ghosh S,Tillu AB

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical results of pelvic reconstruction using a saddle prosthesis following limb salvage operation for periacetabular tumour. METHODS:12 patients with sarcoma and 4 with metastasis involving the pelvis were treated using the saddle prosthesis between 1995 and 2003 inclusive. Wide pelvic resecti...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kitagawa Y,Ek ET,Choong PF

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old right-handed woman was involved in a traffic accident and landed on the right arm while the right shoulder was in flexion. She experienced pain and severe impairment of right shoulder motion immediately following the accident. She was misdiagnosed with a fractured proximal humerus with no displacement an...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Takase K,Watanabe A,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the prevalence of proximal high-origin anterior tibial artery and its surgical significance. METHODS:100 knees were prospectively studied using colour Doppler ultrasonography. No patient had a history of lower-limb arterial pathology or previous knee surgery. All ultrasound images were assessed by a ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tindall AJ,Shetty AA,James KD,Middleton A,Fernando KW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection and reconstruction using a vascularised fibular graft is a viable alternative treatment for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, although distal junctional nonunion and residual deformity are known complications that are difficult to treat. We illustrate 2 cases in which bony union was achieved following ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Sulaiman AR,Nordin S,Faisham WI,Zulmi W,Halim AS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the long-term results of 14 cases of histopathologically confirmed schwannoma of the hand and wrist treated with intracapsular tumour removal. METHODS:All operations were performed under loupe magnification and microsurgical dissection, and the tumour was removed after capsular (including endoneurium...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ozdemir O,Ozsoy MH,Kurt C,Coskunol E,Calli I

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic muscle infarction of the peroneus brevis is a rare complication of diabetes mellitus. It often presents with an acute leg pain without any obvious signs. Due to poor awareness of this condition, it is often misdiagnosed and results in anxiety of the patient and unnecessary investigations. It is ominous as it ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lim YW,Thamboo TP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether the activity of peripheral sympathetic nerves in animals with spinal cord injury can be controlled using therapeutic electrical stimulation. METHODS:The spinal cords of 6 Wistar rats were severed at T12/T13 disk level and were given continuous therapeutic electrical stimulation. Microneurogr...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Mikami Y,Ogura T,Kubo T,Kira Y,Aramaki S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetabular wedge augmentation is a useful technique and is recommended in situations where cup revision is likely to be excessively difficult. Numerous augmentation designs that improve the stability of the hip are now available in the market. Occasionally, however, these devices are not readily available, particularl...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Kamath S,Campbell AC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To examine radiographically the component motion in a bipolar prosthesis and to determine whether the self-centering mechanism really works in vivo. METHODS:38 patients with 41 bipolar hip endoprostheses (30 for coxarthrosis and 11 for osteonecrosis of femoral head) were included in this study. Two radiograph...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Tsumura H,Kaku N,Torisu T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of thigh emphysema resulting from perforated appendicitis. The patient was an 83-year-old man who had no apparent abdominal signs and was initially misdiagnosed as having psoas abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis revealed appendicitis, and a barium enema showed a leakage of enhanced cont...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ushiyama T,Nakajima R,Maeda T,Kawasaki T,Matsusue Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between posterolateral reconstruction, abductor muscle strength, and femoral offset following total hip arthroplasty. METHODS:Of 28 patients (56 limbs) we assessed, 12 underwent posterolateral reconstruction (reconstruction group) and 16 did not (non-reconstruction group). Isometri...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yamaguchi T,Naito M,Asayama I,Ishiko T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical outcome of unreamed intramedullary interlocking nailing in open fractures of tibia, and to evaluate the incidence of complications in these open fractures as a result of the unreamed intramedullary nailing. METHODS:Between June 1999 and May 2000, a total of 60 cases of open tibial shaft ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Joshi D,Ahmed A,Krishna L,Lal Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the treatment of an uncommonly late presentation of a recurrent parosteal osteosarcoma of the distal femur. The osteosarcoma had originally been detected 20 years earlier, and had been treated with wide excision and mega-prosthesis to reconstruct the femur. The tumour recurred in close proximity to the fem...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Lau TW,Wong JW,Yip DK,Chien EP,Shek TW,Wong LL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effectiveness of sympathetic skin response in evaluating peripheral sympathetic nerve activity of patients with spinal cord injury, and to report on the basic properties of sympathetic skin response. METHODS:Sympathetic skin response evoked by electrical stimulation was recorded from the palms an...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ogura T,Kubo T,Lee K,Katayama Y,Kira Y,Aramaki S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the operative findings and postoperative results of one-stage repair on patients with acromioclavicular joint dislocation complicated by rotator cuff tear. METHODS:Between 1992 and 1999, one-stage repair was performed on 5 patients with acromioclavicular joint dislocation complicated by rotator cuf...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Takase K,Yamamoto K,Imakiire A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the long-term effects of hip arthrodesis in terms of gait adaptations. METHODS:Motion analysis was performed on 9 patients who underwent unilateral hip arthrodesis between 1979 and 1991. A standard clinical gait analysis 3-dimensional model for the lower limb was used to calculate the effect of the ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Thambyah A,Hee HT,Das De S,Lee SM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 28-year-old female patient who underwent Darrach's procedure to her dominant right wrist affected by rheumatoid disease. She developed severe pain in the wrist 4 weeks postoperatively. Collapse of the scaphoid and proximal migration of the lunate was noted. Total wrist arthrodesis using the Arbei...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： de Roeck NJ,Packer GJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively assess the early results of the NexGen Legacy posterior-stabilised total knee prosthesis, which is a newer version of the Insall-Burstein II posterior-stabilised implant. METHODS:48 consecutive elderly patients had 60 NexGen Legacy posterior-stabilised total knees. The mean follow-up durat...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Ip D,Wu WC,Tsang WL

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity with underlying angiomatosis in a middle-aged man is described, with particular emphasis on the successful use of bisphosphonate in its treatment and the value of serial dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in its subsequent disease monitoring. This case illust...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Wong JW,Yip DK,Kong JK,Chien EP,Shek TW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Osteochondral impaction grafting to manage isolated chondral defects in femoral condyles usually uses a metal punch to impact the grafts into predrilled cavities. Damage to the chondrocytes during impaction is a concern, however, and new methods are being sought to minimise the damage. We studied if impaction w...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Nabavi-Tabrizi A,Turnbull A,Dao Q,Appleyard R

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study on dried cadaveric pelvic bones to determine the relation between acetabular diameter and thickness of the acetabular wall. The acetabulum was divided into four quadrants: antero-superior, postero-superior, postero-inferior, and antero-inferior. The diameters of the acetabulum were measured for 15...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Varodompun N,Thinley T,Visutipol B,Ketmalasiri B,Pattarabunjerd N

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer patients may experience hip problems related to the cancer itself or therapeutic management for the cancer. Septic arthritis should be one of the possibilities but there have been no reports on this. Here we present three patients who developed hip problems more than two years after radiotherapy with o...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Yang SH,Yang RS,Tsai CL

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although polyethylene wear particles have been implicated in osteolysis and implant loosening, this study is the first to test whether chemical eluates extracted from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) could also be involved in this process. Eluates were prepared from UHMWPE bar stock and examined for t...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Wang KY,Horne JG,Devane PA,Wilson T,Miller JH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric musculoskeletal infection remains an important cause of morbidity. Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus is still the most common organism although the incidence of methicillin resistant S. aureus in the community is rising. Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis due to Haemophilus influenzae is decreasin...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Stott NS

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty-six cementless primary total hip arthroplasties were performed in 133 patients with porous coated Omnifit prosthesis. The average age was 49.7 years. The mean follow-up period was 8.2 years with a minimum of 5 years. Good to excellent clinical results were achieved in 93% of patients. The overall...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Hsieh PH,Shih CH,Lee PC,Yang WE,Lee ZL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes a case of a 10-year-old boy with fracture of both forearm bones and a concomitant partial rupture of the ulnar artery. The damage to the ulnar artery was repaired at the time of fasciotomy with a good functional outcome. ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Pai VS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the effect of CTLA4-lg on immune rejection of bone grafts, we observed the effect of CTLA4-lg on lymphocyte proliferation of BALB/C mice stimulated by lymphocytes and bone supernatant of C57BL/6 mice. The splenic lymphocytes and bone supernatant of C57BL/6 mice, as the stimulator cells and stimulator antige...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)

authors： Guo C,Dai K,Tang T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00