Orthopaedic surgery
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Orthopaedic surgery · Nov 2013
Locked compression plating for peri- and intra-articular fractures around the knee.
To evaluate the role of locked compression plates (LCPs) in management of peri- and intra-articular fractures around the knee. ⋯ Provided it is applied with proper understanding of biomechanics, LCP is one of the best available options for management of challenging peri- and intra-articular fractures.
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The study hypotheses were that: (i) there would be a difference in sagittal plane alignment between patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hip and those with lumbar degenerative disk disease; and (ii) that sagittal plane lumbar alignment would change following total hip arthroplasty (THA). ⋯ There is no significant change in spinal alignment after unilateral THA. At baseline, patients with symptomatic spine complaints have less sacral slope than their hip arthroplasty counterparts.