Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2020
Meta AnalysisSurgical treatment is better than non-surgical treatment for primary patellar dislocation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
At present, the best treatment for primary patellar dislocation (PPD) has not been unified. Moreover, meta-analyses comparing the non-surgical and surgical treatments of PPD are lacking. Thus, we aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of surgical or non-surgical treatment of PPD. ⋯ Surgical treatment can provide better clinical results in a short period of time, and patients may achieve good results within 10 years owing to the advances in surgical techniques and instruments. Thus, we recommend surgical treatment as the preferred treatment for primary patellar dislocation.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2020
Mid-term results after revision total hip arthroplasty with custom-made acetabular implants in patients with Paprosky III acetabular bone loss.
Severe acetabular bone loss, both with or without pelvic discontinuity, remains a challenge in revision total hip arthroplasty (RTHA). The goal of our study was to evaluate the mid-term results for consecutive patients with Paprosky III acetabular bone loss with or without pelvic discontinuity who needed RTHA with custom-made acetabular implants and to compare the results to those of other studies. ⋯ Defect reconstruction with custom-made modular acetabular implants can be a good, nevertheless expensive, treatment option with clinically and radiologically satisfying results in comparison to recent studies in the literature. Nevertheless, high postoperative complication rates, especially in terms of PJI, remain a challenge.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2020
Do anticoagulants affect outcomes of hip fracture surgery? A cross-sectional analysis.
The management of patients with a hip fracture is affected by the use of oral anticoagulants. A cross-sectional analysis was undertaken to investigate health outcome differences in those anticoagulated compared to those not anticoagulated. ⋯ There was no statistically significant difference in health outcomes between those anticoagulated and those not after adjusting for patient characteristics. It was feasible to avoid significant delay in hip fracture surgery in those anticoagulated.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2020
Greater activity, better range of motion and higher quality of life following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a comparative case-control study.
The purpose of this study was to provide a matched cohort comparison of clinical and functional outcome scores, range of motion and quality of life following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The hypothesis was that patients receiving UKA report better results than comparable patients who receive conventional TKA. ⋯ III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2020
Outcome of short- to medium-term migration analysis of a cementless short stem total hip arthroplasty using EBRA-FCA: a radiological and clinical study.
Stress shielding may lead to aseptic loosening which is a common reason for implant failure. An established method to identify implants with risk of implant failure caused by aseptic loosening is to measure early migration of the stem with the "Ein Bild Roentgen Analyse" femoral component analysis (EBRA-FCA). Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure the migration of a cementless short stem prosthesis via EBRA-FCA to predict the future performance. ⋯ Although initial axial caudal migration as well as tilting tendencies in varus or valgus position can be detected, there is no marked migration of the examined prosthesis after the first 48 months. Likewise, no aseptic early loosening was detected throughout the study period, which indicates good osseointegration of the short stem prosthesis.