Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023
Results of primary radial corrective osteotomy in Madelung's deformity.
The purpose of this study was the evaluation of surgical outcomes in a series of wrists with Madelung's deformity treated with radial corrective osteotomy. We hypothesize that this surgical technique is a suitable and safe way of treatment. ⋯ Radial corrective osteotomy was a suitable treatment of Madelung's deformity in our collective, although surgical outcomes are not yet fully satisfying.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023
Review Meta AnalysisDoes the critical shoulder angle influence retear and functional outcome after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the correlation between increased critical shoulder angle (CSA) and higher retear rates and functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). ⋯ This systematic review and meta-analysis showed that CSA correlates highly with rotator cuff retear after ARCR. In addition, the postoperative retear rate of the rotator cuff increased with increased CSA. CSA appeared to not affect worse functional outcomes in patients after ARCR.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialRisk prediction models incorporating institutional case volume for mortality after hip fracture surgery in the elderly.
While higher institutional case volume is associated with better postoperative outcomes in various types of surgery, institutional case volume has been rarely included in risk prediction models for surgical patients. This study aimed to develop and validate the predictive models incorporating institutional case volume for predicting in-hospital mortality and 1-year mortality after hip fracture surgery in the elderly. ⋯ The new institutional case volume incorporated scoring system may help to predict in-hospital mortality and 1-year mortality after hip fracture surgery in the elderly population.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023
ReviewMechanical complications of hip spacers: a systematic review of the literature.
Temporary spacers used in the staged revision of a hip prosthetic joint infection (PJI) have been associated with several mechanical complications with very variable reported general complications rates up to 73%. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the mechanical complications associated with hip antibiotic-loaded spacers when treating periprosthetic hip PJI. ⋯ Spacer placement in chronic PJI of the hip with bone and soft-tissue defects is challenging and bears a high risk of mechanical failures and progressive bone loss during the interim period. A careful patient selection for spacer implantation is mandatory.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2023
Can we predict favourable quality of life after surgically treated vertebral osteomyelitis? Analysis of a prospective study.
Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) is a severe clinical entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several studies have showed that successful treatment of VO patients leads to significantly improved quality of life (QoL). Nevertheless, QoL levels of these patients remained below those of the general population. There are rarely studies focusing on predicting factors for favourable QoL after surgically treated VO. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing positively the QoL of patients undergoing surgery for VO. ⋯ One-third of surgically treated VO patients (29%) in our cohort achieved favourable QoL by means of ODI. Our findings can facilitate an estimation of the prognosis when informing the patient before surgery, and underscore that spine disability questionnaires, such as ODI, measuring QoL, are mandatory to evaluate comprehensively the outcome of this entity.