Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2023
ReviewCorynebacterium periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review of 52 cases at 2.5 years follow-up.
While large progress has been achieved in identifying and treating the most common pathogens involved in periprosthetic joint infections (PJI), there remains limited knowledge on atypical pathogens such as Corynebacterium. For that reason, we analyzed infection and diagnostical characteristics, as well as treatment outcome in Corynebacterium PJI. ⋯ Corynebacterium PJI affects multimorbid and elderly patients, with one in three developing a reinfection at short term. Importantly, the relative majority of reinfections was for persistent Corynebacterium PJI.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialCurve-on-curve technique does not improve tibial coverage in total knee arthroplasty in comparison to tibial tuberosity technique with use of anatomical implants: randomized controlled trial.
During the last years, main attention while performing total knee replacement was paid to femoral component alignment; however, there is still lack of studies concerning tibial baseplate rotational alignment, especially in terms of anatomical designs of knee prosthesis. Some recent studies proved that tibial baseplate malrotation might be a cause of knee pain and patients' dissatisfaction. The aim of this study was to compare tibial component rotation and its coverage on the tibial plateau achieved with curve-on-curve and tibial tuberosity techniques (t-t technique) with use of anatomic knee designs with asymmetric tibial baseplate. ⋯ In this study, no difference between the groups in terms of tibial bone coverage and range of motion was proved, even though both techniques differed significantly with values of tibial rotation. Future studies should be focused on influence of specific values of tibial rotation on patient-reported outcomes and survivorship of anatomic knee implants.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2023
ReviewSupramalleolar osteotomies for ankle arthritis: a systematic review.
We investigated the mid-term outcomes of supramalleolar osteotomies regarding "survivorship" [before ankle arthrodesis (AA) or total ankle replacement (TAR)], complication rate and adjuvant procedures required. ⋯ SMOs combined with adjuvant, osseous and soft tissue, procedures, were performed mostly for arthritic ankles of stage II and III, according to the Takakura classification and offered functional improvement with low complication rate. Approximately, 10% of SMOs failed and patients required AA or TAR, after an average of just over 4 years (50.5 months) after the index surgery. It is debatable whether varus and valgus ankles treated with SMO reveal different success rates.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2023
No higher tibial post fracture rate with highly cross-linked polyethylene inserts in total knee arthroplasty at a minimum 10-year follow-up.
The purpose of this study was to assess tibial post fracture between highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXPE) and conventional polyethylene inserts in consecutive posterior-stabilized (PS) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over a minimum 10-years follow-up period. ⋯ IV.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2023
The use of a standard-length conical tapered stem in hip revision arthroplasty to address Paprosky type I-II femoral defects: a prospective study of 87 patients.
Low-grade femoral defects in revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) might be preferably treated with a primary implant. Almost no previous study reported the use of standard-length conical tapered (SLCT) stems in these cases. We analyzed a series of cases using a SLCT stem in rTHA with Paprosky type I-II femoral defects. The purpose of the study was to determine clinical and radiographic outcomes in this series of rTHA. ⋯ The use of a SLCT stem in rTHA with Paprosky type I-II femoral defects demonstrated good survival with low subsidence rates during the first 2 years after surgery. Surgeons should consider the use of this primary prosthesis as a potential treatment during stem revision in cases with limited femoral bone loss.