Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2024
Does a rupture of the lateral ankle ligament need to be repaired in supination-adduction type II (OTA/AO 44A2) fractures?
To evaluate the outcomes of patients with supination-adduction (SAD) type II (OTA/AO 44A2) fractures who had a lateral ankle ligament rupture repaired compared with patients who did not have a lateral ankle ligament repaired using patients who underwent fibula fracture fixation as a control group. ⋯ Level III, retrospective comparative case series.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2024
Changes in clinical outcomes and alignment of the ipsilateral knee and ankle after supramalleolar osteotomy in patients with varus osteoarthritis of the ankle: a short-term follow-up study.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in clinical outcomes and alignment of the ipsilateral knee and ankle in patients with varus ankle osteoarthritis after supramalleolar osteotomy (SMO). ⋯ Level IV case series.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2024
Is restoration of vertebral body height after vertebral body fractures and minimally-invasive dorsal stabilization with polyaxial pedicle screws just an illusion?
Thoracolumbar spine fractures often require surgical treatment as they are associated with spinal instability. Optimal operative techniques and treatment are discussed controversially. Aim of our prospective cohort study was to investigate the sagittal alignment after reduction, the secondary loss of reduction and the subjective outcome as well as the causal correlation of these parameters after minimally invasive stabilization of thoracic and lumbar fractures with polyaxial pedicle screws. ⋯ II.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2024
Observational StudyClinical and radiological outcomes of an uncemented metaphyseal short stem at minimum 10 years of follow-up: a prospective observational study.
There is growing interest around short stems as they provide a less invasive approach for total hip arthroplasty preserving bone stock for a possible revision surgery if required. The main purpose of this work was to assess the long-term performance of an uncemented metaphyseal short stem in terms of survival rate and in addition its clinical and radiological outcomes. ⋯ In conclusion, the uncemented metaphyseal short stems showed excellent survival and clinical results at 10 years and at a radiographical level very low stress shielding was observed; moreover, besides the high frequency of varus alignment the implanted stems was not associated with revision surgery or with worse clinical outcomes.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jan 2024
In-hospital outcomes following primary and revision total hip arthroplasty in nonagenarian patients.
The primary goal of this study was to assess the risk of postoperative surgical and medical complications and problems among nonagenarian patients operated with hip arthroplasty. ⋯ Level III retrospective cohort analysis.