Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2014
Do we need intraoperative radiographs for positioning the femoral component in total hip arthroplasty?
Poor long-term results of total hip arthroplasty (THA) can result from femoral component misalignment. There are few reports that discuss the effectiveness of intraoperative radiographs for placing femoral components. This study is a retrospective review to find out the usefulness of intraoperative radiographs in detecting and improving the femoral component misalignment in posterior-approached primary THA. ⋯ Our data suggest that intraoperative radiography is a useful method for detecting the errors of placing the femoral components, and the success of a surgeon to correct those errors after detecting them intraoperatively.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2014
How international are the leading orthopedic journals: a look at the composition of the editorial board members of the top orthopedic journals.
Researches from the developing world contribute only a limited proportion to the total research output published in leading orthopedics journals. Some of them believe that there is substantial editorial bias against their work. We assessed the composition of the editorial boards of leading orthopedic journals. ⋯ The percentage of editorial board members in leading orthopedic journals is dominated by high-income countries with serious underrepresentation from low-income countries.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2014
Tension wire fixation for mallet fracture after extension block pinning failed.
Various surgical treatments such as extension block pinning have been proposed for acute bony mallet finger. We evaluated the clinical results of tension wire fixation technique for the treatment of nonunion of mallet fracture after failed mallet finger surgery. ⋯ Tension wire fixation can be a good second-line reconstructive surgery for the treatment of mallet fracture after extension block failed, so that patients can avoid arthrodesis or complex tendon transfer as a salvage procedure.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2014
Improved method for planning intramedullary guiding rod entry point in total knee arthroplasty.
To study the accuracy of using the deepest point of the intercondylar notch (DPIN) as a reference point for femoral intramedullary (IM) guiding rod entrance in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with 3-D reconstruction in Chinese subjects. ⋯ The results of this study show that the DPIN can serve as a reference for surgeons using an IM guide system in TKA.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2014
Review Meta AnalysisEffectiveness and safety of endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel decompression.
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) and open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) using a meta-analysis of data from randomized controlled trials. ⋯ Our meta-analysis of available randomized controlled trials demonstrated that ECTR and OCTR were similar in relief of symptoms, but ECTR resulted in better recovery of function and earlier return to work and was safer than OCTR.