Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et réparatrice de l'appareil moteur
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Dec 2002
[Transfusion of recuperated blood in total knee arthroplasty].
Autologous blood transfusion is not a routine procedure in knee replacement surgery. Several authors have proposed recovering blood shed during the procedure to limit the need for homologous transfusions. The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the amount of blood recovered and reinfused with a blood conservation system (MI, USA) and its effect on hemoglobin level five days after surgery in 405 consecutive patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. ⋯ Considerable interindividual variability in total blood loss and total drainage volume compromises the overall efficacy of blood conservation systems. Increase in hemoglobin level on day 5 postop was vary variable in this series of reinfused knee arthroplasty patients (range 0.18 - 2.74 g/dl) with a mean of 0.97 g/dl which corresponds to one packed red cell unit. The probability that the transfused volume would be greater than 10% of the theoretical intravascular volume was 0.66 +/- 0.1 in patients weighing less than 70 kg versus 0.33 +/- 0.05 for the entire population (p<0.001). This finding would suggest that a blood conservation system should be used routinely in patients weighing less than 70 kg. Conversely, the use of the system as a routine measure for all knee arthroplasty patients with the aim of limiting the risk of homologous blood transfusion to a minimum would divide the risk by two and also avoid the risk of viral contamination and identification errors.
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Dec 2002
[Influence of the height of the joint space on the three-dimensional kinetics of total knee prostheses and behavior of the lateral ligaments: an in vitro study].
The level of the joint space can be modified after implantation of a total knee prosthesis. Likewise, ligament balance is a cardinal point of the surgical technique. The purpose of this in vitro work was to study the influence of the position of the distal tibiofemoral joint space after implantation of a total knee prosthesis on the three-dimensional kinetics of the knee joint and on the behavior of the lateral ligaments. ⋯ The position of the joint space must be rigorously reproduced during TKA not only to maintain correct femorotibial kinematics, but most importantly to preserve patellar kinematics and proper behavior of the lateral ligaments. Ideally, the height of the joint space should be restored first, followed by control of the ligament balance. An over- or undercut of the femur can lead to defective femoropatellar kinematics and ligament tension at flexion despite good ligament balance at extension. In addition, ligament balance should not be achieved by displacing the tibial cut or by modifying the thickness of the tibial component, which would have an effect not only at extension but also at flexion.
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Nov 2002
[The medial saphenous hetero (cross leg) flap in coverage of soft tissue defects of the leg and foot].
Reconstruction of large areas of soft tissue defects of the lower limb is a major challenge, particularly when the zone involves the lower part of the leg and the foot. The cross-leg flap can be a reliable alternative to free flaps, both in adults and children. We analyzed our experience in a retrospective series of 26 patients who underwent a standardize surgical procedure. ⋯ The cross-leg flap procedure should, in our opinion, be used in three situations. i) After failure of other techniques: results are very reliable for salvage procedures; 19 of our 26 patients had had failed free or loco-regional flap procedures prior to the cross-leg flap. ii) The reconstruction is large and blood supply contraindicates a free flap procedure (only one intact vascular axis). iii) The entire heal area to be reconstructed would be insufficiently covered by a free flap. Most of the long-term problems are related to heal coverage in weight-bearing areas.
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Nov 2002
[Per- and postoperative complications of surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Prospective study of 306 patients].
The main objective of this prospective observational study of a consecutive series of patients was to determine the rate of per- and postoperative complications of surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. A second objective was to describe these complications and search for factors favoring their occurrence. ⋯ The rates of complications reported in the literature have varied greatly. Most have been calculated from retrospective series, making it difficult to compare them with our results. Our work emphasizes the importance of certain favoring factors which should be re-examined in a larger series.
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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Nov 2002
[Persistent radial palsy after humeral diaphyseal fracture: cause, treatment, and results. 30 operated cases].
Radial palsy is a serious complication of humeral shaft fractures. The risk results from the anatomic position of the radial nerve which turns around the distal portion of the humeral shaft, in contact with the bone. As a rule, radial palsy regresses spontaneously, but in a few cases surgery may be required to achieve neurological recovery. We conducted a retrospective study of thirty cases of radial palsy after humeral fracture treated surgically. Our objective was to define causes of non-recovery and assess therapeutic efficacy, searching for the characteristic features of the fractures involved. ⋯ Our experience and data in the literature suggest that several factors could be involved in persistent radial palsy after humeral shaft fracture. The greatest risk of radial nerve injury or absence of recovery after the primary lesion is encountered after fracture of the lower third of the humerus, spiral fracture, and plate fixation. Particular features observed in our series were nonunion and compression in the intermuscular septum.