Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
-
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Feb 2013
Comparative Study[The clinical comparison of double knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty].
To study the differences in clinical outcome of double knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ⋯ UKA for the treatment of isolated compartmental osteoarthritis of knee shows as well as TKA, and it has less trauma, less blood loss, more rapid postoperative recovery than TKA.
-
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Feb 2013
Comparative Study[Discectomy and discectomy plus Coflex fixation for lumbar disc herniation, a clinical comparison study].
To compare clinical efficacy between discectomy and discectomy plus Coflex fixation for lumbar disc herniation. ⋯ Both discectomy and discectomy plus Coflex fixation are apparently effective when treating lumbar disc herniation. Coflex can significantly increase the HD and DIF when used for lumbar disc herniation, and it has positive influence for keeping height of lumbar vertebral space and treating the nerve root symptom of lumbar disc herniation. Discectomy plus Coflex is better than pure discectomy in preventing lumbar degeneration.