Clinical orthopaedics and related research
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe John Insall Award: No Functional Benefit After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Patient-specific Instrumentation: A Randomized Trial.
Component alignment can influence implant longevity as well as perhaps pain and function after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), but correct alignment is not consistently achieved. To increase the likelihood that good alignment will be achieved during surgery, smart tools such as robotics or patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) have been introduced. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2016
Multicenter StudyFactors Associated With Reoperation After Fixation of Displaced Olecranon Fractures.
Surgery for fixation of olecranon fractures is associated with reoperation, mostly for implant removal. A study of a large cohort of patients treated by many different surgeons allows us to determine if specific techniques or implants are associated with a higher rate of reoperation. ⋯ Level III, prognostic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2016
Comparative StudyTime-driven Activity-based Costing More Accurately Reflects Costs in Arthroplasty Surgery.
Cost estimates derived from traditional hospital cost accounting systems have inherent limitations that restrict their usefulness for measuring process and quality improvement. Newer approaches such as time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) may offer more precise estimates of true cost, but to our knowledge, the differences between this TDABC and more traditional approaches have not been explored systematically in arthroplasty surgery. ⋯ Level III, therapeutic study.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Jan 2016
Biography Historical ArticleObituary: A Remembrance of Gordon Andrew Hunter (1937-2015).