Journal of orthopaedics
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Journal of orthopaedics · Jul 2020
ReviewIt is time for a more cautious approach to surgical diathermy, especially in COVID-19 outbreak: A schematic review.
Many surgeons are unaware of the risks posed by the surgical diathermy. Apart from the numerous chemicals, surgical smoke had been shown to harbour intact bacterial and virus particles especially COVID-19 in the current time. ⋯ Many chemical and biological particles have been found in surgical smoke. It is highly recommended to follow the standardised guidelines for surgical smoke safety. Surgical smoke carries full virus particle(such as COVID-19 virus), it is strongly recommended to minimise or avoid electrocautery during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Journal of orthopaedics · Jul 2020
Complication rates following hip arthroscopy in the ambulatory surgical center.
There has been an increase in the number of hip arthroscopy procedures performed in the outpatient setting. The purpose of this study was to query a national database to compare post-operative adverse events between hip arthroscopy procedures performed in hospital based outpatient departments (HOPD) versus ASC's. The Humana Claims Database was queried for all patients undergoing hip arthroscopy performed between 2007 and 2016, using the PearlDiver supercomputer. ⋯ Rate of visits to the emergency department within 7 days was not statistically different between groups (2.57% vs 3.03%; p = 0.458). With the ASC group as reference, no statistically significant association between an outcome and surgical setting was detected after adjusting for confounding factors including comorbidity burden. These findings provide reassurance to providers who perform these procedures in either surgical setting.
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Journal of orthopaedics · Jul 2020
Is subtalar extra articular screw arthroereisis (SESA) reducing pain and restoring medial longitudinal arch in children with flexible flat foot?
Subtalar arthroereisis has been accounted for as a minimally invasive, successful and generally safe technique in the treatment of flatfoot in children. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the subtalar extra-articular screw arthroereisis (SESA) in children with flexible flatfoot clinically and radiologically. This prospective case series study included 84 feet of 42 patients who underwent Subtalar Extra-articular Screw Arthroereisis (SESA) due to symptomatic flexible flatfoot. ⋯ All data were analyzed statistically with graph instat. With final conclusion that SESA is an optimal technique for the correction of flexible flatfoot (FFF) as it is simple and can be performed rapidly and is effective procedure in reducing pain and restoring medial longitudinal arch in children with flexible flat foot. Level of clinical evidence (LOCE): Level 4.
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The aim of this study was to examine toxic effects of tranexamic acid (TXA) on the viability of human chondrocytes. Our hypothesis was that TXA damages human chondrocytes. Chondrocytes were cultured from donated human knee joints. ⋯ Toxicity were analyzed by using LDH und XTT Elisa assays, light microscopy and fluorescence microscopy. The results show that TXA damages human chondrocytes in vitro. We cannot recommend the use of TXA in hemiarthroplasty of the hip or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in higher concentrations.
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Journal of orthopaedics · Jul 2020
Emergency and Urgent Orthopaedic Surgeries in non-covid patients during the COVID 19 pandemic: Perspective from India.
To Evaluate the results and the protocols of our Institution for 18 Emergency and Urgent Non Covid Surgeries during the Covid 19 Pandemic. ⋯ Strict Surgical protocols need to be followed for surgery during the Covid19 pandemic.