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Does bariatric surgery prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty reduce post-operative complications and improve clinical outcomes for obese patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2016
AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS:
Aboelmagd, T, Hing, CB, MacGregor, A, Smith, TO   +3 more
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Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial - TOPKAT : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
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Arden, Nigel, Beard, David, Campbell, Helen, Campbell, Marion, Carr, Andrew, Cook, Jonathan, Cooper, Cushla, Davies, Loretta, Doll, Helen, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Murray, David, Price, Andrew   +11 more
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3D-printing techniques in a medical setting : a systematic literature review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Three-dimensional (3D) printing has numerous applications and has gained much interest in the medical world. The constantly improving quality of 3D-printing applications has contributed to their increased use on patients.
Annemans, Lieven, Gemmel, Paul, Tack, Philip, Victor, Jan   +3 more
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Intra-operative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose To review records of 371 patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) with intra-operative blood salvage to determine the allogeneic blood transfusion rate and the predictors for allogeneic blood transfusion. Methods Records
Beller, Elaine, Dan, Michael, Liu, David, Martos, Sara Martinez   +3 more
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Total hip replacement for the treatment of end stage arthritis of the hip : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Evolvements in the design, fixation methods, size, and bearing surface of implants for total hip replacement (THR) have led to a variety of options for healthcare professionals to consider.
Clarke, Aileen, Connock, M., Court, Rachel A., Freeman, Karoline, Grove, Amy L., Johnson, Samantha Ann, Sutcliffe, P. (Paul), Tsertsvadze, Alexander   +7 more
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A randomised controlled trial of total hip arthroplasty versus resurfacing arthroplasty in the treatment of young patients with arthritis of the hip joint [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery is a highly successful treatment for patients with severe symptomatic arthritis of the hip joint. For older patients, several designs of Total Hip Arthroplasty have shown excellent results in terms of ...
Achten, Juul, Costa, Matthew L., Edlin, Richard P., Griffin, Damian R., Parsons, Nicholas R.   +4 more
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Friction in metal-on-metal total disc arthroplasty: effect of ball radius [PDF]

, 2012
Total Disc Arthroplasty (TDA) can be used to replace a degenerated intervertebral disc in the spine. There are different designs of prosthetic discs, but one of the most common is a ball-and-socket combination.
Hukins, DWL, Mahomed, A, Moghadas, PM, Shepherd, DET   +3 more
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The Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT) : design features, baseline characteristics and two-year functional outcomes after alternative approaches to knee replacement [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The aim of continued development of total knee replacement systems has been the further improvement of the quality of life and increasing the duration of prosthetic survival.
Campbell, Marion Kay, Fiddian, Nick, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Grant, Adrian Maxwell, Gray, Alastair, Johnston, Linda, KAT Trial Group, MacLennan, Graeme Stewart, McCormack, Kirsty, Morris, Richard, Murray, David, Ramsay, Craig R, Rowley, David, Walker, Allan   +13 more
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Antibiotic Spacers in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Comparison of Stemmed and Stemless Implants. [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Antibiotic spacers in shoulder periprosthetic joint infection deliver antibiotics locally and provide temporary stability. The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences between stemmed and stemless spacers. Methods: All spacers placed
Abboud, Joseph A., Hendy, Benjamin A., Lawrence, Cassandra, Namdari, Surena, Narzikul, Alexia, Padegimas, Eric M., Ramsey, Matthew L., Williams, Gerald R R.   +7 more
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Outcomes of total hip arthroplasty, as a salvage procedure, following failed internal fixation of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2016
AIMS: The optimal management of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck in independently mobile patients remains open to debate. Successful fixation obviates the limitations of arthroplasty for this group of patients.
Archibeck MJ, Blomfeldt R, Broderick JM, Burns PB, Charnley J, Flugsrud GB, Franzén H, Garden RS, Harris WH, Hunt SM, Katz S, McKinley JC, Mehlhoff T, Moher D, Neander G, Nilsson LT, Nilsson LT, Oztürkmen Y, Schmidt AH, Winemaker M, Yang J, Zhang X   +21 more
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