Reduced mortality but elevated venous thromboembolism risk following knee and hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A general population-based cohort study. [PDF]
Arthroplasty is indicated for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who experience significant joint damage, including bone erosions, cartilage degradation and joint deformities.
Xinjia Deng +4 more
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Effect of anesthetic method on incidence of delirium after total hip replacement arthroplasty in South Korea: a population-based study using National Health Insurance claims data [PDF]
Background There are various reports on the effects of the anesthetic method on neurologic complications. A population-based study was conducted to estimate the effect of anesthetic method on the incidence of postoperative delirium in patients that ...
Eun-Ji Choi +8 more
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Background Osteoarthritis is a prevalent condition in older adults that leads to reduced physical function in many patients and ultimately requires hip or knee replacement.
Tobias Kappenschneider +11 more
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Prediction of the probability of revision hip arthroplasty with replacement of the acetabular component depending on the type of its cement fixation [PDF]
Introduction One of the most common causes of revision hip arthroplasty is aseptic instability of the primary implant. The acetabular component of the implant is less stable, even if fixed with bone cement.
Sergey N. Izmalkov +4 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]
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 +7 more
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Background and purpose — The use of trabecular metal cups in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasing, despite the survival of Continuum cups being slightly inferior compared with other uncemented cups in registries.
Inari Laaksonen +8 more
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Background and purpose — 32-mm heads are widely used in total hip arthroplasty (THA) in Scandinavia, while the proportion of 36-mm heads is increasing as they are expected to increase THA stability.
Georgios Tsikandylakis +8 more
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of periprosthetic hip and knee infections [PDF]
Objective. To characterize periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing a total hip and knee joint replacement. Materials and Methods. A total of 77 patients with periprosthetic infection following hip and knee joint replacement hospitalized
Ivantsov V.A. +3 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]
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 +4 more
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Patient Blood Management in Hip Replacement Arthroplasty [PDF]
Perioperative blood transfusions are common in total hip arthroplasty because of preoperative anemia and perioperative blood loss. Perioperative anemia and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion are related with increased morbidity. To reduce perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion, keeping the preoperative hemoglobin level above 12.0 g/dL is ...
Lee, Jong Hee, Han, Seung Beom
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