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]
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 +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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Background and purpose: We compared the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) and the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI) regarding patient, prosthesis, and procedure characteristics as well as revision rates ...
Mirthe H W van Veghel +5 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]
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 +13 more
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Arthrodesis of syndesmotic joint for failed fixation of syndesmosis: A case report
Introduction: Ankle syndesmosis comprises an integral part of the ankle joint complex. As a fibrous structure resists the axial, rotational, and translational forces and hence maintains the integrity of the ankle mortise.
John Mukhopadhaya +2 more
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Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial - TOPKAT : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
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Arden, Nigel +11 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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Intra-operative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Background and purpose — International comparisons of total hip arthroplasty (THA) practices and outcomes provide an opportunity to enhance the quality of care worldwide.
Elizabeth W Paxton +8 more
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Objectives Glenoid component failure is the main cause of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) revision, and component design seems to influence the failure rate.
Márcio Schiefer +5 more
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