Comorbidity does not predict long-term mortality after total hip arthroplasty
Background and purpose — In-hospital death following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is related to comorbidity. The long-term effect of comorbidity on all-cause mortality is, however, unknown for this group of patients and it was investigated in this study.
Erik Bülow +5 more
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Revision and complex primary total hip arthroplasty with impaction bone grafting for acetabular defects: medium-term results [PDF]
Background. Impaction bone grafting remains an alternative method for managing bone deficiency. Cyclic loads on the allograft may cause its further compaction and deformation, leading to migration of the acetabular component.
Vadim N. Golnik +7 more
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Antibiotic Spacers in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Comparison of Stemmed and Stemless Implants. [PDF]
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. +7 more
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Revision arthroplasty after unicompartimental knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Abstract Background Unicompartimental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a promising and increasing application to treat unicompartimental knee osteoarthritis. However, revision arthroplasty numbers after UKA are unknown. Therefore, aim of this study was to determine the nationwide burden of revision after UKA by answering the ...
Walter, Nike +6 more
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Purpose — The primary objective in this study was to describe the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of total hip replacement (THR) patients 6 years after index surgery.
Albin Bengtsson +4 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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Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture.
BACKGROUND Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as compared with hemiarthroplasty.
M. Bhandari +15 more
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Background and purpose — Patients with anxiety and/or depression tend to report less pain reduction and less satisfaction with surgical treatment. We hypothesized that the use of antidepressants would be correlated to patient-reported outcomes (PROs) 1 ...
Meridith E Greene +5 more
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Background The purpose of this prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled study is to assess the efficacy of administration of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) for reducing blood loss in uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) for the treatment ...
Javahir A. Pachore +5 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]
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 +21 more
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