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The Main Cause of Death Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis:A Cohort Study of 26,766 Deaths Following 332,734 Hip Replacements and 29,802 Deaths Following 384,291 Knee Replacements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing primary total joint replacement are selected for surgery and thus (other than having a transiently increased mortality rate postoperatively) have a lower mortality rate than age and sex-matched individuals do ...
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Modified Two-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infection in UKA

open access: yesCase Reports in Orthopedics, 2020
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare complication following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), and current management guidelines are still evolving.
Andrew G. Yun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hip and knee replacement

open access: yesHealth at a Glance, 2019
Osteoarthritis is one of the ten most disabling diseases in developed countries. Worldwide, estimates show that 10% of men and 18% of women aged over 60 years have symptomatic osteoarthritis, including moderate and severe forms (WHO, 2014).

semanticscholar   +1 more source

Virtual Hip Replacement Simulator For 3D Printed Implants. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This research presents a virtual reality simulator for total hip replacement surgery. The simulator supports a library of 3D hip stem models for different sizes and manufacturers.
Dubey, Venketesh N., Vaughan, Neil
core   +1 more source

Improved pain control with adductor canal block using liposomal bupivacaine after total knee replacement: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesArthroplasty Today, 2019
Background: Adductor canal blocks (ACBs), typically administered with a local anesthetic such as bupivacaine, help control perioperative pain after total knee arthroplasty.
Akshay Lakra, MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the risks of total hip arthroplasty in patients with von Willebrand’s disease

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Purpose: Patients with von Willebrand’s disease (VWD) have either a qualitative or quantitative deficiency in a key clotting protein called von Willebrand’s factor.
Andrew G. Yun MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-reported importance of assistive devices in hip and knee replacement Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathways [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction: This study examines patients’ perceptions of the usefulness of occupational therapy and assistive devices provided, in achieving discharge criteria and assisting with activities of daily living once home, following an Enhanced Recovery ...
Immins, Tikki   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Trabecular metal acetabular components in primary total hip arthroplasty: Higher risk for revision compared with other uncemented cup designs in a ­collaborative register study including 93,709 hips

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica, 2018
Background and purpose — Trabecular metal (TM) cups have demonstrated favorable results in acetabular revision and their use in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is increasing.
Inari Laaksonen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of bilateral hip mechanically assisted crevice corrosion after staged total hip arthroplasty

open access: yesArthroplasty Today, 2018
Mechanically assisted crevice corrosion (MACC), also known as trunnionosis, and adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR) are entities that can lead to pain and necessitate revision in total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Carl L. Herndon, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An international comparison of THA patients, implants, techniques, and survivorship in Sweden, Australia, and the United States

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

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