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Above-Knee versus Below-Knee Stockings in Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2006
INTRODUCTION Graduated compression stockings are frequently used following arthroplasty surgery for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis. There are often strongly held beliefs regarding whether below-knee or above-knee stockings should be used in total knee joint replacement.
TD Owen, LA Williams
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Similar outcome for total knee arthroplasty after previous high tibial osteotomy and for total knee arthroplasty as the first measure

Acta Orthopaedica, 2016
Background and purpose — Patients having a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after a previous high tibial osteotomy (HTO) constitute a minor group among those undergoing primary TKA for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Annette W-Dahl, Otto Robertsson
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Knee mechanisms for through-knee prostheses [PDF]

Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1983
The most widely used knee mechanisms for through-knee amputees can be characterized as three principal types of design. These types are metal side bars with heavy duty joints, conventional knee mechanisms for above-knee amputees and special polycentric linkage mechanisms for through-knee amputees. An investigation in Sweden in 1979 showed that over 50%
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Health-related quality of life in total hip and total knee arthroplasty. A qualitative and systematic review of the literature.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2004
BACKGROUND Total hip and total knee arthroplasties are well accepted as reliable and suitable surgical procedures to return patients to function. Health-related quality-of-life instruments have been used to document outcomes in order to optimize the ...
O. Ethgen, O. Bruyère, F. Richy, Charles Dardennes, J. Reginster   +4 more
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The effect of surgery for multipleligament knee injuries on patellar position and patellofemoral function: a retrospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Patients who undergo reconstruction for multiligament knee injuries (MLKIs) often exhibit knee instability and poor overall knee function during postoperative follow-up.
Yuanping Liao, Xiao Wang, Xiaotao Shi, Guorui Cao, Honglue Tan   +4 more
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The use of tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss in uncemented total hip arthroplasty for avascular necrosis of femoral head: a prospective blinded randomized controlled study

Arthroplasty, 2019
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, Vikram Indrajit Shah, Sachin Upadhyay, Kalpesh Shah, Ashish Sheth, Amish Kshatriya   +5 more
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Wrist-ankle acupuncture for the treatment of acute orthopedic pain after surgery: a meta-analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Background Wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) has been reported in the treatment of acute pain in orthopedic surgery. However, the effects of WAA on acute pain were controversial in the current studies.
Mengli Chen, Yiyin Xu, Xiuzhen Fu, Jiewei Xie, Xuewei Cao, Yisheng Xu   +5 more
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Comparison of Tibial Bone Coverage of 6 Knee Prostheses: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study with Controlled Rotation

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012
Purpose. To compare the extent of tibial bone covered by the tibial tray in 6 most commonly used total knee arthroplasty designs in order to strike a balance between mediolateral cortical fit and optimal tibial component rotation. Methods.
Gregory C Wernecke, Ian A Harris, Michael TW Houang, Bradley G Seeto, Darren B Chen, Samuel J MacDessi   +5 more
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Patient Satisfaction after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Knee Surgery and Related Research, 2016
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most successful and effective surgical options to reduce pain and restore function for patients with severe osteoarthritis.
Young-Joon Choi, H. Ra
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Equal tibial component fixation of a mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled RSA study with 2-year follow-up

Acta Orthopaedica, 2019
Background and purpose — Differences in stress distribution in a mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) design might lead to a difference in fixation of the tibial component.
Daan Koppens, Søren Rytter, Stig Munk, Jesper Dalsgaard, Ole G Sørensen, Torben B Hansen, Maiken Stilling   +6 more
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