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Establishing a range of motion boundary for total hip arthroplasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Range of motion of the hip joint is a major contributor to dislocation post total hip replacement. Impingement is often treated as a surrogate for dislocation and occurs – prosthetically – when the neck of the femoral component contacts with the rim of ...
D R Griffin   +7 more
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Number of Doses of Systemic Antibiotic Prophylaxis May Be Reduced in Cemented Primary Knee Arthroplasty Irrespective of Use of Antibiotic in the Cement: A Multiregistry-Based Meta-Analysis

open access: yesJBJS Open Access
Background:. The use of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) and antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) is the accepted practice to reduce the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in primary total knee arthroplasty (pTKA). However, practice varies
Tesfaye H. Leta, PhD   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Topical (Intra-articular) Tranexamic Acid to Minimise Blood Loss and Transfusion in Total Knee Replacement Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Introduction Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common orthopaedic procedure, with 20-70% of patients needing 1-3 units of blood, although allogeneic transfusion is not risk free.
ALSHRYDA, SATTAR,JABER,MOHR   +1 more
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Safety of blood reinfusion drains after local infiltration analgesia in total joint replacement

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is frequently administered to patient undergoing joint replacement surgical procedures. The aim of the present research was to verify the safety of collected shed blood to be reinfused postoperatively, by ...
Claudio Legnani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement and Risk of Infection After Knee Arthroplasty in High-Risk Patients

open access: yesJBJS Open Access
Background:. The use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is debated. Some argue that ALBC might only be justified in high-risk patients. This study assessed the effectiveness of ALBC vs. plain bone cement (PBC)
Tesfaye H. Leta, PhD   +36 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rates of knee arthroplasty in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients: a longitudinal cohort study of 111,212 procedures over 20 years

open access: yesActa Orthopaedica, 2019
Background and purpose — Long-term rates of knee arthroplasty in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury who undergo ligament reconstruction (ACLr) are unclear.
Simon G F Abram   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knee pain, swelling and stiffness after total knee replacement : a survey of South African knee surgeons

open access: yes, 2011
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 60)
Garrett, Benjamin R
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Personalized total knee arthroplasty in patients with extra-articular deformities

open access: yesEFORT Open Reviews
Over the years, with a better understanding of knee anatomy and biomechanics, superior implant designs, advanced surgical techniques, and the availability of precision tools such as robotics and navigation, a more personalized approach to total knee ...
Gautier Beckers   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomechanical characterisation of leg movement during the golf swing following knee surgery

open access: yes, 2012
The forces transmitted through the knee throughout the golf swing have been found to be as high as those associated with running (Colwell et al., 2005) therefore playing golf with a knee that has undergone surgery may place extra stress on the previously
Murray, P   +17 more
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Does computer -assisted surgical navigation total knee arthroplasty reduce venous thromboembolism compared with conventional total knee arthroplasty? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Introduction The study aims to show that total knee arthroplasty using computer-assisted surgical navigation without intramedullary rodding is safer than conventional intramedullary techniques in preventing venous thromboembolism.
Yeo S J, -   +5 more
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