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Arthroplasty Today, 2022 Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with a prior contralateral above-knee amputation (AKA) is uncommon, with limited literature describing the outcomes.
Ahmed H. Elhessy, MD +3 more
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Functional Outcome of Above-Knee Amputation After Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty Today, 2023 Background: Periprosthetic joint infection is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Management usually involves irrigation and debridement, polyethylene liner exchange, one-stage revision, two-stage revision, knee arthrodesis, or ...
Mehdi Abouei, MD +2 more
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Limb reconstruction in a resource-limited environment
SICOT-J, 2021 Introduction: Limb salvage and reconstruction are often challenging and even more so in the limited resource setting. The purpose of this narrative review is to explore the strategies for addressing the unique obstacles and opportunities of limb ...
Ferreira Nando +10 more
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Current Clubfoot Practices: POSNA Membership Survey
Children, 2023 Clubfoot management has advanced in the 21st century with increases in formal training, practitioner experience, and improved casting/bracing constructs. The Ponseti method is the gold standard, yet variations in application persist.
Oliver C. Sax +3 more
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Limb lengthening in achondroplasia
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 2016 Stature lengthening in skeletal dysplasia is a contentious issue. Specific guidelines regarding the age and sequence of surgery, methods and extent of lengthening at each stage are not uniform around the world. Despite the need for multiple surgeries, with their attendant complications, parents demanding stature lengthening are not rare, due to the ...
Chilbule, Sanjay K +2 more
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Simultaneous Bilateral Femoral and Tibial Lengthening in Achondroplasia
Children, 2021 Previous studies on lengthening for achondroplasia have reported bilateral extensive femoral lengthening followed by bilateral extensive tibial lengthening. To decrease trauma on soft tissues and joints, we propose bilateral simultaneous moderate femoral
Lior Shabtai +5 more
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Acta Orthopaedica, 2023 Background and purpose: Intramedullary bone-lengthening nails have become increasingly popular. The 2 most used and successful nails are the FITBONE and the PRECICE nails.
Markus W Frost +5 more
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Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases, 2022 Reconstruction of the Achilles tendon for insertional disease, acute and chronic ruptures, severe mangling limb trauma, and tendon loss from necrotizing infections often results in a significant reconstructive challenge.
Christopher Bibbo, DO, DPM, FACS, FAAOS, FACFAS
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Muscle strength and knee range of motion after femoral lengthening: 2- to 5-year follow-up
Acta Orthopaedica, 2017 Background and purpose — Femoral lengthening may result in decrease in knee range of motion (ROM) and quadriceps and hamstring muscle weakness. We evaluated preoperative and postoperative knee ROM, hamstring muscle strength, and quadriceps muscle ...
Anil Bhave +5 more
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Lower extremity osseointegration for amputees with diabetes mellitus and vascular disease
OTA International. Objective:. The aim of this study was to describe outcomes of osseointegration in amputees with diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Design:. This was a case series. Setting:.
Jason S. Hoellwarth, MD +5 more
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