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Lower extremity osseointegration — a review of the current experiences and expectations [PDF]

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA), an alternative approach to limb-loss rehabilitation, offers an enhanced quality of life and mobility, overcoming some challenges associated with amputation.
Jason D. Gross, Matan Grunfeld, S. Robert Rozbruch, Taylor J. Reif, Jason S. Hoellwarth   +4 more
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Impact of keel saw blade design and thickness on the incidence of tibial plateau fracture and tibial implant-loosening in cementless medial UKR

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Tibial plateau fractures and tibial implant- loosening are severe complications in cementless unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR). The tibial keel preparation is particularly demanding and different saw blades can be used.
Lena Keppler, Steffen Klingbeil, Alexander Martin Keppler, Johannes Becker, Christian Fulghum, Björn Michel, Kilian Voigts, Wolfgang Reng   +7 more
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Knee replacement

The Lancet, 2012
Knee-replacement surgery is frequently done and highly successful. It relieves pain and improves knee function in people with advanced arthritis of the joint. The most common indication for the procedure is osteoarthritis. We review the epidemiology of and risk factors for knee replacement.
Carr, Andrew J., Robertsson, Otto, Graves, Stephen Ellis, Price, Andrew J., Arden, Nigel K., Judge, Andrew, Beard, David J.   +6 more
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Forgotten Joint Score for early outcome assessment after total knee arthroplasty: Is it really useful?

Knee Surgery & Related Research, 2020
Background Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) has become a popular tool for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but almost all studies had assessment performed 1 year after surgery. There is a need for a sensitive tool for earlier outcome assessment. The aim of this
Qunn Jid Lee, Wai Yee Esther Chang, Yiu Chung Wong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revision rates after primary hip and knee replacement in England between 2003 and 2006 [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Background</b>: Hip and knee replacement are some of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the world. Resurfacing of the hip and unicondylar knee replacement are increasingly being used.
Alex J MacGregor, Archibeck, Baker, Berger, Charnley, Coventry, Daniel, Griffin, Hardoon, Hardoon, Harri Sievanen, Huo, Jan H van der Meulen, Jim D Lewsey, Johnsen, Kalbfleisch, Keith Tucker, Koskinen, Lynn P Copley, Marker, Martin Pickford, Martyn Porter, Mick Borroff, Mont, Morshed, Newman, Nokuthaba Sibanda, Paul Gregg, Ranawat, Slover, Treacy   +30 more
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Lack of evidence—the anti-stepwise introduction of metal-on-metal hip replacements: A systematic review and a comparative assessment of the literature and registry data

Acta Orthopaedica, 2017
Background and purpose — Orthopedics and especially joint replacement surgery have had more than their fair share of unsuccessful innovations that have violated widely endorsed principles for the introduction of new surgical innovations.
Aleksi Reito, Lari Lehtovirta, Olli Lainiala, Keijo Mäkelä, Antti Eskelinen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mid-term progressive loosening of hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stems paired with a metal-on-metal bearing

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
Background Several hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated femoral stems from a single manufacturer were identified to have aseptically loosened at mid-term follow-up despite prior radiographic appearance of osseointegration.
Trevor Gascoyne, Bryan Flynn, Thomas Turgeon, Colin Burnell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimisation of solvent replacement procedures according to economic and environmental criteria in pharmaceutical industry [PDF]

, 2006
During pharmaceutical syntheses, the reaction solvent has often to be switched off from one reaction step to the following one. Because of the standard industrial practices, solvent replacement generally constitutes a slow and high solvent-consuming ...
Cabassud, Michel, Cezerac, Jérome, Elgue, Sébastien, Prat, Laurent E.   +3 more
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Risk factors associated with acute kidney injury in a cohort of 20,575 arthroplasty patients

Acta Orthopaedica, 2017
Background and purpose — Patients developing postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) are at risk of higher morbidity and mortality. In arthroplasty patients, many pre- and perioperative factors are associated with AKI but some of the risk factors are ...
Pyry Jämsä, Esa Jämsen, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Jarkko Kalliovalkama, Antti Eskelinen, Niku Oksala   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimising Age-Replacement and Extended Non-Renewing Warranty Policies in Lifecycle Costing [PDF]

, 2011
This paper analyses the life cycle cost of equipment protected by both base and extended warranty policies from a consumer's perspective. We assume that the equipment has two types of failure: minor and catastrophic. A minor failure can be corrected with
Longhurst, Phil, Wu, Shaomin
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