Self-calibrating 3D-ultrasound-based bone registration for minimally invasive orthopedic surgery [PDF]
Intraoperative freehand three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound (3D-US) has been proposed as a noninvasive method for registering bones to a preoperative computed tomography image or computer-generated bone model during computer-aided orthopedic surgery (CAOS)
C.S.K. Chan +19 more
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Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury
Background Orthopedic literature has demonstrated a significant decrease in postoperative transfusion requirements when tranexamic acid (TXA) was given during elective joint arthroplasty.
Shi-Wen Li +11 more
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Vascular Calcification in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: Frequency and Effects on the Surgery [PDF]
Backgroud: This study aims to investigate the frequency of distal femoral and popliteal arterial calcification and to evaluate the intraoperative and postoperative effects of arterial calcification in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty using a ...
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Scapular Winging following Sports-Related Injury in a Rugby Player
The most common cause of medial scapular winging is long thoracic nerve palsy (LTN) and subsequent serratus anterior muscle dysfunction. A 16-year-old right-handed male high-school rugby player developed severe right-sided neck and shoulder pain after ...
Shinya Ishizuka +10 more
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Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) induces effective chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by promoting Sox9 expression. However, BMP2 also induces chondrocyte hypertrophy and endochondral ossification by upregulating Smad7 expression, which ...
Yongsheng Zeng +10 more
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Thromboprophylaxis does not prevent venous thromboembolism after major surgery
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition or complication and might be one of the worst nightmares for most surgeons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) in patients undergoing major ...
Adel Attia +3 more
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning in orthopedic surgery: a systematic review protocol. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are interwoven into our everyday lives and have grown enormously in some major fields in medicine including cardiology and radiology.
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Detection, evaluation, and management of preoperative anaemia in the elective orthopaedic surgical patient: NATA guidelines. [PDF]
Previously undiagnosed anaemia is common in elective orthopaedic surgical patients and is associated with increased likelihood of blood transfusion and increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. A standardized approach for the detection, evaluation,
Beris, P +51 more
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Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) causes morbidity and mortality in the general population. Several events occur after lower limb orthopedic surgery, but the contribution from various types of lower limb surgery is not well known.
Inger Lise Gade +6 more
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Thromboembolism in Orthopedic Surgery: Scope of the Problem
Major surgery or traumas of the lower extremities trigger the coagulation cascade, and the physiologic equilibrium between factors promoting and retarding coagulation is disturbed resulting in a hypercoagulable state.
Eriksson, Bengt I., +3 more
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