Recent updates for biomaterials used in total hip arthroplasty
BackgroundTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is probably one of the most successful surgical interventions performed in medicine. Through the revolution of hip arthroplasty by principles of low friction arthroplasty was introduced by Sir John Charnley in 1960s.
C. Hu, T. Yoon
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Total hip arthroplasty planning
Preoperative planning is mandatory to achieve the restoration of a correct and personalized biomechanics of the hip. The radiographic review is the first and fundamental step in the planning. Limb or pelvis malpositioning during the review results in mislead planning.
Daniele Schena +2 more
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Identification and Management of Cobalt Toxicity: A Case Report of Rapidly Progressing Toxicity after Hip Arthroplasty Revision [PDF]
INTRODUCTION Patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty represent a growing portion of the population. More than 330,000 hip replacements are performed annually1, and more than 2.5 million Americans are living with a hip prosthesis2.
Kasprowicz, MD, Eric, Mohan, MD, Neena
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Short-Term Radiographic Evaluation of a Tri-Tapered Femoral Stem in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty [PDF]
Introduction. Direct anterior approach (DAA) total hip arthroplasty (THA) has become increasingly popular, largely due to utilization of a true internervous and intermuscular plane. However, recent literature has demonstrated an increased rate of femoral
Bachinskas, Andrew +5 more
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Phlegmasia cerulea dolens and external iliac vein disruption after revision total hip arthroplasty
We present a unique case of phlegmasia cerulea dolens and compartment syndrome secondary to external iliac vein disruption after revision total hip arthroplasty.
Jared S. Preston, MD, MBA +2 more
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Current Trends in Improving of Artificial Joints Design and Technologies for Their Arthroplasty [PDF]
There is a global tendency to rejuvenate joint diseases, and serious diseases such as arthrosis and arthritis develop in 90% of people over 55 years of age.
Pakhaliuk, Vladimir +2 more
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Atypical periprosthetic femur fracture on an underestimated atypical femoral pattern. A case report
Case: Atypical fracture patterns, especially to the femur midshaft, have begun emerging since long-term bisphosphonate use was introduced. The same fracture pattern could arise around prosthetic hip implant, but the literature reports few cases regarding
Gaetano Caruso +5 more
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Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty [PDF]
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The aim of this review is to assess the effects of provision of assistive devices, education on hip precautions, environmental modifications and training in ADL ...
Ackerman +42 more
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Total Hip Arthroplasty—Current Challenges
In 1891, Professor Themistocles Glück in Germany was the first to replace a femoral head in hip joints destroyed by tuberculosis using ivory [...]
Johannes Dominik Bastian
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Does bariatric surgery prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty reduce post-operative complications and improve clinical outcomes for obese patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS:
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