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Cancer following total joint arthroplasty. [PDF]

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2007
To the Editors: The recent meta-analysis by Onega et al. ([1][1]) recorded an increased risk for melanoma and prostate cancer following total joint arthroplasty. The authors conclude that the results are likely to represent chance or bias, particularly because there is no obvious mechanism for ...
Meyskens, Frank, Jr
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Corneal Abrasions in Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2021
Introduction Corneal abrasion (CA) is the most common ocular complication in patients undergoing nonocular surgery. Corneal abrasions can be caused by a variety of mechanisms, the most common being drying of the cornea due to reduced tear secretions ...
Megan E. Young BS, Simon C. Mears MD, PhD, Ahmed B. Sallam MD, PhD, Riley N. Sanders MD, C. Lowry Barnes MD, Jeffrey B. Stambough MD   +5 more
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Contemporary Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

North Carolina Medical Journal, 2007
Total joint arthroplasty is a highly successful procedure for end-stage lower extremity arthritis. Excellent pain relief and significantly improved function is usual after surgery when used for appropriate indications by highly skilled surgeons using contemporary designed components.
Victor M. Goldberg
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Total Joint Arthroplasty for Hemophilia [PDF]

, 2013
Hemophilia is hereditary x-chromosomal recessive disorders. Hemophilia A is caused by deficiency or absence of coagulation factor VIII and hemophilia B is caused by that of coagu‐ lation factor IX. The prevalence is reported as one in 5000 in the male population and one in 10000 overall.
Takedani, Hideyuki
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Patient Perspective on Robotic-Assisted Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

Arthroplasty Today
Background: Robotic-assisted total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has gained popularity in recent years. Despite mixed patient and surgeon perceptions, conflicting evidence regarding efficacy and cost-effectiveness in comparison to manual TJA exists. Patients'
Siddhartha Dandamudi, BBA, Kyleen Jan, MD, Madelyn Malvitz, BS, Anne DeBenedetti, MSc, Omar Behery, MD, MPH, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS   +5 more
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The impact of electronic cigarettes on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty [PDF]

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
Background: Cigarette smoking is known to result in poorer outcomes for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Smoking tobacco cigarettes in the perioperative period is associated with higher analgesia usage, increased mortality, poorer healing ...
Alazzawi, Sulaiman, Hafez, Ahmed, Maris, Alexandros, Maslaris, Alexander, Mitchell, Philip, Stammers, John, Zaidi, Hussain   +6 more
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Cefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin With Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

Arthroplasty Today
Background: Prosthetic joint infection is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). While cefazolin is the standard prophylactic antibiotic, some groups have considered adding aminoglycosides (gentamycin or
Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Zachary Radford, MD, Lee E. Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Mengnai Li, FAAOS, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Total joint arthroplasty versus trapeziectomy in the treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint arthritis:a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2023
The aim of this double anonymized, randomized controlled trial was to determine whether total joint arthroplasty has superior outcomes than trapeziectomy 1 year after surgery for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Bonhof-Jansen, Elske E D J, Brink, Sander M, de Jong, Tjeerd R, de Wildt, Ramon P., van Uchelen, Jeroen H, Werker, Paul M N   +5 more
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The Psychology of Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2020
Patient dissatisfaction after total joint arthroplasty can be as high as 20%. There are many factors that lead to dissatisfaction including unmet expectations, persistent pain, and technical errors. There is increasing evidence that psychological factors play a role in a patient's ability to manage with the surgical stress of total joint arthroplasty ...
Wayne M. Sotile, Bryan D. Springer
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Single-stage contralateral total hip and knee arthroplasty: a report of two cases with literature review [PDF]

, 2022
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have been performed for end stage degenerative arthritis of hip and knee respectively, with reliable functional outcomes.
Dhawan, Pawan, Govil, Gaurav, Tomar, Lavindra   +2 more
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