Purpose Restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) is a modified technique of kinematic alignment (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for patients with an outlier or atypical knee anatomy, striving to preserve the native knee joint line parallel to the ground ...
Takashi Kobayashi +3 more
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Joint replacement rehabilitation and the role of funding source
Objective: To examine associations between funding source, use of rehabilitation and outcomes after total joint replacement and to evaluate variations based on demographic characteristics.
Deborah L. Snell +5 more
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Cerebral Fat Microembolism and Its Potential Role in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Major Orthopaedic Surgery: Commentary on an article by Anna N. Miller, MD, et al.: "Use of the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator Decreases Carotid and Cranial Embolic Events in a Canine Model". [PDF]
Total joint replacement is one of the most commonly performed elective orthopaedic surgical procedures, with approximately 700,000 patients undergoing total knee replacement and 330,000 undergoing total hip replacement each year in the United States ...
Allen, Matthew
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The results of treatment 103 patients in term of 4-6 months after total hip and knee replacement were examined. Established that in the operated limb disorders of regional blood flow in the form of chronic lympho-venous insufficiency and changes in the ...
Y. Y. Udartsev
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Valutazione cinematica intraoperatoria con utilizzo del navigatore e postoperatoria con rsa dinamica nelle protesi totali di ginocchio [PDF]
Restoring a correct implant kinematics and providing a good ligament balance and patellar tracking is mandatory to improve clinical and functional outcome after a Total Knee Replacement.
Bruni, Danilo <1978>
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Secondary resurfacing of the patella in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Anterior knee pain following primary total knee arthroplasty is common and can be difficult to treat satisfactorily. We reviewed 28 consecutive patients (29 knees) who underwent secondary resurfacing of the patella for persistent anterior knee pain and ...
Blyth, Mark J.G. +2 more
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Incidence, risk factors and the healthcare cost of falls postdischarge after elective total hip and total knee replacement surgery: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study [PDF]
: Introduction: The number of major joint replacement procedures continues to increase in Australia. The primary aim of this study is to determine the incidence of falls in the first 12 months after discharge from hospital in a cohort of older patients ...
Bulsara, Max +7 more
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Background: Although routine NHS data potentially include all patients, confounding limits their use for causal inference. Methods to minimise confounding in observational studies of implantable devices are required to enable the evaluation of patients ...
Albert Prats-Uribe +17 more
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Changing trends in total knee replacement [PDF]
This study evaluates a possible change in the demographics and surgical practice observed in a large cohort of patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR).We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected data on two groups of consecutive patients undergoing primary TKR.
Goudie, Ewan +3 more
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Improving patients’ experience and outcome of total joint replacement: the RESTORE programme
Background: Total hip replacements (THRs) and total knee replacements (TKRs) are common elective procedures. In the REsearch STudies into the ORthopaedic Experience (RESTORE) programme, we explored the care and experiences of patients with osteoarthritis
Ashley W Blom +18 more
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