Bulletin of the NYU hospital for joint diseases
-
Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis · Jan 2012
Multicenter StudyHospital for joint diseases participates in international spine registry Spine Tango after successful pilot study.
Spine Tango is currently the only international spine registry in existence. It was developed under the auspices of Eurospine, the Spine Society of Europe, and is hosted at the University of Bern, Switzerland. ⋯ Workflow integration and dedicated research staff are key factors for such an endeavor. Participation enables benchmarking against national and international peers and outcome research and quality assurance of surgical and non-surgical treatments.
-
Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis · Jan 2009
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyResurfacing arthroplasty for patients with osteonecrosis.
The suitability of third-generation metal-on-metal hip resurfacing products for patients with a primary diagnosis of osteonecrosis has been debated. The preservation of femoral head bone stock for femoral prosthetic support is essential for the long-term stability of implants. A modern hip resurfacing system was implanted in 1148 hips as part of a United States multicenter investigational device exemption study. ⋯ Survival rates were not significantly different (95.9% and 95.8% at 24 months for osteoarthritis and osteonecrosis respectively, p = 0.46). Resurfacing arthroplasty for patients with osteonecrosis appears to be a reasonable alternative, taking into consideration implant size, patient gender, and size of femoral deficiency. Further characterization is needed to identify those specific patients with osteonecrosis for whom resurfacing arthroplasty would be appropriate.