International orthopaedics
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Multicenter Study
What parameters affect knee function in patients with untreated cartilage defects: baseline data from the German Cartilage Registry.
To evaluate the factors influencing the baseline Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) in patients with knee cartilage defects and planned cartilage repair surgery and to provide baseline KOOS data from a large patient population. ⋯ Several factors influencing baseline KOOS data in patients with knee cartilage defects assigned for cartilage repair surgery could be detected. Their individual influence in the multivariate linear regression model was not very strong. Baseline data according to these criteria is presented in this paper.
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We aimed to investigate the surgical strategy, safety, and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic decompression via transforaminal approach for lumbar lateral recess stenosis in geriatric patients. ⋯ We considered that percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal decompression achieved satisfactory results and provided a safe, effective, and less invasive alternative for treating lumbar lateral recess stenosis in geriatric patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Intra-articular injection of autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fractions for knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized self-controlled trial.
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and radiological efficacy of autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) versus hyaluronic acid in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that autologous adipose-derived SVF treatment is safe and can effectively relief pain, improve function, and repair cartilage defects in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Multicentre comparative study of Z-shape elevating-pulling reduction and skull traction reduction for treatment of lower cervical locked facets.
The aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of Z-shape elevating-pulling reduction as compared to that of conventional skull traction in the treatment of lower cervical locked facet. ⋯ Halo vest-assisted Z-shape elevating-pulling reduction appears to be a simple, safe, and effective technique for pre-operative reduction of lower cervical locked facets.
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Biography Historical Article
Spine deformities and trauma in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine.
The purpose of this historic review is to summarize the life and work of Avicenna (980-1037) and his contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal deformities and trauma. ⋯ Avicenna made an impact with his medical writings in which he summarized the works of ancient Greek and Roman physicians like Hippocrates and Galen with the influence of medieval authors and the knowledge of the Arabic medicine and pharmacology. His descriptions and comments in his work Canon of Medicine summarize and comment the work of his predecessors and it remained a work of reference until at least the sixteenth century.