Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2020
Multicenter StudyIncidence, diagnostics and treatment algorithm of nerve lesions after traumatic shoulder dislocations: a retrospective multicenter study.
The shoulder is the joint most prone to dislocating in the human body and accounts for 45% of all dislocations. In addition to ruptures of the soft tissue and bony injuries, lesions to vascular structures as well as the brachial plexus and its corresponding nerves might occur. With an incidence of up to 65%, nerve lesions are frequently reported after shoulder dislocations. The aim of this study is to obtain information on epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and duration until remission or late sequelae after shoulder dislocation and concomitant nerve injury in a large patient cohort. ⋯ Level IV, retrospective study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2020
The etiology of revision total hip arthroplasty: current trends in a retrospective survey of 3450 cases.
Over the last years, the design of implants, the surgical approaches, and diagnostic tools changed in primary and revision of total hip arthroplasty. A knowledge of the different causes for revision after total hip arthroplasty is essential to avoid complications and failures. The purpose of this study was to determine trends of the etiology of implant failures over the last years by analyzing indications of revision hip arthroplasty. ⋯ This study successfully updated the current knowledge of different failure mechanisms in revision hip arthroplasties. The data proved that cup loosening was the most common failure mechanism in older patients, while in young patients, septic complications showed a high incidence. Probably, due to improved diagnostic tools, the percentage of infection in revision hip arthroplasty increased over the years.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2020
Surgeon-stratified cohort analysis of 1976 cementless Zweymüller total hip arthroplasties from a single hospital with 23,255 component years of follow-up.
The third-generation Zweymüller hip endoprosthesis has been used for decades with excellent results in arthroplasty registries, but surgeon-stratified reports on this implant are still scarce. The aim of the presented single-hospital cohort analysis of the third-generation Endoplus-Zweymüller primary total hip arthroplasty was to determine implant survival rates until the first revision/removal at 10/15/20/25 years after implantation and to find out whether implant survival depended on the operating surgeon, patient's age and gender, operated side (right/left), season of the year and the set of implanted components (SL-PLUS femur, BICON-PLUS acetabulum or both components). ⋯ The study presents the largest published third-generation Zweymüller BICON/SL-PLUS total hip arthroplasty cohort from a single non-developmental hospital with 23,255 component years of observation. Study findings indicate the impact of environmental factors at primary implantation and variability between different surgeons on the long-term implant survival.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2020
Postoperative results of Ogawa type IIB meta-acromion fracture fixation with a 90° twisted reconstruction plate.
Acromion fractures are rare and difficult to treat. There is no consensus on type of fixation. Due to the rarity of the injury, it is difficult to compare different techniques of osteosynthesis. ⋯ The use of 3.5-mm reconstruction plate with a 90° twist for open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of meta-acromion fractures presents satisfactory results and could be technically a more stable biomechanical construct in comparison to the existing surgical techniques.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2020
Case ReportsPosterior wall acetabular fracture in a 13-year-old boy treated by open reduction and mini-plate internal fixation: long-term follow-up of 17 years.
Acetabular fractures are uncommon in children and adolescents, mainly because of predominant cartilaginous component and strong surrounding ligaments. Although acetabular fractures at this age can lead to significant disability, there is no consensus regarding management, which continues to be controversial. Particularly, long-term outcome after operative management has not been evaluated. ⋯ We report a case of a 13-year-old boy skeletally immature who presented with an isolated acetabular fracture involving the posterior wall secondary to a traumatic hip dislocation. A Kocher-Langenbeck approach with a surgical luxation of the hip was used for reduction and mini-plate internal fixation of the fracture. Long-term (17-year) follow-up showed a good clinical outcome and a good congruence of the. The patient has bilateral beginning osteoarthritis due to a cam configuration of both hips CONCLUSION: We describe a case of successful operative management of an acetabulum fracture in a skelettaly immature child with a long-term follow-up. Aggressive management of this rare type of fractures may lead to durable positive outcome.