Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023
Moonlight surgery: no influence of moon phase or Friday 13th on outcomes of total knee arthroplasty.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate associations between revision-free survival and functional scores of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and moon phase on the day of surgery, as well as operations performed on a Friday 13th. ⋯ Neither moon phase on the day of surgery nor Friday 13th were associated with revision-free survival or clinical scores of TKA. Patients operated on a Friday 13th had significantly worse preoperative total WOMAC but similar postoperative total WOMAC at 1-year follow-up. These findings could help reassure patients that TKA renders consistent outcomes regardless of the preoperative pain or function, and in spite of bad omens or moon phases.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023
The modification of bone cut angle and joint line obliquity did not change the tibiofemoral kinematics and stability of knee joint after total knee arthroplasty.
Previous reports using cadaveric knees and musculoskeletal computer simulation have shown that kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) provides more natural and physiological tibiofemoral kinematic patterns than mechanically aligned (MA) TKA. These reports suggested that the modification of joint line obliquity improve the knee kinematics. This study aimed to determine whether joint line obliquity change the intraoperative tibiofemoral kinematics in TKA candidates with knee osteoarthritis. ⋯ Although the degree of joint line obliquity varies widely in various KA TKA methods, this study, which mimicked the method of Dossett et al. showed that the modification of joint line obliquity did not change the tibiofemoral kinematics and stability of the knee joint in TKA candidates with knee osteoarthritis.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023
Higher failure rate of secondary patellar resurfacing following bicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
The role of secondary patellar resurfacing (SPR) in anterior knee pain (AKP) is still debated in literature. A regional arthroplasty registry was investigated, aiming to: (1) assess the survival rate of SPR; and (2) compare SPR to tricompartmental TKA. ⋯ III, therapeutic study.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023
"Mother and baby plate": a strategy to improve stability in proximal fractures of the ulna.
Proximal ulna fractures with a large zone of comminution, such as in the context of Monteggia injuries, require mechanically strong osteosyntheses as they occur in regions with high physiological joint load. Consequently, implant failure and pseudarthrosis are critical and devastating complications, especially with the background of mainly young patients being affected. An effective solution could be provided by adding a small second plate 90° angulated to the standard dorsal plate in the area of non-union. Thus, this study investigates whether, from a biomechanical point of view, the use of such a mini or baby plate is worthwhile. ⋯ Here, we show evidence that the addition of a small plate to the standard plate is highly effective in increasing the biomechanical stability in severe fractures equivalent to Jupiter type IIb. As it hopefully minimizes complications like pseudarthrosis and implant failure and as the additional preparatory effort leading to compromised blood supply is regarded to be negligible, this justifies and highly advises the use of a mother-baby-plate system.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023
Two-staged management of ankle fracture-dislocations with a posterior fragment: computer-tomography-based classification, treatment and its outcome.
Trimalleolar fractures are difficult to treat and malreduction can lead to functional impairment. Involvement of the posterior malleolus has a poor predictive value. Current computed-tomography (CT)-based fracture classifications led to an increase in fixation of the posterior malleolus. The aim of this study was to describe the functional outcome after a two-stage stabilisation with direct fixation of the posterior fragment in trimalleolar dislocation fractures. ⋯ A two-stage procedure of trimalleolar dislocation fractures with in-direct reduction and fixation of the posterior tibial fragment through a posterior approach leads to good functional outcome scores with a low rate of complications.