Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Multicenter StudyTechnical challenges and surgical outcomes of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in patients with upper lumbar disc herniation: a prospective clinical study.
Upper lumbar disc herniation (ULDH) constitutes a considerably complex and rare anatomic entity. As such, there are only a handful of studies investigating the application of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in the management of this cause of low back pain. ⋯ Level III.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2023
Multicenter StudyA predictive score of high tibial osteotomy survivorship to help in surgical decision-making: the SKOOP score.
The high tibial osteotomy (HTO) survival rate is strongly correlated with surgical indications and predictive factors. This study aims to assess HTO survival in the long term, to determine the main predictive factors of this survival, to propose a predictive score for HTO based on those factors. ⋯ Retrospective cohort study.