Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2016
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAre people following hip and knee arthroplasty at greater risk of experiencing a fall and fracture? Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
Falls are a major challenge for older people and are a significant source of mortality and morbidity. There has been uncertainty as to whether people with total hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasty have a greater risk of falls and associated fractures. This analysis was to explore this question with a large community dataset. ⋯ There appears a lower chance of experiencing a fracture for people following THA compared to those who have not.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2016
ReviewDoes surgical reconstruction produce better stability than conservative treatment in the isolated PCL injuries?
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to address the stability outcome from reconstruction and conservative treatments. ⋯ This systematic review noted more satisfactory and consistent stability in the reconstructive treatment group. However, more complications and small differences of stability between groups should be also considered.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2016
Multicenter StudyCharacteristics and associated factors of Klee cartilage lesions: preliminary baseline-data of more than 1000 patients from the German cartilage registry (KnorpelRegister DGOU).
Knee cartilage lesions are very frequent in arthroscopic surgery. This multi-center-study was aimed to evaluate the distribution and possible associated factors of these pathologies in more than 1000 patients. ⋯ Our results are in confirmation with other multicenter studies. But these former studies did not differentiate into traumatic and degenerative lesions. Furthermore no characteristics were given regarding to single, kissing or complex lesions. Thus this database will be a sufficient instrument for the investigation of the "natural course" of cartilage lesions, but above all about the effectiveness of different treatment options.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2016
The efficacy of open partial aponeurectomy for recurrent Dupuytren's contracture.
To evaluate the efficacy of open partial aponeurectomy for recurrent Dupuytren's contracture. ⋯ Open partial aponeurectomy performed by a board certified hand surgeon proved to be safe. The postoperative functional outcome seemed to be related to the individual course of the disease.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2016
Comparative StudyGluteus maximus impairment in femoroacetabular impingement: a tensiomyographic evaluation of a clinical fact.
the aim of the present study is to evaluate the mechanical and contractile properties of the gluteus maximus (GM) muscle in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Our hypothesis is that the clinical observation of GM pain would be evidenced by tensiomyographic impairment in muscle function. ⋯ FAI is associated with impairment of contraction time in the GM of the injured compared to the healthy side. Impairment of the GM may be monitored to evaluate response to conservative or surgical treatment.