The Knee
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Review Meta Analysis
Favourable rotational alignment outcomes in PSI knee arthroplasty: A Level 1 systematic review and meta-analysis.
Implant malposition in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) often results in unsatisfactory outcomes. Rotational malalignment leads to impaired patellar tracking, stability and joint biomechanics. Patient-specific instrumentation aims to improve three-dimensional implant positioning while reducing overall costs of instrumentation. ⋯ 1.
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Review
Systematic review of medial versus lateral survivorship in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has gained popularity in patients with isolated unicompartmental osteoarthritis. To our knowledge no systematic review has assessed and compared survivorship of medial and lateral UKA. We performed a systematic review assessing medial and lateral UKA survivorship and comparing survivorship in cohort studies and registry-based studies. ⋯ This is the first systematic review that shows no difference in the five-, ten- and fifteen-year survivorship of medial and lateral UKA. We found a lower survivorship in the registry-based studies compared to cohort studies.
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Review
Systematic review of medial versus lateral survivorship in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has gained popularity in patients with isolated unicompartmental osteoarthritis. To our knowledge no systematic review has assessed and compared survivorship of medial and lateral UKA. We performed a systematic review assessing medial and lateral UKA survivorship and comparing survivorship in cohort studies and registry-based studies. ⋯ This is the first systematic review that shows no difference in the five-, ten- and fifteen-year survivorship of medial and lateral UKA. We found a lower survivorship in the registry-based studies compared to cohort studies.
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There has been a significant rise in the number and value of claims against the National Health Service (NHS), with limited studies on litigation in orthopaedic surgery and none in knee surgery alone. We aimed to examine claims against the NHS involving all aspects of knee surgery with respect to costs and trends. ⋯ Litigation success rates for TKR were highest following technical errors such as malalignment compared to events less under the surgeon's control, such as infection. The number of claims involving incorrect prosthesis/size continues to be of concern. Despite the increased availability of imaging modalities, missed diagnosis also resulted in substantial pay outs.
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The analysis of the different operative reconstructions of patellar tendon ruptures has not been reported. A critical review of the existing literature was performed to identify the different operative techniques and the post-operative outcomes in acute, chronic and post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patellar tendon rupture repairs. ⋯ Acute surgical repair of a patellar tendon rupture using augmented primary repair is associated with the best post-operative outcomes. In chronic and post-TKA repair, autogeneous grafts produce best post-operative outcomes. Immediate post-operative mobilisation should be considered in all repairs. Future papers reporting on patellar operative repairs should have a standardised scoring method of functional outcome to allow more comprehensive comparison and evaluation.