LAS VEGAS — A new study links outcomes of hip resurfacing to the hospital volume of resurfacing cases and, thereby, the surgeon’s experience. To evaluate the impact of operative volume on hip resurfacing outcomes, Andrew J. Shimmin, MBBS, FAOrthA, and colleagues used the Australian Joint Registry to identify nearly 9,000 …
Surgeons should rule out impingement in suspected labral tears and referral cases with ‘normal’ X-rays. By Gina Brockenbrough 1st on the web (January 22, 2009) January 2009 Arthroscopic management may be advantageous for many patients with femoroacetabular impingement. At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2009, Dean K. Matsuda, MD, discussed the indications and technique for arthroscopic …
By Luca M.C. Pierannunzii, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:691 July 2008 Educational Objectives As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: Describe the clinical and radiological features of thigh pain related to femoral total hip components. Discuss the pathophysiology of thigh pain in total hip replacement (THR) patients. Describe …
by Rafael Laguna, MD; Jesús Barrientos, MD Poliomyelitis is an acute infection disease caused by a group of neurotrophic viruses, which has a special affinity by the anterior horns cells of the spinal cord and for certain motor nuclei of the brain stem. Paralysis is a flaccid type and characteristically …
By Robert L. Barrack, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2007; 30:725 September 2007 Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is among the most successful interventions in medicine. It is the best option for most patients with end-stage arthritis of the hip. However, THA has some limitations, and problems with THA are far from nonexistent. Revisions account for …
Careful selection can help patients regain function and have a satisfactory quality of life. by Susan M. Rapp Better surgical techniques and patient selection will enable total joint surgeons to achieve more reproducible results in the young arthritic patient with hip resurfacing implants, according to Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FRCSC. …
It took surgeons 55 to 60 cases to get femoral components within ±5° of planned placement. by Susan M. Rapp British and Australian researchers collaborating on a prospective study identified a longer-than-expected learning curve to accurately perform hip resurfacing arthroplasties. Hip surgeons taking part in the study, all of whom …
Converting resurfacing arthroplasty hips to THA required similar operative times and length of postoperative hospitalization. Hips previously treated with metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty that require conversion to total hip arthroplasty can achieve short-term clinical and radiographic results similar to primary total hip replacement, according to a study by California researchers. …