" Y. Kalairajah, MA, MPhil, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " D. Simpson, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " A. J. Cossey, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " G. M. Verrall, MBBS, Sports Physician " A. J. Spriggins, MS, FRCS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Sportsmed SA, 32 Pa...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of early initiation of rehabilitation on length of stay (LOS) and cost following total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases PubMed, CINAHL, Pedro, Embase, AMED, and the Cochrane Library were searched in July 2016. Five additional trials were identified through reference list scanni...

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this review was to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes in studies of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using allograft versus ACDF with autograft, ACDF with cage devices, and cervical disc arthroplasty for the treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA ACDF remains the standard ...

Background: Severe bilateral Fixed flexion deformity of the knees resulting from irreversible joint damage is a disabling complication long-standing rheumatoid arthritis, associated with loss ambulatory ability. While Total knee Arthroplasty an effective treatment for such patients, it poses significant intra-operative technical demands and challenges post-operative rehabilitation. Method: We r...

BACKGROUND The reported outcomes of shoulder arthroplasty in patients under the age of fifty years are worse than those in patients over fifty. While there are several possible explanations for this finding, we explored the possibility that patients who had a primary shoulder arthroplasty when they were under fifty years of age differed from those who had the procedure when they were over fifty...

BACKGROUND Severe arthritis of the knee is a disabling condition, with over 50,000 knee replacements performed each year in the UK. Isolated patellofemoral joint arthritis occurs in over 10% of these patients with the treatment options being patellofemoral arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty. Whilst many surgeons believe total knee arthroplasty is the 'gold standard' treatment for severe kn...

INTRODUCTION The Smith-Petersen vitallium mold arthroplasty was a real landmark in arthroplasty surgery as this was the first technique which produced predictable and satisfactory results. CASE REPORT We present the longest known follow-up of any hip arthroplasty in literature. The arthroplasty was performed in 1949 in London on a 30-years-old female patient with congenital hip dysplasia, and...

(1) Background: Preoperative templating is mainly conducted on an anteroposterior pelvic overview X-ray. For short stem hip arthroplasty, the choice of optimal size especially crucial to avoid complications. Thus, study aimed determine if there increased rate correctly planned sizes using two radiological planes. (2) Methods: 50 patients with a conventional and 100 total arthroplasty were analy...

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect clinical nursing pathway on symptoms, hip function and satisfaction male patients who undergo artificial replacement. A total 102 had arthroplasty were admitted West China Hospital Sichuan University recruited. Participants randomly divided into group (given pathway) control routine intervention). hospitalization time, treatment cost, symptom c...

We report the results of Ilizarov gradual distraction to regain 6.7 cm of leg length in a severely contracted hip 11 months after a resection arthroplasty. Restoration of leg length allowed revision hip arthroplasty. At 24 months after the revision arthroplasty, the patient is ambulating independently and pain free. The use of Ilizarov gradual distraction restored leg length and facilitated pos...