BACKGROUND Cardiac complications are a major cause of postoperative morbidity. The purpose of this study was to determine the rates, risk factors, and time of occurrence for cardiac complications within thirty days after primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty. METHODS The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set from 20...

this report is on a migration of a steinman pin into the posterior com department of the calf. it was used to fix a greater trochanteric osteotomy in a total hip arthroplasty. the puzzling note is how this metal piece passed through the anterolateral compartment of the thigh to the posterior compartment of the calf. accord ing to our literature review, migration of fixation pins through the kne...

progressive loss of bone mineral density around the femora! component of total hip replacement continues to pose a threat to long term prosthetic survival. a linear study was undertaken to measure bone mineral density on a monthly basis following total hip arthroplasty in 11 male patients. the opposite femur was used as the control measurement. bone mineral density was unchanged at two months f...

BACKGROUND Total joint arthroplasty is a highly efficacious and cost-effective procedure for moderate to severe arthritis in the hip and knee. Although patient characteristics are considered to be important determinants of who receives total joint arthroplasty, no systematic review has addressed how they affect the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty. This study addresses how patient character...

Background. Treatment failure in intertrochanteric fractures of the femur leads to pain and limitations of limb function. Methods of treatment allowing for union in order to preserve the proximal femur are undertaken in younger patients. Older patients who have poor quality bone stock and bone loss in the proximal femur are treated with hip arthroplasty. The aim of our study was to perform a lo...

Background and purpose - There are limited data on risk factors for avascular necrosis of the hip, but cirrhosis has been proposed as a risk factor. We examined the association between cirrhosis and incidence of total hip arthroplasty for avascular necrosis. Methods - We used nationwide healthcare data to identify all Danish residents diagnosed with cirrhosis in 1994-2011, and matched them 1:5 ...

brucellosis is a zoonotic disease mostly transmitted to humans through consumption of unpasteurized dairy products and can lead to a systemic disease with any organ involvement. in this report, we describe a case of brucellosis-induced avascular necrosis of the hip. brucellosis was diagnosed through serological tests, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head was confirmed by pelvic mri. the p...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The use of hip arthroplasties is evidently increasing, but there are few published data on the incidence in young patients. METHODS We used data on total and resurfacing hip arthroplasties (THAs and RHAs) from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register and population data from Statistics Finland to analyze the incidences of THA and RHA in patients aged 30-59 years in Finland, fo...

„ the National Institute for Health and clinical excellence states that research into the clinical and cost effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty as a treatment for hip fracture is a research priority. „ can a suitable trial investigating total hip arthroplasty for hip fracture currently be delivered in the NHS? „ A mixed methods approach to situate a feasibility trial within the context of t...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is currently one of the most widely performed procedures in orthopedic practice. Over recent years, THA gained much improvement in terms of prosthesis design, availability of suitable component materials and manufacturing techniques, and a better understanding of hip mechanics. In a previous study, we reported results at a mean 3.2 years following implantation of th...