Background/objective Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions often fail without graft rupture. The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of patients with elongated and ruptured bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) grafts that required revision surgery. Methods Twenty one patients who required revisions of a BTB-reconstructed ACL between 2010 and 2015 were enrolled in th...

BACKGROUND Cosmetic rhinoplasty has great potential to change a patient's appearance. It also carries the very real risk of patient dissatisfaction and request for revision. Although there have been many published patient series studying various aspects of rhinoplasty, questions remain regarding revision rates, as well as risk factors for complications, dissatisfaction, and revision. OBJECTIV...

BACKGROUND We wanted to investigate the leading cause of failed vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty. METHODS Twelve patients (10 females and 2 males) who underwent revision surgery after vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty were included. In 4 cases, vertebroplasty was done for two or more levels. Six cases with kyphoplasty were included. Through the retrospective review of the radiographic studies and me...

OBJECTIVE To determine the most common findings in patients undergoing revision endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) presenting to a tertiary rhinology centre. It is our aim that by identifying these findings, the common pitfalls in primary ESS can be avoided to prevent the necessity for revision ESS. METHODS The findings of 73 cases of revision ESS from July 2006 to March 2007 presenting to the St...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective administrative database analysis. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of osteoporosis (OS) on complications and outcomes in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA OS is the most prevalent degenerative human bone disease, and spine surgeons will inevitably perform procedures on patients with OS. These patients might present a difficu...

the aims of surgical treatment for cholesteatoma include complete removal of disease and formation of a dry, self cleaning ear in addition to hearing reconstruction. this presentation concentrates on techniques of open mastoid surgery or modified radical mastoidectomy to achieve a well-constructed cavity. this study analyzes both primary and revision mastoid surgery referred to the author. all ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was the evaluation of possible outcome differences of patients undergoing two-stage hip exchange with antibiotic-loaded spacers, compared to patients without an interim spacer implantation. METHODS We evaluated 46 patients undergoing two-stage hip revision surgery. Twenty-five patients received an interim ALS. Additional to a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, a com...