OBJECTIVES To study patients' perceptions and knowledge about total joint replacement surgery. DESIGN; Cross-sectional survey. SETTING; University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Three hundred consecutive patients with the diagnosis of osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis attending the out-patient clinic from June 2010 to May 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients' knowledge and ho...

<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of the study is to compare efficacy autologous incus versus allogenic titanium prosthesis in terms anatomical results, hearing gain after surgery, operative course and complications.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This a prospective interventional 20 patients out which 10 underwent autologus ossiculoplasties perf...

Cervical disc replacement is an emerging motion-preserving technology in the surgical treatment of the cervical degenerative disc disorders used as an alternative to the classic interbody fusion. We present a case report of a patient diagnosed with C6-7 right disc herniation who underwent anterior discectomy and received a total disc replacement using ProDisc C artificial disc prosthesis.

Distal humeral replacement and the total elbow are two commonly-used arthroplastiesEach prosthesis has evolving indications and surgical techniquesRecent changes in device design and implantation methods are due to biomechanical and clinical outcome-based researchNew prostheses and methods provide: better elbow kinematics, more durable bearings and longer-lasting joint replacement potential Cit...