Background: Limb salvaging surgeries are current surgical treatment of extremity bone sarcomas. Resected bonereplacement consists of two main methods; tumor prosthesis versus structural allograft. Biological reconstruction withan allograft is an economic cheap method in young sarcoma patients, however, the surgeons are more convinced withtumor prosthesis replacement.Methods: We evaluated the sh...

We evaluated histologically samples of synovial tissue from the knees of 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The samples were taken during revision for aseptic loosening. The findings were compared with those in 64 knees with osteoarthritis (OA) and aseptic loosening and in 18 knees with RA without loosening. The last group had been revised because of failure of the inlay or the couplin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The most common surgical approaches in total hip arthroplasty in Sweden are the posterior and the anterolateral transgluteal approach. Currently, however, there is insufficient evidence to prefer one over the other regarding risk of subsequent surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS We searched the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register between the years 1992 and 2009 to compare the p...

Allograft-prosthesis composite (APC) can restore capsular and ligamentous tissues of the knee sacrificed in a tumor extirpation. We asked if performing APC would restore knee stability and allow the use of nonconstrained arthroplasty while preventing aseptic loosening. We retrospectively compared 50 knee APCs performed with non-constrained revision knee prosthesis (Group 1) with 36 matched APCs...

BACKGROUND Loosening is a major complication in prosthesis surgery. Less invasive alternatives to revision surgery are required to prevent and treat prosthesis loosening. Some experimental therapies investigating alternative treatments exploit the intra-articular space as a route of administration. For efficient, local delivery of therapeutic agents a contained joint space is required. Furtherm...

Total joint arthroplasty procedures are increasing year on year, however, the complications that associated with remain. Using total elbow as a case study due to high loosening rates, technique has been further developed accurately monitor position of prosthesis. Micromotion detection endoprosthetic prostheses is vital for longevity along timely, adequate treatment. At present, radiographs used...

In this study, porous-coated, fixed with screwed-system femoral prosthesis and total hip prosthesis composed of screwed-system acetabular cup were applied on 21 dogs of different breeds, sexes and ages. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) was applied as one sided in all cases. In 7 cases luxation occured and in 5 of them the prostheses were taken out. One of the cases had a second operation for disloc...

One hundred and three sequential Stanmore knee replacements were reviewed retrospectively on two occasions with a maximal follow-up period of nine years three months. This knee prosthesis, which is hinged, was successful in alleviating pain, stabilising an unstable knee and modestly increasing the arc of flexion. Walking capacity was increased and flexion contractures were reduced. There were s...

We report the early failure, at a mean of 37 months, of 17 femoral prostheses due to aseptic loosening at the cement-bone interface. In every case the prosthesis had been manufactured with a surface coating designed to enhance the strength of the cement-prosthesis interface. It is postulated that improving the bond at the cement-prosthesis interface may transfer increased stress to the cement-b...

We describe a septic loosening of a hip prosthesis in a 71-year-old woman caused by Gardnerella vaginalis. Infection was confirmed by culture and molecular identification of this bacterium. The patient was treated by a one-step exchange of prosthesis and antibiotic therapy combining trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampin, with favorable evolution.