Purpose. Patellar resurfacing during prosthetic replacement of the knee is associated with loosening and the need for secondary revision. In many cases the patella is left unreplaced during this procedure in order to decrease the revision risk. Some of these patients remain symptomatic after knee replacement. Secondary isolated resurfacing of the previously unresurfaced patella in total knee ar...

Recent advances in technology have provided laser surgeons with new options for cutaneous laser resurfacing. Despite its popularity, there is limited information on the short-term and long-term side effects and complications of variable-pulsed erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (erbium:YAG) laser skin resurfacing. The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate postoperative wound healing, ...

Non-melanoma skin cancer is a disease primarily afflicting geriatric patients as evidenced by the fact that 80% of all non-melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed in patients over the age of 60 years. As such, geriatric skin responds to cancer-inducing UVB irradiation in a manner that allows the establishment of tumor cells. Currently, the only effective treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer is th...

BACKGROUND Fractional photothermolysis represents a new modality of laser skin resurfacing that was developed to provide a successful clinical response while minimizing postoperative recovery and limiting treatment complications. OBJECTIVES To review all of the reported complications that develop as a result of fractional ablative and nonablative laser skin resurfacing. METHODS A literature...

Among patients that underwent total knee arthroplasty from June, 1990 to January, 1999, 61 cases (44 patients) that could be followed for more than 10 years were included in this study. The patients were divided into a patellar retention group and a patellar resurfacing group, and were compared with regard to their clinical and radiological outcomes. In patients undergoing primary TKA, a select...

BACKGROUND Facial laser resurfacing and chemodenervation with botulinum toxin type A are used independently as means of nonsurgical facial rejuvenation. Recent reports in the literature have described combining these 2 therapies, claiming improved and longer-lasting laser resurfacing results. To date, no scientific investigation has been undertaken to prove or disprove this theory. DESIGN Ins...

BACKGROUND Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser resurfacing of the face has become an increasingly popular procedure. However, laser resurfacing of the neck has been largely avoided because of fears of scarring or pigmentation changes. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment and incidence of complications after short-pulse CO(2) laser resurfacing of the neck. METHODS A total...

OBJECTIVE To report on the relative cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty (replacement of articular surface of femoral head only) in patients with severe arthritis suitable for hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty. DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis on an intention-to-treat basis of a single-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial of 126 adult patien...

350 knees were evaluated in a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study of selective patellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty. Knees with exposed bone on the patellar articular surface were excluded. 327 knees were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 7.8years. 114 knees followed for greater than 10 years were analyzed separately. Satisfaction was higher in patients with a resurf...

Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. This study evaluates the results of resurfacing and non-resurfacing of the patella. Fifty-six patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee were enrolled in a prospective randomised clinical trial using a posterior-stabilised TKA. Evaluations were done preoperatively and after 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Disease specifi...