background: the infection after total hip arthroplasty is one of the major and catastrophic complications and often cause multiple procedures, heavy cost and life threatens and disability for the patient. in this study, we report our experience about infected total hip arthroplasty. methods: in this study, among patients referred to kashani hospital in isfahan, iran from 2001 to 2007, 659 patie...

background:    previous studies suggest total hip arthroplasty may have some benefits compared to hemi-arthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in patients more than 60 years of age. the primary research question of our study was whether in-hospital adverse events, post-operative length of stay (los) and mortality in patients 60 year of age or older differed between total...

temporomandibular joint ankylosis causes limitation in mouth opening and establishes severe deformity and asymmetry in patient’s face, especially in children. surgery is the only treatment. this study was conducted to compare the effect of two surgical approaches, gap arthropasty and interpositional gap arthroplasty, on rate of maximum interincisal opening in temporomandibular joint ankylosis. ...

background: malnutrition has been linked to poor outcomes after elective joint arthroplasty, but the risk of unplanned postoperative intensive care unit (icu) admission in malnourished arthroplasty patients is unknown. methods: 1098 patients were followed as part of a prospective risk stratification program at a tertiary, high-volume arthroplasty center. chronic malnutrition was defined as preo...

abstract  background: in the recent decade, many primary total knee arthroplasties have  been carried out in iran and the number of revision cases is expected to rise with the  aging population. the aim of this study was to report the outcome of revision surgery  in the country and make a comparison between the outcome of revision and that of  the primary arthroplasty.  methods: retrospectively...

despite improvements in surgical and anesthetic techniques, total joint arthroplasty (tja) is still associated with substantial blood loss and postoperative anemia (1). a considerable portion of patients with postoperative anemia require blood transfusion, which has been shown to negatively affect the outcome of tja and predisposes patients to development of surgical site infection and peripros...

Background: Although it has been shown that perioperative protocols enhance arthroplasty care and safety, it isnot known how prevalent their use is in safety net hospitals, which operate with a mandate to treat the poor andunderserved. Understanding the elements currently included in standard perioperative arthroplasty protocols at variousinstitutions may help guide future interventions and pol...

    Background: Malnutrition has been linked to poor outcomes after elective joint arthroplasty, but the risk of unplanned postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission in malnourished arthroplasty patients is unknown. Methods: 1098 patients were followed as part of a prospective risk stratification program at a tertiary, high-volume arthroplasty center. Chronic malnutrition was defined as ...

  Background:    Previous studies suggest total hip arthroplasty may have some benefits compared to hemi-arthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in patients more than 60 years of age. The primary research question of our study was whether in-hospital adverse events, post-operative length of stay (LOS) and mortality in patients 60 year of age or older differed between tot...

background osteoarthritis (oa) is a multifactorial, disabling and degenerative disease that worsens with age and affects patient’s health-related quality of life (hrqol). objectives the current study aimed to assess if age and comorbidities have an influence on knee oa and knee replacement outcome before and after the surgery. methods a quasi-experimental intervention study was conducted on a s...