When considering pelvic ring injuries, the differentiation between two entities is essential for adequate fracture management: While fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP) result from low-energy trauma and primarily affect the geriatric …
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Adrian Cavalcanti Kußmaul, Nele Baur, Jan Wulf, Axel Greiner, Rouven Neudeck, Manuel Kistler, Carl Neuerburg, Wolfgang Böcker, Christopher A Becker
Obesity is a rapidly growing health risk throughout the United States and worldwide [ 1 , 2 ] and represents a well-established risk factor for the development of symptomatic hip osteoarthritis requiring total hip arthroplasty (THA) [ 3 , 4 ].
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Walter Sobba, Kyle W. Lawrence, Muhammad A. Haider, Jeremiah Thomas, Ran Schwarzkopf, Joshua C. Rozell
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25.05.2024 | Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
The posterolateral corner (PLC) consists primarily of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and the popliteus complex (PTC), which includes the popliteus muscle tendon (PLT) unit and the arcuate complex. The arcuate complex is formed by the …
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H Fahlbusch, S Weiß, J Landenberger, F von Rehlingen Prinz, T Dust, R Akoto, M Krause, Karl-Heinz Frosch
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is secreted by the parathyroid glands and regulates serum calcium concentration through its effects on bone, kidney, and intestine. Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an endocrine disease marked by increased secretion of …
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Mustafa Onur Karaca, Mustafa Özyıldıran, Merve Dursun Savran, Kerem Başarır, Hüseyin Yusuf Yıldız
Due to the increasing absolute number of total joint replacements (TJR), also the number of revision TJR is rising and predicted to continue to rise [ 7 , 8 ]. As it is to be expected that predominately younger age groups will be affected by …
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Georg Hauer, Laura Rasic, Sebastian Klim, Lukas Leitner, Andreas Leithner, Patrick Sadoghi
Correct femoral tunnel positioning in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is considered as the central criterion for surgical success. In the literature tunnel malpositioning is described as a major cause of surgical failure [ 13 , 19 …
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Maximilian M. Mueller, Oliver Tenfelde, Nico Hinz, Geert Pagenstert, Karl-Heinz Frosch, Juergen Hoeher, Ralph Akoto
Knee osteotomies are effective procedures to treat different deformities and torsional abnormalities to redistribute the load at the joint level, reducing the risk of wear and, consequently, the need for invasive procedures. Particularly, knee …
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Marco Bechis, Federica Rosso, Marie Verocq, Bernardo Innocenti, Roberto Rossi, Davide Edoardo Bonasia
Anterior knee pain is a common condition that affects the quality of daily living and mainly affected be are young female adults. The pathology can be caused by a plethora of different causes. Chondromalacia patellae (CMP) is a condition that …
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Marko Ostojic, Hassan Tarek Hakam, Bruno Lovrekovic, Nikolai Ramadanov, Robert Prill
In this technical report study, we describe technique for performing the osteotomy and screw passage in minimally invasive fourth-generation hallux valgus surgery with transverse and akin extra-articular metaphyseal osteotomy (META) using a …
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Gabriel Ferraz Ferreira, Gustavo Araujo Nunes, Vitor La Banca, Luiz Fernando Michaelis, Thomas Lorchan Lewis, Robbie Ray, Peter Lam, Miguel Viana Pereira Filho
Patient expectations following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continue to become more demanding, as a younger population desires return to high level activities and sports [ 1 ]. While patients undergoing TKA were once largely elderly and sedentary …
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Kyle W. Lawrence, David A. Bloom, Vinaya Rajahraman, Casey Cardillo, Ran Schwarzkopf, Joshua C. Rozell, Armin Arshi
Loss of the axis vertebra leads to a highly unstable state of the upper cervical spine and may occur in the presence of primary or secondary bone tumors or infections. Vertebral body tumors pose a challenging situation for the surgeon: unique …
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Laurin Feuerstein, Benjamin Martens, Roman Schwizer, Thomas Forster, Michal Ziga
Current techniques in bone fixation combined with a better understanding of bone vascularity have led to a high success rate in fracture healing. However, it is estimated that an average of 3–5% of all fractures can be complicated with non-union [ …
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Ignacio Roger de Oña, Andrea Garcia Villanueva, Jose Ignacio Garcia Lopez, Fernando Garcia de Lucas
Osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million people in the United States and has been recognized as a leading cause of disability [ 1 – 3 ]. Although osteoarthritis may be treated initially with nonoperative management, progressive articular …
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Shayom Debopadhaya, Ernesto Acosta, Dionisio Ortiz III
Following total hip arthroplasty (THA), bone quality maintenance requires load-bearing from the implant to the periprosthetic bone [ 1 ]. The femur, both around and below the femoral implant, is subjected to mechanical loads in daily life. However …
As global aging advances, Osteoarthritis (OA), being one of the most prevalent joint diseases worldwide, exhibits an escalating incidence over the years [ 1 ]. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) takes precedence as the most commonly affected site [ 2 ]. The …
The incidence of geriatric acetabular fractures has shown a sharp increase in the last decades. The majority of patients are male, which is different to other osteoporotic fractures. The typical pathomechanism generally differs from acetabular …
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Dietmar Krappinger, Thomas Freude, Fabian Stuby, Richard A. Lindtner
The number of primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) is increasing annually. Especially aseptic loosening (22.7%) and periprosthetic fractures (15.9%) are major reasons for revision [ 1 ]. Even though cemented THAs can significantly reduce …
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Manuel Kistler, Arnd Steinbrück, Florian Schmidutz, Alexander C. Paulus, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Matthias Woiczinski
Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (OUKA) is an effective treatment for medial mono-condylar osteoarthritis and spontaneous knee osteonecrosis. Although implant survival and outcomes are good, and minimal invasiveness and quicker recovery …
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Takafumi Hiranaka, Masamune Kamachi, Takuma Hayashi, Ryoma Inoue, Sota Ogino, Motoki Koide, Takaaki Fujishiro, Koji Okamoto
An estimated 22 million Americans are living with moderate to severe sleep apnea [ 1 ]. These patients have an increased risk of postoperative complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including increased thromboembolic and cerebrovascular …
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Jeremy A. Dubin, Sandeep S. Bains, Daniel Hameed, Zhongming Chen, Hani A. Mayassi, James Nace, Ronald E. Delanois
Graft selection is a critical part of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery to match the individual needs of the patient and maximise the clinical outcome. Bone-patella tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft is widely used. Direct bone-to-bone healing …
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Thorsten Huber, Marcel Frühwirth, Florian Hartenbach, Sarah Franzmair, David Ullmann, Björn Rath
