Reproducibility of Digital Planning in Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty Among Experienced and Novice Surgeons.

 The present study aims to assess the reproducibility of digital planning for cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) among surgeons with different levels of experience. In addition, it attempts to determine the degree of planning reliability based on a contralateral THA or on a spherical marker positioned at the greater trochanter for calibration.  Two evaluators with different experience levels (A1 and A2) performed independently the retrospective digital surgical planning of 64 cementless THAs.

Self-supervised and semi-supervised learning for road condition estimation from distributed road-side cameras.

Monitoring road conditions, e.g., water build-up due to intense rainfall, plays a fundamental role in ensuring road safety while increasing resilience to the effects of climate change.

RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF OSSEOINTEGRATION OF UNCEMENTED TARGOS® STEMS. A 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP.

Introduction: Total hip arthroplasty is a widespread treatment and is considered the gold standard in cases of hip osteoarthritis, with high rates of success in improving pain and function when well performed. After five years of follow-up, this study evaluates the osseointegration of uncemented Targos® collared stems in arthroplasties.

Methods: Observational study of 182 total hip arthroplasties performed in 2014 with Targos® cementless collared femoral stems (Lepine).

Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Osteoarthrosis Secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Compared with Primary Osteoarthrosis: A Case-control Study.

 To perform a comparative clinical, functional and radiographic evaluation of total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed with a cementless prosthesis in cases of osteoarthrosis secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) and in cases of primary osteoarthrosis.  In the present case-control study, we reviewed medical records of patients admitted to a university hospital between 2008 and 2015 to undergo THA due to LCPD sequelae and compared them with a control group of patients who underwent the same surgery due to primary hip osteoarthrosis. We recruited patients for clinical, functional, and radiographic analysis and we compared the evaluations in the immediate postoperative period and at the last follow-up visit, considering surgical time, size of prosthetic components, and complications.

Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: Update Article.

Among the pathologies that affect the hip joint, osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is probably the most intriguing and challenging. It consists of a multifactorial disease with a highly-variable spectrum in its clinical presentation. It has a devastating effect, due to disabling painful conditions, both for usual activities and sports.