Publications by authors named "Athanasios Karamitros"
Article Synopsis
- The study compares threaded acetabular components (TACs) and press-fit acetabular components (PFACs) in total hip arthroplasty (THA), highlighting TACs' greater initial stability but ongoing use of PFACs despite advantages.
- It involved a thorough analysis of seven studies with nearly 15,000 cases, examining revision rates due to aseptic loosening and radiological outcomes between the two types of components.
- Findings suggested that PFACs had a higher odds ratio for revisions, especially in females, though some results did not reach statistical significance, indicating that while TACs might be better, further research is necessary for conclusive evidence.
Purpose: Acute Achilles tendon tears in young active individuals are often treated surgically with prolonged rehabilitation, with the leg initially immobilized in plantar flexion in serial non-weight bearing casts and gradually progressing to full weight bearing. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of an early functional unsupervised rehabilitation protocol.
Methods: The medical records of 25 patients treated with open repair were available for follow-up.
: Bilateral fatigue femoral fractures (BFFF) represent an extremely rare clinical entity. The present study introduces a novel classification, in order to categorize the BFFFs and provide a thorough review of all these, so far in the literature, reported cases. : The BFFF were classified taking into account the anatomical region of the femoral fracture; (fh): femoral head, (sc): sub-capital, (pt): peri-trochanteric, (st): sub-trochanteric, (s): shaft, (d): distal femur and the fracture type (complete or incomplete); type I: bilateral incomplete fractures, type II: unilateral incomplete fracture, and type III: bilateral complete fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the modified anterolateral minimally invasive surgery (ALMIS) for total hip arthroplasty (THA), the intermuscular plane between the tensor fasciae latae and the gluteus maximus (GM) is exposed, while the anterior ¼ of the GM is detached. There are scarce data regarding this surgical approach. The purpose of the present study is to thoroughly describe this approach, encompassing the anatomical background, and to present the results of a retrospective two-center study of 603 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeglected patella non-unions are rare. Contraction of the quadriceps makes late repair extremely difficult. A case of distal patella pole fracture neglected for 8 years is presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: There are a lot of unique challenges for the military medical personnel assigned to Afghanistan. We evaluate the results of the co-operation between a German and a Greek surgical team during a 3-month period in a role II hospital.
Materials And Methods: Patients who were admitted to the role II German hospital of Kunduz were evaluated.