Publications by authors named "B E Albrektsson"
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- Developed a bone-conserving titanium hip replacement system focusing on osseointegration, designed to leave the femoral canal untouched and properly align with the acetabular cup.
- Conducted a clinical trial with 40 patients comparing the new system to traditional cemented and cementless implants, using various clinical measures over two years.
- Results indicated no significant differences in long-term stability, but better early recovery for patients with the new system, suggesting it may be a viable option for younger, more active individuals.
Article Synopsis
- Developed a new total hip system based on osseointegration, featuring a unique proximal femoral replacement and titanium shell for the acetabulum.
- Conducted a randomized trial with 52 patients comparing the new experimental implant to existing cemented and cementless controls, using clinical measures over three years.
- Results showed no significant differences in hip scores or pain, but some revisions were needed; findings suggest the new implant's potential for osseointegration, though further improvements are necessary before clinical use.
Forty-one patients were randomized to a cemented Miller-Galante unicompartmental (Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind) knee arthroplasty inserted with either minimally invasive surgery or with a standard exposure. Clinical data and conventional radiographs were recorded and patients were followed with radiostereometric analysis to measure migration rate of the tibial component. The rehabilitation of patients operated through a small incision was faster, and there was a significant difference in days of hospitalization (P = .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tibial components in 143 patients with total knee replacements performed before 1988 were assessed for micromotion using roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (RSA) over a period of 13 years. The fixation of the prostheses remained clinically sound in all cases, although revision had been required for other reasons in seven. In a second group taken from all cases with RSA available on our full database to 1990, 15 tibial components had been followed by RSA from the insertion until, 1 to 11 years after the initial arthroplasty, they were revised for mechanical loosening of the tibial component; 12 of these comprised all the loosenings in the base group, thus making a total of 155 consecutive cases, while an additional three were inserted after the base material had been compiled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a prospective study the accuracy of a new radiographic method, Matched Indicators for Radiographic Assessment (MIRA), used to assess tibial component migration in total knee arthroplasty was evaluated. Radiopaque markers were placed in the tibial component and the tibial metaphysis in a standardized way so that four vertical distances could be measured on standard radiographs. Subsidence during the first postoperative year was measured both with this new method and with roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis in 27 Freeman-Samuelson total knee arthroplasties.
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