Sex Differences in Serum C-Reactive Protein Course after Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Gender-specific medicine has become an important part in investigating the course of various diseases. C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as an inflammatory marker for detecting inflammations and even infections after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The general course of CRP after THA is well known, but there is controversy about its association with sex.

[Patient safety during endoprosthetic training : Does the training of surgeons in primary hip arthroplasty at certified endoprosthesis centres lead to increased complications?].

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the perioperative outcome and the operation-specific process variables in patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) significantly deteriorate when the operation is performed by an inexperienced surgeon assisted by an experienced one in the context of a certified endoprosthesis center.

Material And Methods: 1480 patients who received primary THA for primary coxarthrosis between 2013 and 2016 were included. The relevant data were retrospectively documented from the hospital information system, the discharge letter and the EndoCert form.

Psychological distress and health-related quality of life in patients with bone marrow edema syndrome.

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate psychological distress and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in patients with bone marrow edema syndrome (BMES) of the hip or knee joint.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with the diagnosis BMES treated in the period 2016-2017. As well as analyzing the epidemiological data (age, sex, vascular disease, hypertension, etc.

An unexpected phase transformation of ceria nanoparticles in aqueous media.

Cerium oxide Nanoparticles (CNPs) are of significant interest to the scientific community due to their wide spread applications in a variety of fields. It is proposed that size dependent variations in the extent of Ce3+ and Ce4+ oxidation states of cerium in CNPs determines the performance of CNPs in application environments. To obtain greater molecular and structural understanding of chemical state transformations previously reported for ceria ≈ 3 nm nanoparticles (CNPs) in response to changing ambient conditions, microXRD and Raman measurements were carried out for various solution conditions.

Patient Obesity Influences Pelvic Lift During Cup Insertion in Total Hip Arthroplasty Through a Lateral Transgluteal Approach in Supine Position.

Background: Movement of the pelvis during implantation of total hip arthroplasty (THA) has a major influence on the positioning of the acetabular cup. Strong traction caused by retractors leads to iatrogenic pelvic lift and can thus be partly responsible for cup malpositioning. The objective of this study was to investigate such factors that influence pelvic lift.