Anterolateral Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty: Pitfalls During the Learning Curve and Clinical Outcomes.

To report outcomes and complications from a modified anterolateral minimal invasive surgery (ALMIS) approach for total hip arthroplasty (THA). All patients undergoing THA through ALMIS approach during a seven-year period were retrospectively evaluated. One hundred fifty-four patients with a mean follow-up of 4.

The Effect of Quarantine Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Surgically Treated Fractures in Greece: a Two-Center Study.

Many countries have implemented quarantines to control the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spread. The quarantine effects on surgically-treated fractures, operated during this period (March 9th - May 4th) in two public Greek institutions, the "Venizeleion" General Hospital of Crete (VGH) and the "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens ("251" HAFGH) were evaluated and compared with those of the same period of 2019. This is a retrospective study of a prospectively collected database.

Topical use of tranexamic acid in primary total knee arthroplasty: a comparative study.

Introduction: Perioperative blood management represents a major issue in knee arthroplasty. The aim of the present observational study is to compare two different methods of topical tranexamic acid (TXA) administration (periarticular and intraarticular) in primary knee arthroplasty.

Patients And Methods: The present is an observational comparative study.