Improved surgical procedure of primary constrained total knee arthroplasty which enables use of the femoral diaphyseal straight extension stem.

Background: In performing primary constrained total knee arthroplasties (TKA) to imbalanced knees, the offset stem is sometimes compelled to use, although this is associated with surgical difficulties. We developed a modified procedure which might be able to fit the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) position of the femoral component simultaneously with the straight stem. Purposes of this study were to evaluate usefulness of the modified procedure both in computer simulations and actual surgeries.

Successful treatment with mepolizumab for allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis complicated with bilateral septic arthritis of the knee joints caused by Methicillin-resistant .

We report the case of a 50-year-old man with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) complicated with bilateral septic arthritis of the knees caused by Methicillin-resistant (MRSA). He had a background of bronchial asthma and end-stage renal failure on maintenance dialysis. He was treated with 30 mg/day of prednisolone for 14 days for ABPM.

Malrotation of whole-leg radiograph less than 10 degrees does not influence preoperative planning in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy.

Coronal whole-leg radiography is generally used for preoperative open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) planning. Nevertheless, malrotational whole-leg radiographs could affect the planning, and the effects could possibly be strengthened by the knee flexed position. Consecutive 51 varus osteoarthritis knees that underwent OWHTO were included.

Assessment of baseline bone turnover marker levels and response to risedronate treatment: Data from a Japanese phase III trial.

Background: Risedronate increases bone mineral density (BMD) and reduces fracture risk, but treatment response may depend on the baseline state of bone turnover. Data regarding the selection of therapeutic drugs or the prediction of therapeutic effects with baseline levels of bone turnover markers (BTMs) as a reference are insufficient. We hypothesized that when the baseline levels of BTMs are higher, baseline BMD might be lower, changes in BMD at 12 months after risedronate treatment might be higher, and the reduction of fracture incidence might be greater.

Spontaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures in a young male adult: a case report and literature review.

Background: Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture is a very rare condition, even in osteoporotic elderly individuals. We report an atypical case of a young male adult who developed simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures without previous trauma or overuse.

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old man presented with discomfort in the bilateral groin, which had started 2 weeks previously.

The depth of the low-intensity band on the T1-weighted MR image is useful for distinguishing subchondral insufficiency fracture from osteonecrosis of the collapsed femoral head.

Purpose: To verify the hypothesis that depth of the low-intensity band on T1-weighted MR image is useful for distinguishing subchondral insufficiency fracture (SIF) from osteonecrosis of the collapsed femoral head (ON).

Patients And Methods: We reviewed 35 consecutive hips in 35 patients with radiological evidence of subchondral collapse of the femoral head and available MR images and histology between May 2013 and January 2016. Both clinical and radiological appearances were investigated.

Clinical outcomes in relation to locations of bone marrow edema lesions in patients with a subchondral insufficiency fracture of the hip: a review of fifteen cases.

Objective: The prognosis of patients with a subchondral insufficiency fracture remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between locations of bone marrow edema (BME) lesions and clinical outcome in patients with a subchondral insufficiency fracture of the hip.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 15 consecutive hips in 14 patients who were diagnosed with subchondral insufficiency fracture of the hip at our institution between April 2013 and September 2014.

Brown tumor of the patella caused by primary hyperparathyroidism: a case report.

It has been reported that the common sites of brown tumors are the jaw, pelvis, ribs, femurs and clavicles. We report our experience in a case of brown tumor of the patella caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. An initial radiograph and CT showed an osteolytic lesion and MR images showed a mixed solid and multiloculated cystic tumor in the right patella.

Medial opening wedge distal femoral osteotomy for post-traumatic secondary knee osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis of the knee secondary to femoral fracture is difficult to treat. There are some surgical options, such as total knee arthroplasty or correction osteotomy. Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy is an established treatment of gonarthrosis.