Clinical outcomes and ultrasonographic viability of GraftJacket® augmented rotator cuff repair: a prospective follow-up study with mean follow-up of forty-one months.

Background: The management of large rotator cuff tears in patients without evidence of glenohumeral arthritis is challenging and controversial. We wished to investigate the viability of Graft Jacket® augmentation and assess the clinical and radiological outcomes in a prospective study with a select cohort of patients.

Methods: All procedures were performed by a single shoulder surgeon over a three-year period.

Cemented total hip replacement in patients under 55 years.

Background and purpose - About 86,000 total hip replacements (THR) have been registered in patients under 55 years in the National Joint Registry of England and Wales (NJR). The use of uncemented implants has increased, despite their outcomes not having been proven to be significantly better than cemented implants in this registry. We determined the implant survivorship and functional outcomes of cemented THR in patients under 55 years at a minimum follow-up of 22 years.