Publications by authors named "Hans-Joachim AndreSS"
We report about an 81-year-old male patient who suffered a medial femoral neck fracture after a fall on the left leg. A total hip arthroplasty was planned based on the appropriate indications. The planning was complicated by the presence of an intramedullary Küntscher femoral nail inserted after a motorcycle incident approximately 60 years ago.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExperience with infected shoulder arthroplasty is limited. Treatment options are either one- or two-stage reimplantation, débridement with retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty or arthrodesis. We retrospectively analysed ten patients with an infected shoulder prosthesis and evaluated the diagnostic and therapeutic management as well as the clinical outcome, assessed by the Constant score, Neer's criteria and the mean abduction ability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Optimal timing of stabilization for thoracic spine injuries in multiply injured patients is still controversial because additional lung injury occurs frequently. Early operation might benefit clinical course and outcome in these patients.
Methods: We analyzed the German National Trauma Database (n = 8,057) and compared clinical parameters and outcome of patients with severe thoracic spine injuries (Abbreviated Injury Scale >2; n = 298) who underwent spine stabilization within 72 hours posttrauma (group I) or later (group II).
Background: Spondylodiscitis is a rare bacterial infection of the vertebra and intervertebral discs with an inflammatory, destructive course.
Methods: To gain further information about the management and clinical course of spondylodiscitis, we retrospectively reviewed 32 patients in 2002 who had surgical interventions between 1992 and 2001.
Results: The mean age of patients was 61 years (29-78 years).