Is quality of life related to risk of falling, fear of falling, and functional status in patients with hip arthroplasty?

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the relation between health-related quality of life and risk of falling, fear of falling, and functional status in patients with hip arthroplasty.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 48 hips of 45 patients who aged between 33 and 79 (53.56 ± 12.

Anatomical variation of the Dorsalis pedis artery in a South African population - A Cadaveric Study.

Background: The dorsalis pedis artery is responsible for blood supply to the dorsal aspect of the foot and is vital in the clinical assessment of the arterial supply thereof. Clinical assessment should consider anatomical variations of dorsalis pedis artery. Clearly, a thorough understanding of the potential variations of the vasculature in the area is important for a precise clinical assessment of arterial supply to the foot.

A Concise Review on the Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cell Sheet-Based Tissue Engineering with Special Emphasis on Bone Tissue Regeneration.

The integration of stem cell technology and cell sheet engineering improved the potential use of cell sheet products in regenerative medicine. This review will discuss the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in cell sheet-based tissue engineering. Besides their adhesiveness to plastic surfaces and their extensive differentiation potential in vitro, MSCs are easily accessible, expandable in vitro with acceptable genomic stability, and few ethical issues.

Middle-term therapeutic effect of the sacroiliac joint blockade in patients with lumbosacral fusion-related sacroiliac pain.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic effect of sacroiliac (SI) blockade in patients with and without lumbosacral fusion.

Methods: This study included 72 patients diagnosed with SI pain and who received blockade injection (methylprednisolone and lidocaine). Patients were divided into 2 groups; 22 patients in the fusion group who underwent previous lumbosacral fusion and 50 patients in the non-fusion group.

The relation of joint laxity and trunk rotation.

A study was designed to evaluate the joint laxity during scoliosis screening, and to show if there is a relation of joint laxity values to the trunk rotation. One thousand, two hundred and seventy-three children (598 females, 675 males) with an average age of 10.4 years were screened with a scoliometer and forward bending for trunk rotations.

The acetabular teardrop and ultrasonography of the hip.

The acetabular teardrop is an important tool for the diagnosis of acetabular dysplasia. Since it was first described by Köhler its widespread use has not become established due to the relative subjectivity in classification of the types. The acetabular teardrop angle (ATA) is proposed for this purpose, and to show the teardrop's direct relation to acetabular development by correlating it with hip ultrasonography results.

Rib deformity in scoliosis.

Rib deformity in scoliosis is of interest because it may help in the diagnosis, and also, in some pronounced cases, it may need correction by costoplasty. There are, however, debates about its use in diagnosis, because some authors think that rib deformity is not closely related to either the magnitude or the extent of rotation of the curve. In order to define the relation between rib deformity and scoliosis, 11 patients were recruited who were to undergo scoliosis surgery and thoracoplasty, and anteroposterior (AP) T1-S1 standing radiographs, computerized tomography (CT) scans, and three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions were obtained.

[The effect of percutaneous trigger finger release on normal anatomic structures and long-term results of the procedure].

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term results and possible complications of percutaneous release in the treatment of trigger finger.

Methods: We performed percutaneous pulley release with the use of a 16 gauge needle in 25 fingers of 22 patients (16 females, 6 males; mean age 54 years; range 45 to 72 years). Open exploration was added to the procedure in 10 patients to determine the efficacy and safety of the technique.