Direct anterior approach in total hip arthroplasty: influence of stem length on clinical and radiological outcomes at medium-term follow-up.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of short versus long stems implanted through a Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) on clinical and radiological outcomes in THA at medium-term follow-up (average follow-up of 44.8 months).

Methods: 167 consecutive total hip arthroplasties treating patients affected by primary hip osteoarthritis were retrospectively evaluated.

Is It the Surgeon, the Patient, or the Device? A Comprehensive Clinical and Radiological Evaluation of Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction in 648 Total Knee Arthroplasties.

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a successful and safe surgical procedure for treating osteoarthritic knees, but despite the overall good results, some patients remain dissatisfied. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of patient-related and surgery-related variables in a consecutive group of patients that underwent TKA. Individuals ( = 648) who had TKA performed between 01 January 2013 and 31 December 2017 were enrolled in the study.

Cartilage Micrografts as a Novel Non-Invasive and Non-Arthroscopic Autograft Procedure for Knee Chondropathy: Three-Year Follow-Up Study.

(1) Background: Focal chondral defects of the knee can significantly impair patient quality of life. Although different options are available, they are still not conclusive and have several limitations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of autologous cartilage micrografts in the treatment of knee chondropathy.

Condylar constrained system in primary total knee replacement: our experience and literature review.

Background: Constrained condylar knee (CCK) prosthesis are common used for revision surgery but can also help surgeons to improve implant stability in primary knee arthroplasty, in fact in severe knee arthrosis with serious deformity associated with a significant instability a more constrained articulation is required. With introduction of second generation of semi-constrained prosthesis, rate of complication is real decreased and a good survival rate and functional score results is showed. In this paper we write about our experience using CCK in primary knee arthroplasty.