A conservative approach to dislocation following total hip arthroplasty: a review of 8606 hips.

Patients And Methods: We present the data on 8606 total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures carried out in 7818 patients through a posterior approach between 1998 and 2017.

Results: 218 hips (2.5%) suffered at least 1 dislocation with dislocation rates declining from 6.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocols and Surgical Site Infection Rates in Trauma Surgery: A Prospective Regional Study of 26,849 Procedures.

Introduction: Prophylactic antibiotics have been shown to reduce the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) 1, however there is little evidence supporting the effectiveness of one antibiotic over another. We have studied SSI rates and antibiotic prophylaxis protocols in Northern Ireland trauma surgery over a 10-year period to Identify the most effective antibiotic protocol associated with lowest rate of SSI.

Method: Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols from 2004-2014 were sought from each of the region's 4 trauma hospitals and their dates of introduction recorded.

Minimal Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up Report on Functional and Radiographic Outcomes at 10 Years.

Unlabelled: In 2005, we conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial that demonstrated that, compared with a standard incision, a minimal incision technique did not improve early outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA). There was concern that reduced exposure could compromise long-term outcome. For the current study, all surviving participants were invited to return for 10-year radiographic and clinical evaluation.

Reliability of the radiological assessments of radiolucency and loosening in total hip arthroplasty using PACS.

We evaluated the reliability of three commonly used radiological assessments of total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the electronic picture archiving and communications system (PACS). Thirty-three patients were selected at random at a mean of 7.2 years after THA.

LCS mobile bearing total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing. Does the unresurfaced patella affect outcome? Survivorship at a minimum 10-year follow-up.

Background: Patellar resurfacing during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of a mobile-bearing TKA without patellar resurfacing.

Methods: We assessed the outcomes in 503 patients (600 knees) who had cemented LCS (low contact stress) mobile bearing TKA without patellar resurfacing at a minimum follow-up of 10 years.

Comparison of immediate postoperative walking ability in patients receiving minimally invasive and standard-incision hip arthroplasty: a prospective blinded study.

Minimally invasive hip arthroplasty is thought to result in less soft tissue damage, earlier ambulation, and improved rehabilitation. This prospective blinded cohort study objectively analyzed early functional walking ability by stride analysis 2 days postoperatively. Ninety-five patients were analyzed, 43 of who received the minimal incision and 52 the traditional incision.

Comparison of early postoperative functional levels following total hip replacement using minimally invasive versus standard incisions. A prospective randomized blinded trial.

Objective: To compare the results of single-incision minimally invasive total hip replacement (< or = 10 cm) to standard-incision (16 cm) total hip replacement in the early postoperative period with respect to functional and mobilizing ability (transfers, mobilizing, walking and stair assessment).

Setting: Orthopaedic wards of a regional orthopaedic centre.

Subjects: Two hundred and nineteen total hip replacement patients were tested between December 2003 and June 2004.

A minimal-incision technique in total hip arthroplasty does not improve early postoperative outcomes. A prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

Background: Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty has stirred substantial controversy with regard to whether it provides superior outcomes compared with total hip arthroplasty performed through longer incisions. The orthopaedic literature is deficient in well-designed scientific studies to support the clinical superiority of this approach. The objective of this study was to compare the results of a single mini-incision approach with those of a standard-incision total hip arthroplasty in the early postoperative period.

Delayed union and non-union of the ulna following intramedullary nailing in children.

Most studies report little or no problem with union following intramedullary nailing of fractured forearm bones in children. The bone involved in the occasional delayed union is not mentioned except for one delayed union of the ulna following an open fracture. The present paper specifically highlights problems with union of the ulna following nailing in children.