Can porous tantalum acetabular cups and augments restore the hip centre of rotation in revision hip arthroplasty? Long-term results.

Background And Aim: Loss of bone stock is the main problem in revision hip arthroplasty. Porous tantalum cups and augment constructs are possible solutions. The aim of this study was to describe results at an average follow-up of 10 years using these cups.

Complex open elbow fracture-dislocation with severe proximal ulna bone loss: a case report of massive osteochondral allograft surgical treatment.

We report a case of a 69-year-old right-dominant man who had an open Monteggia-like lesion of the right elbow (Gustilo-Andersen IIIA) with severe proximal ulna bone loss associated with an ipsilateral ulnar shaft fracture due to a motorcycle accident. The patient underwent two-stage surgery. Wound debridement and bridging external fixation were performed at first.

Factors influencing results and complications in proximal periprosthetic femoral fractures: a retrospective study at 1- to 8-year follow-up.

Background And Aim: Proximal periprosthetic femoral fractures (PPFFs) are gradually increasing and surgical management is often associated to high risk of complications, due to elderly population and associated comorbidities. We retrospectively assessed 79 patients at 1- to 8-years follow-up, focusing on factors that may have affected results and complications.

Methods: Seventy-nine PPFFs were classified according to Vancouver classification in: 4 type B1, 22 type B2, 29 type B3, 24 type C.

Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis: functional and radiographic results at an average 5-year follow-up using trapeziectomy associated to a modified Ceruso's suspensionplasty.

Background And Aim: Trapezial-metacarpal arthritis (TMA) is a common and highly disabling pathology. Trapeziectomy and Ceruso's suspensionplasty is described for moderate-severe stages. The aim of the present study was to assess functional and radiographic results at an average 5-year follow-up using a modified Ceruso's technique where the Abductor Pollicis Longus (APL) is passed twice around the Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR) and a suture mini-anchor in the base of the first metacarpal is used to further stabilize the thumb.

Do tourniquet and drainage influence fast track in total knee arthroplasty? Our results on 151 cases.

Background: Fast track in total knee replacement (TKR) is a widely used protocol. Tranexamic acid proved to be effective in reducing perioperative bleeding without increasing thromboembolic risk. The aim of this study was to assess if tourniquet and suction drainage might affect perioperative blood loss and postoperative functional recovery after TKR.