Publications by authors named "Manuel Garcia Alonso"

: Interest in 3D printing for orthopedic surgery has been increasing since its progressive adoption in most of the hospitals around the world. The aim of the study is to describe all the current applications of 3D printing in patients undergoing hip surgery of any type at the present time. : We conducted a systematic narrative review of publications indexed in MedLine through the search engine PubMed, with the following parameters: 3D printing AND (orthopedics OR traumatology) NOT tissue engineering NOT scaffold NOT in vitro and deadline 31 July 2023.

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Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered the most successful surgical procedure in orthopedics. However, dislocation remains the main indication for surgical revision. New designs of dual mobility cups (DMC) have lowered the classical complications and have extended the indications of DMC in elective surgeries.

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Social axioms or general social beliefs represent people's cognitive map of their social world acquired through social experiences. Empirical research has related the central constructs in the study of psychology and social axioms, establishing a broad nomological network in various cultural settings. This paper studies the validity of the Social Axioms Survey II (SAS-II) short form, Spanish version, on the individual level in Melilla as North Africa´s borderland.

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Introduction: Several authors have suggested a correlation between the fracture patterns of proximal femur fractures and the degree of hip osteoarthritis (HOA), but the current evidence to support this are insufficient. The aim of our study was to demonstrate whether there is an association between the grade of HOA and fracture pattern observed, in patients presenting with a fragility fracture of the proximal femur.

Materials And Methods: We contacted a retrospective review of all patients presenting to our institution with fragility fractures involving the proximal femur, between March 2012 and October 2013.

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Objectives: Our aim was to investigate whether patients presenting with fragility fractures of the proximal femur are receiving osteoporosis treatment and to assess the number of other fragility fractures they have sustained prior to admission.

Methods: All patients presenting to our institution with fragility fractures of the proximal femur within an 18-month period (January 2012-August 2013) were included. Patient demographics; fracture classification (AO/OTA); American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade; Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) on admission; type of operation; time to operation; peri-operative complications; length of hospital stay (LOS); walking status; osteoporotic medication; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) results; additional fragility fractures; and mortality were collected and analysed.

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Background And Aims: To determine mortality and predisposing factors in patients with fracture of the proximal femur, one year after the initial fracture, in a tertiary hospital in Castile and Leon (Spain).

Methods: Observational case-control study. Patients aged ≥65 years admitted to the orthopedic surgery department of the Rio Hortega Hospital, a tertiary care hospital with approximately 560 beds, due to non-traumatic hip fracture between September 2005 and November 2006, were included.

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Background And Objective: The aim of our work was to evaluate in obese patients with an indication of replacement surgery for degenerative osteoarthritis, the utility of a hypocaloric diet with Optisource vs nutritional counseling.

Material And Method: Thirty six patients were randomized in both branches: diet I with lunch and dinner substituted by two Optisource (1109,3 kcal/day, 166,4g of carbohydrates (60%), 63g of proteins (23%), 21,3g of lipids 17%) and diet II with nutritional counselling with a decrease of 500 cal/day from the previous dietary intake. Before and 3 months after treatment, a nutritional and biochemical study was performed.

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Study Design: Prospective multicentric study.

Objective: To present the preliminary results of an innovative method for standardized correction of scoliosis, vertebral coplanar alignment (VCA), based on a novel concept: the relocation of vertebral axis in a single plane.

Summary Of Background Data: Normal standing spine has no rotation in coronal or transverse planes, therefore X and Z axis of vertebrae are in the same plane: they are coplanar.

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