Early death following revision total knee arthroplasty.

All patients from our institution who underwent revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or were added to the waiting list for revision TKA between 2003 and 2013 were analysed to describe the timing and degree of excess early surgical mortality. We measured the excess surgical mortality at 90-days for the revision TKA group compared to the waiting list group as 0.37% (95% CI 0.

Long-term Outcomes Following Multilevel Surgery in Cerebral Palsy.

Background: This long-term consecutive, retrospective single-center cohort study evaluates long-term outcomes of single-event multilevel surgery in diplegic cerebral palsy with respect to functional status, gait, and patient satisfaction.

Methods: All patients with diplegic cerebral palsy who underwent single-event multilevel surgery >10 years previously were included. Retrospective gait assessment was performed using the Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) and Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire Walking Scale (FAQWS) preoperatively and at midterm postoperative follow-up (median 2.

Early death following revision total hip arthroplasty.

Introduction: The frequency of primary total hip arthroplasty procedures is increasing, with a subsequent rise in revision procedures. This study aims to describe timing and surgical mortality associated with revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) compared to those on the waiting list.

Methods: All patients from a single institution who underwent revision total hip arthroplasty or were added to the waiting list for the same procedure between 2003 and 2013 were recorded.

Retrograde femoral nailing of periprosthetic fractures around total knee replacements.

Introduction: The incidence of primary total knee replacement (TKR) is increasing with a resultant rise in those patients sustaining distal femoral periprosthetic fractures around TKRs. The management of these fractures pose a significant challenge. The compatibility of retrograde femoral intramedullary (IM) nails with femoral TKR components needs to be considered preoperatively when this complex pathology is addressed.

Early death following primary total hip arthroplasty.

This study aims to describe the timing, cause of death, and excess surgical mortality associated with primary total hip arthroplasty when compared to a population awaiting primary total hip arthroplasty. Mortality rates were calculated at cutoffs of 30 and 90 days post-operation or following the addition to the waiting list. Cause of death was recorded from the death certificate.

Markers of bone formation and resorption identify subgroups of patients with clinical knee osteoarthritis who have reduced rates of cartilage loss.

Objective: To determine whether serum markers of bone formation and resorption, used individually or in combination, can be used to identify subgroups who lose cartilage volume at different rates over 2 years within a knee osteoarthritis (OA) population.

Methods: Changes in cartilage volume over 2 years were measured in 117 subjects with knee OA using magnetic resonance imaging. We examined relationships between change in cartilage volume and baseline serum markers of bone formation [intact N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PINP) and osteocalcin] and resorption [N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX-I), C-telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I), and C-telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP).