Humeral metastases: an unusual presentation of pancreatic cancer.

In patients presenting with symptomatic bone metastases, the usual primary malignancies are breast, prostate, thyroid, lung and kidney. Pancreatic cancers are an uncommon cause of bone metastasis and, when they are, it is typically to the axial skeleton. We present the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented to our emergency department with right arm pain.

Preoperative radiographs to predict component malposition in direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty.

Introduction: There is conflicting evidence as to whether or not patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) via the direct anterior approach (DAA) have increased risk of component malposition. The aim of this study was to investigate whether specific preoperative radiographic features were predictive of postoperative component malposition in DAA THA.

Patients And Methods: We examined 204 THA operations performed for osteoarthritis via the DAA at a single institution.

Transfusion rates with intravenous tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty performed using the direct anterior approach.

Introduction: Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Most studies have focused on TXA in THA performed using a posterior approach (PA) or lateral approach. The aim of this study was to analyse the efficacy of TXA in patients undergoing THA using the direct anterior approach (DAA).

Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Adjunct to an Enhanced Recovery Pathway: Outcomes and Learning Curve Effects in Surgeons Transitioning From Other Surgical Approaches.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the direct anterior approach (DAA) to total hip arthroplasty (THA) resulted in a shorter length of stay (LOS) in surgeons new to the approach when compared to their previously used approach. Perioperative complications were also assessed.

Methods: We examined 93 DAA THA performed by 3 hip arthroplasty surgeons at a single institution comparing these to their previous 166 operations performed using the lateral or posterior approach.