Background: The application of robotic-assisted arthroplasty in revision knee scenarios continues to evolve. This study compares the pre- and post-revision implant positions in series of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKA) using a robotic arm system.
Methods: Twenty-five consecutive off-label robotic-assisted revision TKA were performed.
Purpose: to compare immediate post-operative pain and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after partial meniscectomy with needle (NA) vs. standard (SA) arthroscopy technique.
Methods: A retrospective review of a consecutive series of patients who underwent partial meniscectomy before and after adoption of a needle arthroscopic technique was performed.
The advent of arthroscopy in shoulder surgery has allowed for the development of minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of shoulder pathology. Further developments in needle arthroscopy have continued this trend toward less invasive shoulder surgery, allowing for decreased pain using smaller portals and decreased fluid irrigation through the shoulder joint during surgery. This technique describes a minimally invasive rotator cuff repair using a dual-lumen cannula that provides both direct visualization and direct instrument access to the pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAfter anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery, achieving full range of motion and strength of the postoperative knee is critical for optimal surgical outcomes. Abnormal tissue growth and scar formation in the postoperative knee can create a block to terminal extension of the knee. Cyclops lesions are areas of granulation tissue with neovascularization and fibrous tissue formation peripherally, most commonly at the anterolateral aspect of the tibial graft site after ACL reconstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly successful operation for the treatment of end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee. Increasing use of computer-assisted and robotic-assisted total joint arthroplasty has been shown to improve component position, with short-term studies demonstrating improved survivability in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Robotic-assisted technology has been shown to be helpful in revising unicompartmental knee arthroplasty to TKA, as well as hip fusion to total hip arthroplasty, but few have described revision of a primary TKA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReverse shoulder arthroplasty is a useful procedure with broadening applications, but it has the best outcomes when used for rotator cuff tear arthropathy. However, this procedure is not without complications. While scapular notching and aseptic loosening are more common complications that have been extensively studied in the literature, dissociation of the glenoid component and incomplete glenosphere seating has not received much attention.
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