No secondary osteoarthritis after recession wedge trochleoplasty associated with tibial tubercle osteotomy for treating recurrent patellar dislocation in high-grade dysplasia.

Purpose: To determine in the long-term the rate of osteoarthritis of recession wedge trochleoplasty performed in patients with high-grade trochlear dysplasia and recurrent patellar dislocations. The hypothesis was that the rate of secondary osteoarthritis was low.

Methods: Fifteen consecutive patients (17 knees) undergoing a recession wedge trochleoplasty surgery for recurrent patellar dislocation were retrospectively included.

A defining member of the new cysteine-cradle family is an aECM protein signalling skin damage in .

Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) act as crucial barriers, and communicate with the epidermis to trigger protective responses following injury or infection. In , the skin aECM, the cuticle, is produced by the epidermis and is decorated with periodic circumferential furrows. We previously showed that mutants lacking cuticle furrows exhibit persistent immune activation (PIA).

Distal femoral torsion positioning in total knee arthroplasty shows equal reliability using a computer-assisted system or a robotic arm.

Introduction: Computer-assisted or robot-assisted surgery in theory enables optimal positioning in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the rotational positioning of the femoral TKA implant using the ROSA Knee® robotic system. The hypothesis was that the accuracy of the rotation obtained by the ROSA Knee® robotic arm was comparable to that obtained by navigation.

Healing grief: Insights from relatives of cancer patients with prolonged grief. The FamiLife multicenter qualitative study.

Background: Prolonged grief is a chronic and debilitating condition that affects millions of persons worldwide. The aim of this study was to use a qualitative approach to better understand how relatives with prolonged grief disorder perceive what does or not help them and whether they were able to make recommendations.

Methods: Participants were all relatives of deceased patients admitted to 26 palliative care units involved in the FamiLife study; relatives were included if diagnosed with prolonged grief symptoms (i.