Calcaneal lengthening for planovalgus deformity in children with cerebral palsy.

Background: In children with cerebral palsy, planovalgus deformity of the foot is common. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of calcaneal lengthening for the treatment of planovalgus foot deformity in children with cerebral palsy.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed 19 children (28 feet) treated between 1996 and 2004 in our institution.

[Implementation of standardized postoperative pain therapy for orthopaedic patients. Comparison between unsystematic and standardized pain therapy].

Background: The painless clinic and postoperative pain therapy are currently major issues in the management of surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of a standardized pain therapy on the postoperative pain level after orthopaedic procedures.

Patients And Methods: We investigated two different groups of patients who underwent an orthopaedic surgical procedure.

Patient activity after total hip arthroplasty declines with advancing age.

Evaluation of patient activity is essential for clinical decision making before THA. To correlate age progression to patient activity after THA, we determined the number of walking cycles of 105 patients in different age groups by decades. Patients on average performed 6144 walking cycles per day (2.

The Daily Activity Questionnaire: a novel questionnaire to assess patient activity after total hip arthroplasty.

Expensive electronic accelerometers are the only validated method to determine patient activity levels. The aim of this study was to develop a clinical questionnaire to assess patient activity. The Daily Activity Questionnaire (DAQ) was developed and evaluated using 3 groups of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip.

No migration of acetabular cups after prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification.

The possibility of migration of cementless cups in total joints after prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification with irradiation or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs is a concern. Data investigating component stability with digital methods are lacking. This prospective study analyzed the migration of cementless cups after indomethacin and irradiation prophylaxis with the digital Einzel-Bild-Röntgen-Analyse tool.