Infection risk prevention following total knee arthroplasty.

Introduction: Implant infection is serious; prevention is mandatory, and requires assessment.The present study assessed the incidence of deep surgical-site infection (SSI) at 1 year following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and adherence to skin preparation, antibiotic prophylaxis,screening and prevention in case of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).

[Influence of the method of measurement of muscle force on results of isolated resections of the head of the radius in the adult].

A statistical study of a group of 50 patients determined the mean difference in grip strength between the dominant and non-dominant hands. For every position of the wrist a mean non-dominant/dominant ratio was calculated. This ratio, 87% in the neutral position, was then used to assess grip strength in relation to the dominance of the injured limb in 15 patients who had undergone 16 radial head excisions, a mean time of 74.

[Simple tibiotalar luxation. Apropos of 16 cases].

Tibiotalar dislocations without fracture are extremely rare lesions. This series included 16 patients, 12 of whom have been examined clinically and radiographically. The purpose of this study was to specify the injury mechanism of the various anatomical types and to assess the long term outcome.