Lumbar Discectomy: Generic Outcome Measures for Specific Outcome Prediction: A Short-term, Observational, Pilot Study.

Study Design: We followed a longitudinal observational design with 2 assessment points, presurgery and postsurgery, in 83 consecutive patients undergoing single-level lumbar discectomy.

Objective: Prognostic data can be gathered from commonly used generic outcome measures to identify patients at risk of persistent leg pain-associated chronicity, following lumbar discectomy SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:: Suboptimal results observed, following open lumbar discectomy, have been connected to the interplay among presurgery pain characteristics, functional and psychosocial adaptations like persistent pain, disability, and depression. Outcome predictive qualities have been recently attributed to well-known outcome measures.

Delayed foreign-body reaction to absorbable implants in metacarpal fracture treatment.

Background: First-generation bioabsorbable implants have been associated with a high complication rate attributable to weak mechanical properties and rapid degradation. This has led to the development of stronger devices with improved durability. However, the modern implants have raised concerns about potential late-occurring adverse reactions.

Reliability and validity of the adapted Greek version of scoliosis research society - 22 (SRS-22) questionnaire.

Background: The SRS-22 is a valid instrument for the assessment of the health related quality of life of patients with Idiopathic scoliosis. The SRS-22 questionnaire was developed in USA and has been widely used in the English speaking countries. Recently it has been translated and validated in many other languages.

Mid-term results of hydroxyapatite-coated threaded cup implanted without supplementary supporting screws.

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical, radiographic, and survivorship outcomes in a series of 180 patients that underwent 204 primary Total Hip Arthroplasties with the use of a second generation threaded hydroxyapatite-coated acetabular cup that was implanted without any supplementary supporting screws. At an average follow-up period of 10.2 (range: 8-14) years, one hundred and seventy-four patients (198 cups) were available for assessment.

Cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head after allogenic bone marrow transplantation.

From 1998 until 2004, we performed 26 consecutive cementless total hip arthoplasties in 15 patients who had developed advanced avascular necrosis of the femoral head after allogenic bone marrow transplantation. The average age at transplantation was 31.1 years, and the mean age at implantation was 33.