Sports Activity After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is a degenerative disease which affects the functional status and qua-lity of life of patients. The treatment of choice in advanced stages is total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although the procedure consistently yields good results, functional limitations may persist after surgery.

Tomographic Study of Femoral Positioning in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using the Transtibial Technique.

Purpose: To analyze the location of the femoral tunnel by three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) of the lateral condyle in patients who underwent arthroscopic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, performed using a modified transtibial technique, and to compare the results with data from the literature.

Materials And Methods: Seventeen patients with ACL lesions underwent modified transtibial ACL reconstruction. Postoperatively, 3D CT examinations were performed and the images were analyzed by the quadrant system described by Bernard and Hertel to define the femoral tunnel coordinates.

Quality of life after total knee arthroplasty: systematic review.

Objective: To review the literature on quality of life among patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and assess the impact of various associated factors.

Methods: this was a systematic review of the literature in the Medline, Embase, Lilacs and SciELO databases, using the terms: TKA (total knee arthroplasty); TKR (total knee replacement); quality of life; and outcomes. There were no restrictions regarding study design.

SEVERE VALGUS DEFORMITY OF THE KNEE: DESCRIPTION OF NEW SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR ITS CORRECTION.

Varus supracondylar osteotomy of the femur is the established procedure for treating painful knees that present lateral arthrosis and valgus deformity. In descriptions of the conventional surgical techniques, there are divergences regarding the location, access route, correction level, fixation type and area for synthesis insertion. This is most evident in cases of severe valgus with angles greater than 30° and distal femoral deformation, in association with hypoplasia of the lateral condyle.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPINAL AND LOCAL ANESTHESIA WITH PROPOFOL INFUSION FOR KNEE ARTHROSCOPY.

Spinal anesthesia for knee arthroscopy is a well-documented and safe procedure. However, some complications and higher costs have been reported. Also, many orthopaedic surgeons are reluctant to use local anesthesia for fear of having to convert to general anesthesia due to inadequate pain control.