Have the radiographic characteristics of total knee arthroplasty recipients in rheumatoid arthritis changed after the induction of biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs?

Objectives: Whether the characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have changed in the era of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) is unclear. We compared the radiographic findings of the knees in TKA recipients with RA before and after the introduction of bDMARDs.

Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent primary TKA between 1999 and 2002 (115 knees; 79 patients, group A) and between 2013 and 2017 (117 knees; 95 patients, group B) were retrospectively evaluated.

Anatomic Reconstruction of Lateral Ankle Ligaments and Both Peroneus Tendons After Open Fracture Dislocation of the Ankle: A Case Report.

Extensive soft tissue defects of the ankle are an uncommon but challenging problem that require a combination of reconstructive options. We report the case of a complex injury involving the skin, lateral ankle ligaments, and peroneal tendons that were anatomically reconstructed. A 15-year-old girl was injured in an automobile accident resulting in extensive soft tissue defects and marked instability of her right ankle.

Iron load and liver enzymes in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Objectives: Iron plays a pivotal role in adult steatosis, but its role in child and adolescent steatosis is unclear. We investigated the effect of dietary iron, serum iron, and ferritin on serum transaminases and γ-glutamyltransferase in 10- and 13-year-olds.

Patients And Methods: The study included 4894 fifth and eighth graders enrolled between 2006 and 2009 in all schools in Shunan City, Japan.