Publications by authors named "Saiji Kondo"

To clarify the relevance of physical activity (PA) with respect to a decrease in minimal joint space (MJS) of the nonoperative hip in female patients at 24 months post-contralateral total hip arthroplasty (THA). This prospective cohort study was conducted from six to 24 months post-THA. The subjects were 85 female patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) who had undergone unilateral THA.

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Objective: Regaining hip and knee muscle strength is important after total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, it is unclear if muscles other than those of the operated hip also lose strength. This study aimed to identify deficits in hip and knee strength on the surgical and nonsurgical sides in female patients up to 12 months after THA.

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We revised an acrylic femoral hip prosthesis to a total hip prosthesis for an 86-year-old female. The implant was made of dental resin and had functioned for 56 years in situ, though its stem had broken. Because of no osteolytic reaction, the reconstruction was relatively easy.

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Background: Identifying populations with poor muscle recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is important for postoperative physical therapy. Preoperative muscle strength is a strong factor that determines postoperative muscle strength. However, this effect may depend on other factors.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study analyzed 2,861 uncemented primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) using a ceramic on ceramic bearing couple, specifically for dysplastic hips, with an average age of 58 and a follow-up period of 6.8 years.
  • The majority of patients were classified as Crowe's classification I (76.4%), and two types of ceramic materials were used: alumina on alumina (A on A) and zirconia toughened alumina on zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA on ZTA).
  • Outcomes showed low rates of complications, with dislocations at 0.2%, a revision rate of 0.5%, and a final survival rate of 97
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A severe abrasion occurred at the stem taper 13 years after total hip arthroplasty. The bearing couple was 28 mm ceramic on polyethylene. The ceramic head had almost no damage, whereas the stem taper had severe damage.

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Polyethylene is an elastic material. It is known that oxidative degradation of polyethylene occurs after sterilization by means of gamma irradiation. However, there have been few detailed reports with regard to the effects of this degradation on the mechanical property, especially in total hip prostheses.

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Frictional torque and wear were measured in 67 retrieved cups with internal diameters of 32 mm. Thirty cups were combined with alumina heads and 37 were combined with metal heads. A lower prevalence of cup loosening was observed in alumina-polyethylene implants than in metal-polyethylene implants.

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