Comparison of Synovial Fluid and Serum Procalcitonin for Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Pilot Study in 32 Patients.

Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging since a "gold standard" for diagnosis has not yet been established. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of synovial fluid procalcitonin (SF-PCT) and serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker for PJI and to compare its accuracy against standard methods.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted during 2015-2017 in 32 patients with painful hip or knee arthroplasty who have underwent revision surgery.

Postoperative blood loss reduction in computer-assisted surgery total knee replacement by low dose intra-articular tranexamic acid injection together with 2-hour clamp drain: a prospective triple-blinded randomized controlled trial.

A high-dose local tranexamic acid has been introduced in total knee arthroplasty for bleeding control. We are not sure about the systemic absorption and side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of low dosage of intra-articular tranexamic acid injection combined with 2-hour clamp drain in minimally bleeding computer-assisted surgery total knee replacement (CAS-TKR).

Accuracy of knee implants sizing predicted by digital images.

Background: Accurate preoperative templating to predict implant size and position can facilitate precise, efficient, and reproducible knee replacement operations. Preoperative templating for total knee arthroplasty can be performed with digital images of the knee implants on digital radiographs of the knee.

Objective: To determine the accuracy of knee implants sizing predicted by digital images.

Association of estrogen receptor-alpha single-nucleotide polymorphism (codon 594 G-->A) and Thai patients affected by knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Estrogen receptor-alpha single-nucleotide polymorphism (ER-alpha SNP) has previously shown its susceptibility to knee osteoarthritis (OA) but this association cannot be applied to ethnic groups with different genetic backgrounds.

Objective: To characterize the genetic association between ER-alpha SNP and knee OA in the Thai.

Material And Method: A case-control study was conducted at Ramathibodi Hospital from August 2007 to May 2008.

Flexor tendon rupture after distal radius fracture. Report of 2 cases.

Flexor tendon rupture after distal radius fracture is very rare. The authors reported two cases. The first case had flexor pollicis longus tendon rupture.