Publications by authors named "Theophilos S Karachalios"
Purpose: To show that quadratus femoris muscle partial or complete tear is an extremely rare if not underdiagnosed cause of hip pain.
Methods: We present the case of a 75-year-old Caucasian woman with spontaneous non-traumatic quadratus femoris tear.
Results: Computed Tomography showed quadratus femoris tear with occult underlying ischiofemoral impingement pathology.
Background: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the self-reported outcomes in the first year after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to determine factors influencing the quality of life (QoL) 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 12 months after TKA.
Methods: A cohort of patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing primary TKA at two hospitals (a regional university hospital and a capital's metropolitan hospital) was prospectively followed for 12 months. Patients were assessed preoperatively and at 4 postoperative time-points, with the use of self-reported measurements for pain, physical function and depression with the following evaluation tools: Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index [WOMAC], Knee Society Scoring system [KSS], Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, [CES-D10] and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain).
Background And Purpose: Tantalum rod implantation has recently been proposed for treatment of early stages of femoral head osteonecrosis.The purpose of our study was to report the early results of its use in pre- and post-collapse stages of the disease.
Methods: We studied prospectively 27 patients who underwent tantalum rod implantation for treatment of nontraumatic femoral head osteonecrosis between December 2000 and September 2005.