Publications by authors named "V Gonzalez-Sastre"
Minimally invasive hip surgery: the approach did not make the difference.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
January 2013
Background: We hypothesized that minimally invasive surgery was superior to conventional surgery for total hip arthroplasty procedure.
Purpose: To compare the results of total hip replacement (THR) made by minimally invasive lateral approach with the results of THR made by conventional lateral approach.
Materials And Methods: Prospective, randomized trial.
Background: Our working hypothesis was that minimally invasive surgery was superior to conventional surgery for total hip arthroplasty procedure. We compared THR results in the minimally invasive posterior approach with THR results in the conventional posterior approach.
Methods: Prospective, randomised trial.
Background: Minimally invasive knee arthroplasty seeks to diminish the problems of traditional extensile exposures aiming for more rapid rehabilitation of patients after surgery.
Questions/purposes: To determine if the subvastus approach results in less perioperative pain and blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and improved function at both early and long-term followup.
Methods: One hundred patients were enrolled in a prospective, randomized trial.
Article Synopsis
- The study compared the effectiveness of the PCCP (Percutaneous Compression Plate) and Gamma 3 nail in treating stable trochanteric hip fractures in patients aged 60 and over.
- The trial was prospective and randomized, involving 80 patients, and measured various parameters like surgery time, blood loss, and hospital stay after the procedure.
- Results indicated no significant differences between the two devices in any outcomes, confirming that PCCP is as minimally invasive as the Gamma 3 nail.