Validating a Novel 2D to 3D Knee Reconstruction Method on Preoperative Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient Anatomies.

Background: As advanced technology continues to evolve, incorporating robotics into surgical procedures has become imperative for precision and accuracy in preoperative planning. Nevertheless, the integration of three-dimensional (3D) imaging into these processes presents both financial considerations and potential patient safety concerns. This study aims to assess the accuracy of a novel 2D-to-3D knee reconstruction solution, RSIP XPlan.

Getting the drop on Staphylococcus aureus: Semiquantitative Staphylococcus aureus nasal colony reduction in orthopedic surgery reduces surgical site infection.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a frequent health care-associated infection. We aimed to reduce SSI risk after joint arthroplasty and spine surgery by reducing Staphylococcus aureus colonization burden with presurgery intranasal povidone-iodine (PVP-I) application in conjunction with skin antisepsis ("the intervention").

Methods: Retrospective case-control study; postintervention cohort versus a historical cohort.

Periprosthetic fractures of the knee: a comprehensive review.

Demographic changes have resulted in an increase in the number of older patients diagnosed with degenerative joint disease. Developments in the field of joint arthroplasty allow a broader population to improve their lifestyles. An increased demand for knee arthroplasty has led to a rise in operations performed worldwide.

Post-traumatic os odontoideum - case presentation and literature review.

Os odontoideum is a rare condition. Nevertheless this condition was described by Giacomini in 1886. It is defined radiologicaly as an oval or round-shaped ossicle of variable size with smooth circumferential cortical margins representing the odontoid process that has no continuity with the body of C2.

New approach for the rehabilitation of patients following total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of a biomechanical therapy on gait, function and clinical condition in patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: Seventeen TKA patients participated in the study. Patients received a biomechanical therapy AposTherapy).

A non-invasive biomechanical device and treatment for patients following total hip arthroplasty: results of a 6-month pilot investigation.

Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of a foot-worn biomechanical device on the clinical measurements and gait patterns of patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Methods: Nineteen patients, up to 3 months post-THA, were enrolled to the study. Patients underwent a computerized gait analysis to calculate spatiotemporal parameters and completed the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index and the SF-36 health survey.

Differences in gait pattern parameters between medial and anterior knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Background: Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee have unique spatiotemporal gait alterations. These gait changes have not yet been differentiated according to the location of knee pain. The purpose of this study was to compare the gait patterns of patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis that exhibit either anterior or medial joint pain.

The Diagnostic Value of the Vacuum Phenomenon during Hip Arthroscopy.

The diagnostic value of the vacuum phenomenon between the femoral head and the acetabulum, and time frame of its occurrence after application of traction is an important clinical question. The resulting arthrogram may outline the shape, location, and extent of cartilage lesions prior to arthroscopy of the hip joint. The presence, duration, and diagnostic information of the vacuum phenomenon were evaluated in 24 hips that underwent arthroscopy.

[Hip arthroscopy--indications, surgical technique and implementation].

Hip arthroscopy was first described by Burman in 1931. During the 1980's this procedure was performed by a limited group of orthopedic surgeons. Implementation and development of the surgical procedure received most attention during those years, together with the formulation of specific indications to perform hip arthroscopy.