Publications by authors named "W Hettwer"

Background: The study focused on kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA). It identified which coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) types are associated with a higher proportion of medial deviation of the 6° prosthetic trochlear groove (PTG) relative to the quadriceps' line of pull and whether medial deviation adversely affected the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS). The research calculated the minimum PTG angle required to prevent medial deviation by at least 2° in all patients.

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Purpose: Polymethyl-methacrylate cement (PMMA) is often used as bone defect reconstruction material after surgical removal of giant cell tumors. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the application of PMMA improves the local recurrence rates for giant cell tumors (GCT) of appendicular bone treated with intralesional curettage.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all appendicular GTCs treated at two major Danish sarcoma centres between the 1 of January 1998 and December 31 2013; minimum follow-up of 3.

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Article Synopsis
  • Prolonged wound discharge is a common issue after orthopedic surgeries that can lead to infections, particularly in patients with implants.
  • A clinical trial with 70 patients compared occlusive wound closure using Dermabond Prineo-22 vs. traditional staples, showing that the former significantly reduced both the amount and duration of wound discharge.
  • Results indicated that wounds closed with the occlusive method dried faster (3.5 days) than those with staples (6.1 days), and no patients in the occlusive group experienced prolonged discharge compared to 23% in the staples group.
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In patients with primary calcaneal malignancies, such as Ewing's sarcoma, radical treatment with amputation of the foot can result in serious functional impairment and chronic pain. Total calcanectomy followed by the reconstruction of the calcaneal defect offers an alternative treatment to amputation. Capanna et al.

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Assessment of bone graft material efficacy is difficult in humans, since invasive methods like staged CT scans or biopsies are ethically unjustifiable. Therefore, we developed a novel large animal model for the verification of a potential transformation of synthetic bone graft substitutes into vital bone. The model combines multiple imaging methods with corresponding histology in standardized critical sized cancellous bone defect.

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