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Cureus
November 2024
Surgery, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, GBR.
Introduction: First metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint fusion is a widely accepted surgical intervention for treating severe arthritis, deformities, and instability of the first MTP joint. This paper provides a review of a single surgeon's experience with continuous compression implants (CCI), which offer a notable advantage by providing uniform compression across a larger surface area of the fusion site compared to plate and screw constructs. This design potentially reduces soft tissue irritation and, consequently, the need for subsequent implant removal.
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December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Background Severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) is usually treated by arthrodesis, which results in a loss of mobility in the joint. Cartiva (Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, USA) is a synthetic cartilage implant (SCI) designed to repair osteochondral defects in the treatment of the first MTP OA. Treatment using the Cartiva SCI should relieve symptoms of OA whilst sparing motion in the first MTPJ and may provide a superior alternative to arthrodesis.
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December 2024
Amryt Pharmaceuticals, Dublin, Ireland.
Diagnostics (Basel)
September 2024
Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 08308, Republic of Korea.
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex disease marked by the degradation of articular cartilage.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between cartilage volume/thickness and clinical outcomes in knee OA patients treated with intra-articular injections over one year.
Methods: Twenty-four patients with mild-to-moderate OA were retrospectively analyzed using knee MRI.
Background Pregnant women with primary Sjogren's syndrome (PSS) have a high incidence of maternal and fetal complications due to immunological variations caused by maternal antibodies (anti-Sjogren's-syndrome-related antigen A (SSA) and anti-anti-Sjogren's-syndrome-related antigen B (SSB) crossing the placenta from the 12th week of gestation, mediating the tissue damage. A multidisciplinary approach is required in the management of such patients. Data regarding the effects of PSS on pregnancy are deficient in the Indian context.
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