This is the second of a series of reviews of registries. This review looks specifically at worldwide registry data that have been collected on knee arthroplasty, what we have learned from their reports, and what the limitations are as to what we currently know.
The December 2012 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup360 looks at: swimming against the tide with resurfacing; hip impingement surgery; the relationship between obesity and co-morbidities and joint replacement infection; cemented hips; cross-linked polyethylene notching; whether cement is necessary in oncological arthroplasty; and how total hip replacement may result in weight gain.
The April 2012 Hip &
Pelvis Roundup360 looks at osteoporotic hip fractures, retrotrochanteric pain, fibrin adhesive and reattachment of articular cartilage, autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells and avascular necrosis, bearing surfaces, stability after THR, digital templating, pelvic tilt after THR, custom-made sockets for DDH, and dogs and THR