Intra-operative, peri-articular injection of
local anaesthesia is an increasingly popular way of controlling
pain following
In posterior stabilised total knee replacement
(TKR) a larger femoral component is sometimes selected to manage the
increased flexion gap caused by resection of the posterior cruciate
ligament. However, concerns remain regarding the adverse effect
of the increased anteroposterior dimensions of the femoral component
on the patellofemoral (PF) joint. Meanwhile, the gender-specific
femoral component has a narrower and thinner anterior flange and
is expected to reduce the PF contact force. PF contact forces were
measured at 90°, 120°, 130° and 140° of flexion using the NexGen
Legacy Posterior Stabilized (LPS)-Flex Fixed Bearing Knee system
using Standard, Upsized and Gender femoral components during
We undertook a prospective, randomised study in order to evaluate the efficacy of clamping the drains after intra-articular injection of saline with 1:500 000 adrenaline compared with post-operative blood salvage in reducing blood loss in 212
We investigated the outcome of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in the calf after
We analysed the serum C-reactive protein level, synovial fluid obtained by joint aspiration and five synovial biopsies from 145 knee replacements prior to revision to assess the value of these parameters in diagnosing late peri-prosthetic infection. Five further synovial biopsies were used for histological analysis. Samples were also obtained during the revision and incubated and analysed in an identical manner for 14 days. A total of 40
We previously compared the component alignment in
As part of the national initiative to reduce
waiting times for joint replacement surgery in Wales, the Cardiff
and Vale NHS Trust referred 224 patients to the NHS Treatment Centre
in Weston-Super-Mare for
Component malalignment can be associated with
pain following
We studied the influence of soft-tissue releases and soft-tissue balance on the outcome of 526
We present a series of 48 patients with infected
The object of this study was to develop a method to assess the accuracy of an image-free
We compared patient-reported outcomes of the Kinemax fixed- and mobile-bearing
We report the results of a prospective randomised trial which assessed the role of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) following
We measured the contact areas and contact stresses at the post-cam mechanism of a posterior-stabilised
Infection is a potentially disastrous complication of
Although the use of constrained cemented arthroplasty to treat distal femoral fractures in elderly patients has some practical advantages over the use of techniques of fixation, concerns as to a high rate of loosening after implantation of these prostheses has raised doubts about their use. We evaluated the results of hinged
We analysed at a mean follow-up of 7.25 years the clinical and radiological outcome of 117 patients (125 knees) who had undergone a primary, cemented, modular Freeman-Samuelson
We performed a prospective, randomised trial of 44 patients to compare the functional outcomes of a posterior-cruciate-ligament-retaining and posterior-cruciate-ligament-substituting
The Kinematic Stabilizer is a posterior-cruciate-substituting design of
The requirement for release of collateral ligaments to achieve a stable, balanced