A randomised prospective trial was undertaken of antibiotic prophylaxis given at various intervals before inflation of the tourniquet for arthroplasty of the
Damage to articular cartilage is a common injury, for which there is no effective treatment. Our aims were to investigate the temporal sequence of the repair of articular cartilage and to define a critical-size defect. Full-thickness defects were made in adult male New Zealand white rabbits. The diameter (1 to 4 mm) of the defects was varied in order to determine the effect that the size and depth of the defect had on its healing. The defects were made in the femoral groove of the
Techniques for the selective cutting of ligaments in cadaver
Measurements of tibial torsion using a tropometer were made in more than 1200 consecutive patients attending an adult
1. A critical analysis of the findings in 200
Changes in the
A series of 135 knee arthroscopies has been reviewed to determine the accuracy of detection of meniscal lesions. Arthroscopy and double-contrast arthrography achieved similar accuracy (84 per cent and 86 per cent) in the diagnostically more difficult
Early mobilisation after arthroplasty of the
On three occasions we have reviewed a series of
The management of traumatic dislocation of the
Analysis of the morphology of the distal femur, and by extension
of the femoral components in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), has
largely been related to the aspect ratio, which represents the width
of the femur. Little is known about variations in trapezoidicity
(i.e. whether the femur is more rectangular or more trapezoidal).
This study aimed to quantify additional morphological characteristics
of the distal femur and identify anatomical features associated
with higher risks of over- or under-sizing of components in TKA. We analysed the shape of 114 arthritic knees at the time of primary
TKA using the pre-operative CT scans. The aspect ratio and trapezoidicity
ratio were quantified, and the post-operative prosthetic overhang
was calculated. We compared the morphological characteristics with
those of 12 TKA models.Aims
Methods
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to study the normal
We have used the Ilizarov technique for severe flexion deformity of the
Many authors have recommended undercorrection of the deformity when carrying out unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The isolated effect of alignment of the
We describe a five-year-old child with neurofibromatosis type I who developed a Charcot