Fresh osteochondral allografts were used to repair post-traumatic osteoarticular defects in 92 knees. At the time of grafting, varus or valgus deformities were corrected by upper tibial or supracondylar femoral osteotomies. A survivorship analysis was performed in which failure was defined as the need for a revision operation or the persistence of the pre-operative symptoms. There was a 75% success rate at five years, 64% at ten years and 63% at 14 years. The failure rate was higher for bipolar grafts than for unipolar and the results in patients over the age of 60 years were poor. The outcome did not depend on the sex of the patient and the results of allografts in the medial and lateral compartments of the knee were similar. Careful patient selection, correction of joint malalignment by osteotomy, and rigid fixation of the graft are all mandatory requirements for success. We recommend this method for the treatment of post-traumatic osteochondral defects in the knees of relatively young and active patients

1. The treatment of contractures at the hip secondary to poliomyelitis by Soutter's muscle slide or by Yount's fasciotomy gives excellent results. So does high femoral osteotomy, but it is not superior to the other two and should therefore be kept in reserve as a supplementary operation for the completion of correction of a deformity so gross as not to be wholly remediable by division of the soft parts. 2. Subluxation of the hip occurs only if the paralysis comes on during the first eighteen months of life and is a product not of severe paralysis but of unbalanced and often slight weakness of muscles. Correction of the invariable valgus deformity of the femoral neck by osteotomy is followed by relapse; acetabuloplasty too is unreliable. The most promising remedy seems to be some form of acetabuloplasty combined with transplantation of an iliopsoas of adequate strength into the greater trochanter. The indications for arthrodesis are few, but the results of this operation are good. 3. In the few patients with abductor weakness and little else the dipping gait may be abolished by iliopsoas transplantation

1. A study has been made of the treatment of recurrent dislocation of the patella in 106 knees in seventy-six patients. 2. In young adults in whom degenerative changes in the knee were not severe at the time of operation transplant of the tibial tubercle gave the best results. 3. In older patients and in those in whom osteoarthritic changes were present in the knee transplant of the tibial tubercle was unsatisfactory, but patellectomy with rerouting of the quadriceps mechanism gave fair results. 4. Tibial tubercle transplant is contra-indicated in children because it may give a recurvatum deformity. 5. When the dislocation is permanent, operation may be unnecessary, but if it becomes inevitable simple patellectomy is the best procedure. 6. The results of plastic operations on the quadriceps expansion and of supracondylar femoral osteotomy are bad. 7. No operation can give consistently good results because the knee is usually congenitally weak, often as part of generalised ligamentous laxity

Conventional methods of imaging in the investigation of developmental dysplasia of the hip all have disadvantages, either in definition or in exposure to radiation. We describe a new open-configuration MR scanner which is unique in that it allows anaesthesia and access to the patient within the imaging volume for surgical procedures and application of casts. We performed 13 scans in eight anaesthetised infants. Dynamic imaging revealed two dislocated hips which were then visualised during reduction. Hip spicas were applied without removing the patient from the scanner. In one hip, an adductor tenotomy was carried out. In all patients, stressing the hips during dynamic imaging allowed an assessment of stability. This was particularly useful in two hips in which an analysis of stability in different positions facilitated the planning of femoral osteotomies. This method of imaging provides new and important information. It has great potential in the investigation of developmental dysplasia of the hip and, with ultrasound, may allow management without the need for radiography

The results of treating 148 hips in 135 children (aged 7 to 16 at the onset of management) for Perthes' disease are analysed. Cases are classified according to the amount of epiphysial containment and the results assessed according to the degree of preserved sphericity. It is concluded that to obtain satisfactory results in this age group treatment should be prolonged until the restitution of the epiphysis so as to maintain the initially achieved containment throughout the reparative process. Containment should be secured initially as follows: by non-operative treatment, in children aged seven to nine years with contained and also with slightly subluxated epiphyses; by femoral osteotomy, in children aged seven to nine years with severely subluxated epiphyses and also in children aged 10 and more with slightly subluxated epiphyses; by Salter's osteotomy, in children aged 10 years and more with contained epiphyses; by Chiari's osteotomy, in all crushed but smooth epiphyses, and also in children aged 10 and more with severely subluxated epiphyses; and by cheilectomy, in all crushed and saddle-shaped epiphyses, but only during the regenerative stage of the disease

The results in 102 acetabuloplasties have been assessed in eighty-six patients, with a minimum follow-up of five years. Clinical and radiological assessment was carried out according to a score system very similar to that used in previous studies, and the results were expressed as excellent, good, fair and poor according to the score obtained. Any hip requiring further stabifising procedures was automatically grouped as a failure. Subtrochanteric femoral osteotomy was used when femoral anteversion was excessive. The results revealed that 73 per cent of the hips were satisfactory (excellent or good) overall, but that a steady deterioration was evident when the five-and fifteen-year groups were compared. Few of the hips were regarded as normal on radiological grounds. Homologous bone bank rib was found to be the most satisfactory graft material. Coxa magna was the most common abnormality that was consistent with a good or excellent result. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head was found in only six hips; it was more commonly present in patients subjected to previous operation. Concentric reduction of the femoral head is essential if acetabuloplasty is to maintain stability of the hip

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This study aimed to identify the tibial component and femoral component coronal angles (TCCAs and FCCAs), which concomitantly are associated with the best outcomes and survivorship in a cohort of fixed-bearing, cemented, medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs). We also investigated the potential two-way interactions between the TCCA and FCCA.

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We aimed to report the mid- to long-term rates of septic and aseptic failure after two-stage revision surgery for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total hip arthroplasty (THA).

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Perthes’ disease is a condition leading to necrosis of the femoral head. It is most common in children aged four to nine years, affecting around one per 1,200 children in the UK. Management typically includes non-surgical treatment options, such as physiotherapy with/without surgical intervention. However, there is significant variation in care with no consensus on the most effective treatment option.

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We evaluated a large database with mechanical failure of a single uncemented modular femoral component, used in revision hip arthroplasty, as the end point and compared them to a control group treated with the same implant. Patient- and implant-specific risk factors for implant failure were analyzed.

After open reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), a pelvic or femoral osteotomy may be required to maintain a stable concentric reduction. We report the clinical and radiological outcome in 82 children (95 hips) with DDH treated by open reduction through an anterior approach in which a test of stability was used to assess the need for a concomitant osteotomy. The mean age at the time of surgery was 28 months (9 to 79) and at the latest follow-up, 17 years (12 to 25). All patients have been followed up until closure of the triradiate cartilage with a mean period of 15 years (8 to 23). At the time of open reduction before closure of the joint capsule, the position of maximum stability was assessed. A hip which required flexion with abduction for stability was considered to need an innominate osteotomy. If only internal rotation and abduction were required, an upper femoral derotational and varus osteotomy was carried out. For a ‘double-diameter’ acetabulum with anterolateral deficiency, a Pemberton-type osteotomy was used. A hip which was stable in the neutral position required no concomitant osteotomy. Overall, 86% of the patients have had a satisfactory radiological outcome (Severin groups I and II) with an incidence of 7% of secondary procedures for persistent dysplasia including one hip which redislocated. The results were better (p = 0.04) in children under the age of two years. Increased leg length on the affected side was associated with poor acetabular development and recurrence of joint dysplasia (p = 0.01). The incidence of postoperative avascular necrosis was 7%. In a further 18%, premature physeal arrest was noted during the adolescent growth spurt (Kalamchi-MacEwen types II and III). Both of these complications were also associated with recurrence of joint dysplasia (p = 0.01). Studies with a shorter follow-up are therefore likely to underestimate the proportion of poor radiological results

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Morphological abnormalities are present in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). We studied and compared the pelvic anatomy and morphology between the affected hemipelvis with the unaffected side in patients with unilateral Crowe type IV DDH using 3D imaging and analysis.

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Hospital case volume is shown to be associated with postoperative outcomes in various types of surgery. However, conflicting results of volume-outcome relationship have been reported in hip fracture surgery. This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between hospital case volume and postoperative outcomes in patients who had hip fracture surgery. We hypothesized that higher case volume would be associated with lower risk of in-hospital and one-year mortality after hip fracture surgery.

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Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. There remains a lack of prospective evidence for the use of TXA in patients undergoing periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). The purpose of this study was to determine if intravenous (IV) TXA is effective in reducing calculated blood loss and transfusions after PAO.

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In elderly patients with osteoarthritis and protrusio who require arthroplasty, dislocation of the hip is difficult due to migration of the femoral head. Traditionally, neck osteotomy is performed in situ, so this is not always achieved. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe a partial resection of the posterior wall in severe protrusio.

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This study aimed to evaluate the association between the sagittal alignment of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and new Knee Society Score (2011KSS), under the hypothesis that outliers such as the excessive extended or flexed femoral component were related to worse clinical outcomes.

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Using a simple classification method, we aimed to estimate the collapse rate due to osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in order to develop treatment guidelines for joint-preserving surgeries.

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The goal of closed reduction (CR) in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is to achieve and maintain concentricity of the femoral head in the acetabulum. However, concentric reduction is not immediately attainable in all hips and it remains controversial to what degree a non-concentric reduction is acceptable. This prospective study is aimed at investigating the dynamic evolution of the hip joint space after CR in DDH using MRI.