Aims. To describe the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and reoperation in patients who have an acute, traumatic wound dehiscence following
Aims. It has been hypothesized that a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is more likely to be revised than a
Aims. Many patients undergoing
Aims. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a national suspension of “non-urgent” elective hip and knee arthroplasty. The study aims to measure the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on total hip arthroplasty (THA) and
Aims. The aim of this study was to identify the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), minimal important change (MIC), minimal detectable change (MDC), and patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) threshold in the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) according to patient satisfaction six months following
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether non-fatal postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) within six months of surgery influences the knee-specific functional outcome (Oxford Knee Score (OKS)) one year after
Aims. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following
Aims. The primary aim was to assess the patient-perceived effect of restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 on rehabilitation following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of α defensin (AD) lateral flow assay (LFA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in comparison to conventional synovial white blood cell (WBC) count and polymorphonuclear neutrophil percentage (PMN%) analysis. Methods. Patients undergoing joint aspiration for evaluation of pain after
Aims. The prevalence of ipsilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) and
Aims. Alternative alignment concepts, including kinematic and restricted kinematic, have been introduced to help improve clinical outcomes following
Aims. Meeting preoperative expectations is known to be of major influence on postoperative satisfaction after
Aims. Postoperative range of movement (ROM) is an important measure of successful and satisfying
Aims. For many designs of
Aims. Modern
Aims. It has been shown that the preoperative modification of risk factors associated with obesity may reduce complications after
Aims. The aim is to assess the cost-effectiveness of patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) in comparison with
Aims. It remains difficult to diagnose early postoperative periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following
Aims. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) occurs in approximately 1% to 2% of
Aims. The removal of the cruciate ligaments in