Aims. Breast cancer survivors have known risk factors that might influence the results of total hip arthroplasty (THA) or
Aims. Waiting times for arthroplasty surgery in Northern Ireland are among the longest in the NHS, which have been further lengthened by the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic in March 2020. The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has announced a new Elective Care Framework (ECF), with the framework proposing that by March 2026 no patient will wait more than 52 weeks for inpatient/day case treatment. We aimed to assess the feasibility of achieving this with reference to total hip arthroplasty (THA) and
Aims. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between prior sleeve gastrectomy in patients undergoing primary total hip and knee arthroplasty, and 90-day complications, incidence of revision arthroplasty, and patient-reported outcome scores at final follow-up. This is a retrospective, single-centre analysis. Patients undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty with a prior sleeve gastrectomy were eligible for inclusion (n = 80 patients). A morbidly obese control group was established from the same institutional registry using a 1:2 match, for cases:controls with arthroplasty based on propensity score using age, sex, pre-sleeve gastrectomy BMI, Current Procedural Terminology code to identify anatomical location, and presurgical haemoglobin A1C. Outcomes included 90-day complications, incidence of revision arthroplasty, and patient-reported outcome scores at final follow-up. Multivariable logistic regressions evaluated associations of underlying preoperative demographic and treatment characteristics with outcomes.Aims
Methods
During the last ten years, greater attention
has been given to the management of peri-operative blood loss after
total knee arthroplasty (TKA), as it is a modifiable outcome that has
a significant effect on the rate of complications, the recovery,
and the economic burden. Blood loss after
Collateral ligament release is advocated in total
knee arthroplasty (TKA) to deal with significant coronal plane deformities,
but is also associated with significant disadvantages. We describe steps to avoid release of the collateral (superficial
medial and lateral collateral) ligaments during
Objectives. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a potential treatment
for isolated bone on bone osteoarthritis when limited to a single
compartment. The risk for revision of UKA is three times higher
than for
Objectives. Nylon sutures and skin staples are used commonly in
We randomised 102 knees suitable for a unicompartmental replacement to receive either a unicompartmental (UKR) or
The lateral subvastus approach combined with an osteotomy of the tibial tubercle is a recognised, but rarely used approach for
Objectives. Because posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) resection makes flexion
gaps wider in
The Kinematic Stabilizer is a posterior-cruciate-substituting design of
Decreasing proprioception of the knee is multifactorial and is a function of age and degenerative joint disease. Soft-tissue release during
Chemical prophylaxis is known to reduce the venographic prevalence of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) after
A consecutive series of 235
Aims. For the increasing number of working-age patients undergoing total hip or
We measured the pressure distribution across the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints during
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders prior to total hip (THA) and
Aims. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to elective orthopaedic services. The primary objective of this study was to examine changes in functional scores in patients awaiting total hip arthroplasty (THA),
Aims. The outcomes of patients with unexpected positive cultures (UPCs) during revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) and