Aims. There remains a lack of consensus regarding the management of
Aims.
Aims. To investigate the risk factors for unsuccessful radial head reduction (RHR) in children with
The optimal timing of percutaneous vertebroplasty
as treatment for painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
(OVCFs) is still unclear. With the position of vertebroplasty having
been challenged by recent placebo-controlled studies, appropriate
timing gains importance. We investigated the relationship between the onset of symptoms
– the time from fracture – and the efficacy of vertebroplasty in
115 patients with 216 painful subacute or
Aims. Acute and
Aims. Transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) plays a major role in the pathogenesis of
Aims. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and patterns of neuropathic pain over one year in a cohort of patients with
Aims. The management of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a major challenge in orthopaedic surgery. In this study, we aimed to characterize the local bone microstructure and metabolism in a clinical cohort of patients with
Aims. The principle strategies of fracture-related infection (FRI) treatment are debridement, antimicrobial therapy, and implant retention (DAIR) or debridement, antimicrobial therapy, and implant removal/exchange. Increasing the period between fracture fixation and FRI revision surgery is believed to be associated with higher failure rates after DAIR. However, a clear time-related cut-off has never been scientifically defined. This systematic review analyzed the influence of the interval between fracture fixation and FRI revision surgery on success rates after DAIR. Methods. A systematic literature search was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, in PubMed (including MEDLINE), Embase, and Web of Science Core Collection, investigating the outcome after DAIR procedures of long bone FRIs in clinical studies published until January 2020. Results. Six studies, comprising 276 patients, met the inclusion criteria. Data from this review showed that with a short duration of infection (up to three weeks) and under strict preconditions, retention of the implant is associated with high success rates of 86% to 100%. In delayed infections with a fracture fixation-FRI revision surgery interval of three to ten weeks, absence of recurrent infection was reported in 82% to 89%. Data on late FRIs, with a fracture fixation-FRI revision surgery interval of more than ten weeks, are scarce and a success rate of 67% was reported. Conclusion. Acute/early FRI, with a short duration of infection, can successfully be treated with DAIR up to ten weeks after osteosynthesis. The limited available data suggest that
Aims. Single-stage revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) is gaining popularity in treating
Aims. Excision of
Aims. To explore the effect of different durations of antibiotics after stage II reimplantation on the prognosis of two-stage revision for
Aims. The presence of facet tropism has been correlated with an elevated susceptibility to lumbar disc pathology. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of facet tropism on
Aims. The standard of wide tumour-like resection for
Aims. Closed suction subfascial drainage is widely used after instrumented posterior spinal fusion in patients with a spinal deformity. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of this wound drainage on the outcomes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). This was a further analysis of a randomized, multicentre clinical trial reporting on patients after posterior spinal fusion using segmental pedicle screw instrumentation. In this study the incidence of deep surgical site infection (SSI) and
Aims. Removal of infected components and culture-directed antibiotics are important for the successful treatment of
Aims. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with poor outcome following coccygectomy on patients with
Aims. Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and osteomyelitis are clinical challenges that are difficult to eradicate. Well-characterized large animal models necessary for testing and validating new treatment strategies for these conditions are lacking. The purpose of this study was to develop a rabbit model of
Aims. This study aimed to explore whether serum combined with synovial interleukin-6 (IL-6) measurement can improve the accuracy of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) diagnosis, and to establish the cut-off values of IL-6 in serum and synovial fluid in detecting
Aims. Calprotectin (CLP) is produced in neutrophils and monocytes and released into body fluids as a result of inflammation or infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of blood and synovial CLP in the diagnosis of