BACKGROUND Prosthetic joint infection(PJI)is a devastating complication requiring prolonged treatment and multiple operations,leading to significant morbidity for the patient.Patients are routinely tested for methicil...
Many orthopedic surgeons require that their patients obtain dental clearance before elective total joint arthroplasty(TJA).However,there is no consensus substantiating the practice.To this end,a systematic review on t...
AIM To determine social, logistical and demographic factors that influence time to discharge in a short stay pathway(SSP) by following total knee arthroplasty(TKA). METHODS The study included primary TKA's performed i...
Historically, the most common mechanism of total kneearthroplasty(TKA) failures included aseptic loosening, instability and malalignment. As polyethylene production improved, modes of failure from polyethylene wear an...
Total knee replacement(TKR) is one of the most common surgeries over the last decade. Patients undergoing TKR are at high risk for postoperative anemia and furthermore for allogeneic blood transfusions(ABT). Complicat...
Total loss of talus due to trauma or avascular necrosis,for example,still remains to be a major challenge in foot and ankle surgery with severely limited treatment options.Implantation of a custom made total talar pro...
AIM To investigate the total blood loss(TBL) and the safety with respect to the re-amputation rate after transtibial amputation(TTA) conducted with and without a tourniquet. METHODS The study was a single-centre retro...
AIM To evaluate the effect of body mass index(BMI) on short-term functional outcome and complications in primary total knee arthroplasty. METHODS All patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty at a single ins...
Many patients prioritize the ability to return to sports following shoulder replacement surgeries, including total shoulder arthroplasty(TSA), reverse total shoulder arthroplasty(RTSA), and hemiarthroplasty(HA). While...
Negative-pressure wound therapy(NPWT) has been a successful modality of wound management which is in widespread use in several surgical fields. The main mechanisms of action thought to play a role in enhancing wound h...