A review on the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

AMD Wood, TM Brock, K Heil… - … journal of chronic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Arthritis is the most common chronic condition affecting patients over the age of 70. The
prevalence of osteoarthritis increases with age, and with an aging population, the effect of …

Comparison of cemented and uncemented fixation in total knee arthroplasty

TE Brown, BL Harper, K Bjorgul - Orthopedics, 2013 - journals.healio.com
Educational Objectives As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: 1.
Understand the rationale behind using uncemented fixation in total knee arthroplasty. 2 …

The effects of age on patient-reported outcome measures in total knee replacements

DP Williams, AJ Price, DJ Beard… - The bone & joint …, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
We present a comparison of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) in relation to patient age,
in patients who had received a total (TKR) or unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) …

[HTML][HTML] Can patients really participate in sport after high tibial osteotomy?

MP Bonnin, JR Laurent, F Zadegan, R Badet… - Knee surgery, sports …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The possibility to return to sporting activity can be an important consideration in the
decision-making process in femorotibial osteoarthritis. We analyzed functional outcomes …

Comparison of outcomes and survivorship between patients of different age groups following TKA

RW McCalden, CE Robert, JL Howard… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A total of 6275 consecutive TKA patients were divided into three groups based on their
age:< 55, 55–70 and> 70 years. There was a statistically significant difference in the change …

Trabecular metal in total knee arthroplasty associated with higher knee scores: a randomized controlled trial

M Fernandez-Fairen… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background Porous tantalum is an option of cementless fixation for TKA, but there is no
randomized comparison with a cemented implant in a mid-term followup …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical approaches in total knee arthroplasty

MCO SaNNa, C SaNNa, F CaPutO, G PIu, M SalVI - Joints, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Total knee replacement surgery begins with correct planning of both the incision and the
exposure of the joint. Indeed, these are factors that are just as crucial to an optimal outcome …

Comparison of fixed and mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty at a mean follow-up of 116 months

A Bistolfi, G Massazza, GC Lee, D Deledda… - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The superiority of mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty implants over fixed-
bearing implants, or vice versa, is still debated. Methods: A series of patients with similar …

Return to duty and deployment after major joint arthroplasty

GP Glebus, TW Feather, JR Hsu, TL Gerlinger - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2013 - Elsevier
With an increasing incidence, individuals are undergoing total joint arthroplasty at a younger
age. This study evaluated the likelihood of return to duty and deployment to the combat zone …

Is there reduced polyethylene wear and longer survival when using a mobile-bearing design in total knee replacement?: A meta-analysis of randomised and non …

Y Zeng, B Shen, J Yang, ZK Zhou… - The Bone & Joint …, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The purpose of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis to determine whether there is
lower polyethylene wear and longer survival when using mobile-bearing implants in total …