Arthroscopic Debridement and Micronized Adipose Tissue Injection for End-Stage Ankle Arthritis

Arthroscopic ankle debridement: 5-year survival analysis.

Little information exists regarding the long term prognosis following ankle arthroscopy, particularly in avoiding further major surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognosis of arthroscopic ankle treatment. We also investigated the relationship between the arthroscopic treatment and time for a further major ankle surgery. In this consecutive case series study using a prospecti...

Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Debridement for Septic Arthritis of Shoulder

Methods: Fifteen patients with septic arthritis of the shoulder were treated at our institution between 2003 and 2011. Of these, we examined 10 patients (8 men and 2 women) who underwent arthroscopic debridement with the average follow-up period of 52.2 months (12–120 months). The average age at the onset was 65.6 years, ranging from36 to 90 years. The average time from the onset to the surgery...

Will total ankle arthroplasty become the new standard for end-stage ankle arthritis?

Tissue Engineering: A Biological Solution for Tissue Damage, Loss or End Stage Organ Failure

In recent years the science of tissue engineering has emerged as a powerful tool for the development of a novel set of tissue replacement parts and technologies. Recent advances in the fields of biomaterials, stem cell technologies, growth factor field and biomimetics have created a unique set of opportunities for investigators to fabricate lab-grown tissues from combination of extracellular ma...

Arthroscopic arthrodesis for ankle arthritis without bone graft

BACKGROUND Ankle arthrodesis is considered by many to be the standard operative treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis. The purpose of this study was to perform a new technique for ankle joint surface and determine the outcome for the union rates of ankle arthroscopic arthrodesis. METHODS A total of 68 patients with posttraumatic arthritis, primary osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis we...