Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the orthopedic procedures that are both economical and routinely successful. THA offers dependable benefits for patients with end-stage degenerative osteoarthritis (OA), including pain alleviation, functional recovery, overall better quality life. Methods: This was a retrospective study which conducted on who visited hospital's outpatient depar...

Posterolateral fractures of the tibial plateau are difficult to address. Malunion can lead early posttraumatic arthritis knee due instability and elevated joint reaction forces. Arthroscopically assisted percutaneous reduction facilitates visualization avoids open approaches either directly from posterolateral or lateral with optional extension via a epicondylus osteotomy. We describe illustrat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is growing interest in minimally invasive surgery techniques in total hip arthroplasty (THA). In this study, we investigated the learning curve and the early complications of the direct anterior approach in hip replacement. METHODS In the period January through December 2010, THA was performed in 46 patients for primary osteoarthritis, using the direct anterior ap...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can be performed through multiple surgical approaches, including anterior, anterolateral, lateral, transtrochanteric, posterolateral, posterior, and the 2-incision technique. The overwhelming majority of THAs today are performed through a posterolateral approach, which has many advantages: it can be extended without difficulty, it is expeditious, it results in reduc...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of posterolateral hip muscle strengthening versus quadriceps strengthening in reducing pain and improving health status in persons with patellofemoral pain (PFP). DESIGN Comparative control trial. SETTING Rehabilitation facility. PARTICIPANTS Persons with a diagnosis of PFP (N=36; 18 men, 18 women). INTERVENTIONS Patients were alternately assigned to a ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral aspect of the rabbit knee to serve as a basis for future in vitro and in vivo posterolateral knee biomechanical and injury studies. Twelve nonpaired fresh-frozen New Zealand white rabbit knees were dissected to determine the anatomy of the posterolateral corner. The following main structures were consistently identifie...

Background: Ankle arthrodesis is the gold standard and most commonly used method for the treatment of post-traumatic ankle arthritis. Aims: This study is to investigate the biomechanical safety and stability of four ankle fusion models through three-dimensional finite element analysis. Methods: Four ankle fusion models were established, including anterior plate ankle fusion model, lateral plate...