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Arthroplasty is used to relieve pain associated with degenerative or inflammatory joint disease, some post-traumatic joint problems, and avascular necrosis. Avascular necrosis, inflammatory and post-traumatic problems are seen on a regular basis in areas of high HIV seroprevalence. Degenerative arthritis is rare in younger HIV patients, however. Historically the only group of HIV patients in wh...

Prosthetic patellofemoral inlay resurfacing is a novel treatment concept for degenerative and focal arthrosis of the patellofemoral joint. The theoretic basis of this type of arthroplasty entails recreating ambient anatomy based upon intraoperative topographic mapping. The implant is intrinsically stable by virtue of the inset position relative to the surrounding joint surface. Articular resurf...

Purpose: Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of arthritis affecting millions people worldwide, characterized by joint pain, which a major driver clinical decision making and health service use. Initially considered as simple degenerative erosive process cartilage, concept has migrated from local cartilage problem caused wear tear, to complex disease involving inflammatory factors whole incl...

Osteoarthritis is a slowly progressive disease which includes the intervention of several cytokines, macrophage metalleinoproteinases reaction, leading to the degradation of the local cartilage but also having an impact on the serum acute phase proteins (APPs). Subsequently, biomarkers seem to be essential to estimate its progression and the need for any surgical intervention such as total arth...

Despite expensive screening and breeding programmes, hip dysplasia (HD) continues to be one of the most common orthopaedic diseases in dogs. The vast majority of dogs afflicted with HD show minimal to no clinical signs, but it can also be a highly debilitating condition for both working and pet dogs. Hip joint laxity is considered a major risk factor for the development of degenerative joint di...