Objective
 The destruction of the joint cartilage either by age or
 trauma can develop coxarthrosis limiting motion patient, which is treated replacement whole with total hip arthroplasty. In this study,
 we aimed to report our short and mid-term results and
 discuss current literature on postoperative
 cementless arthroplasty (THA) in
 patients coxarthrosis.
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Chronic pain after joint replacement is common, affecting approximately 10% of patients after total hip replacement (THR) and 20% of patients after total knee replacement (TKR). Heightened generalized sensitivity to nociceptive input could be a risk factor for the development of this pain. The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether preoperative widespread pain sensitivity was asso...

OBJECTIVE The data are conflicting for the association between the index-to-ring finger length ratio (2D:4D) and the risk of OA. The aim of this cohort study was to examine the relationship between 2D:4D and the risk of severe knee and hip OA requiring total joint replacement. METHODS A total of 14 511 participants in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study had 2D:4D assessed from hand photo...

BACKGROUND The emergence of physician owned specialty hospitals focusing on high margin procedures has generated significant controversy. Yet, it is unclear whether physician owned specialty hospitals differ significantly from non physician owned specialty hospitals and thus merit the additional scrutiny that has been proposed. Our objective was to assess whether physician owned specialty ortho...

OBJECTIVES To examine trends in primary and revision joint (hip and knee) replacement in England between 1991 and 2000. METHODS Analysis of hospital episodes statistics between 1 April 1991 and 30 March 2001 for total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR). Descriptive statistics and regression modelling were used to summarise patients' demographic and clinical characteristics...

In Africa the amount of joint replacement surgery is increasing, but the indications for operation and the age of the patients are considerably different from those in the developed world. New centres with variable standards of care and training of the surgeons are performing these procedures and it is important that a proper audit of this work is undertaken. In Malawi, we have pioneered a Regi...

BACKGROUND currently, assessment of outcomes after joint replacement is predominantly centred on impairment and activity limitation (e.g. walking), with little consideration of participation restriction. METHOD structured telephone interviews about participation in leisure activities were conducted with 56 total hip replacement (THR) and 60 total knee replacement (TKR) patients before and 1 y...

BACKGROUND Deep surgical site infection following total knee arthroplasty is a devastating complication. Patient and surgical risk factors for this complication have not been thoroughly examined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate risk factors associated with deep surgical site infection following total knee arthroplasty in a large U.S. integrated health-care system. METHODS A retrospe...

The move toward adoption and implementation of electronic health records (EHR) provides an opportunity in the United States to use electronic clinical data (ECD) to better understand patient outcomes and to improve the quality and efficiency of medical care. Within the field of orthopedics, national joint replacement registries have been shown in other countries to improve clinical decision-mak...