Orthopedic implants have become essential components of modern medicine. The risk of infection of total hip arthroplasty (THA) is 1.5%-2%. Are the C-reactive protein (CRP), the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and procalcitonin (PCT) good markers for THA infection screenings? From February 2009 to December 2012 at our Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, 1248 patients were treated w...

OBJECTIVE To study the HRQOL in veterans with prevalent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) and compare them with age- and gender-matched US population and control veteran population without these procedures. METHODS A cohort study and cross-sectional survey on veterans obtained demographics and HRQOL with Short-Form 36 for veterans (SF-36V). Veterans were categorize...

Background and purpose - According to previous Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) data, the 10-year implant survival of cemented total hip arthroplasties (THAs) is 94% in patients aged 65-74 and 96% in patients aged 75 or more. Here we report a brand-level comparison of cemented THA based on the NARA database, which has not been done previously. Patients and methods - We determined...

Background and Aims: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common orthopedic surgery. The main focus in the research of THA is immune responses in these patients following the blood transfusion.Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the immune modulation indexes such as T cell amplification, Tcell surface markers and also production of cytokines in the patients undergoing THA surgery following bloo...

BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) metastases develop in nearly half of patients with advanced melanoma and in 15-20% CNS is the first site of relapse. Median overall survival is short, ranging from two to four months, and one-year survival rate is only 10-15%. THA has been shown to have both anti-angiogenetic and immuno-modulating effects. TMZ is an oral alkylating agent with an excellent...

background:  we aimed to report outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (tha) in very young patients under the year of 30.   methods:  thirty patients (45 hips) with various indications for tha were retrospectively reviewed radiologically and clinically and analyzed regarding survival, reasons of failure, factors associated with outcomes and postoperative complications.   results:  within a mean fol...

7 List of papers 8 Statement 9 Abbreviations 10 Introduction 11 Internal fixation 11 Hemiarthroplasty (HA) 13 Total hip arthroplasty (THA) 14 Comparative studies between HA and THA 14 Comparative studies between internal fixation and arthroplasty 15 Heterotopic ossification 17 Nutritional status and intervention 17 Cost analyses 17 Summary of introduction 18 Aims 19 Patients and methods Patient...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Oxycodone is poorly studied as an adjuvant to central blockades. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the efficacy and safety of oxycodone hydrochloride in epidural blockade among patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). PATIENTS AND METHODS In 11 patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system II/III, age range: 59...

Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgical procedure and approximately 9,500 of these surgeries are performed annually in Denmark. The operation is considered effective and successful with respect to complications, mortality, and implant survival. However, using patient-reported outcome measures, up to 10% of patients are not satisfied with the outcome of their operation. To a...