Background: Delay in the treatment of septic or tuberculous arthritis of the knee often results in a painful and stiff joint, mainly in a position of flexion. Often limb shortening is also present. A clinical study was undertaken to see what the long-term results of a one-stage procedure is, whereby an external fixator is used to achieve fusion of the knee and limb equalisation simultaneously b...

This paper describes a method of hip fusion that allows immediate ambulation without external support. It has been successful in twelve out of thirteen operations, the one failure being in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Hitherto, the drawback to hip fusion has been difficulty in securing it without prolonged fixation in a double hip spica. Plaster fixation also stiffens the knee, and if t...

The purpose of this study was to identify the kinematic and kinetic strategies used by patients with unilateral triple arthrodesis or subtalar fusion during level walking, stair ascent, stair descent and to determine the influence of these different conditions on kinematics and kinetics. Nine subjects with unilateral triple or subtalar fusion and five normal control subjects were recruited for ...

To cite: Varshney AN, Kumar N, Anand R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009890 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old man presented with inflammatory low-back pain starting at the age of 18 years. It was associated with morning stiffness that eases with works and worsens in the night, along with difficulty in changing posture in bed. After 12 years...

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Control of infection after a failed two-stage TKA is not always possible, and the resolution of infection may require an above-knee amputation (AKA) or a the-knee (KF). The purpose of this review is to determine which treatment method (AKA or KF) yields better function and ambulatory status for patients...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between hospital market concentration and pricing. BACKGROUND Hospitals have been merging into systems that potentially wield bargaining power over private health insurers. Concern is growing among policy makers that these systems may respond to provisions of the 2010 health reform legislation by further increasing consolidation and prices. METHODS Multi...

synovial hemangioma is a rare benign malformation of the synovium. it presents frequently in the knee with pain, tenderness, intermittent swelling and recurrent hemarthrosis. mri can be helpful in diagnosis of synovial hemangioma. in this paper, we present a 45-year-old lady with chronic symptoms and obscure clinical symptoms for 35 years which finally diagnosed and managed arthroscopically as ...

background fractures of the knee account for about 6% of all trauma admissions. while its management is mostly focused on fracture treatment, it is not the only factor that defines the final outcome. objectives this study aimed to study objective and subjective outcomes after proximal tibial versus distal femoral fractures in terms of knee instability and health-related quality of life. patient...

abstract  background: in the recent decade, many primary total knee arthroplasties have  been carried out in iran and the number of revision cases is expected to rise with the  aging population. the aim of this study was to report the outcome of revision surgery  in the country and make a comparison between the outcome of revision and that of  the primary arthroplasty.  methods: retrospectively...