conclusions apc referral for elevated hba1c reduces complication rate and the incidence of prolonged hospitalization during the first year after surgery in diabetics undergoing tja. results patients (197 men, 6 women) underwent 71, 131, and 1 total hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, respectively. patients undergoing tja with uncontrolled hba1c and those with hba1c < 10%, but not those with h...

context a tourniquet is a device that is used frequently in most orthopaedic surgeries but this routine device can lead to serious complications so we decided to review and declare it for safe instruction and use. evidence acquisition we searched the word “tourniquet” in pubmed and google and reviewed all full text english articles and abstracts of non-english articles. in addition, we read all...

From the Departments of Orthopedics (H.G.A., O.J., M.K.K.) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.R.), Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Biomechanics and Biomaterials Research Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis (C.H.T.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Ahlborg at the Department of Orthopedics, Malmö University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, S...

DURING RESISTED ACTIVE MOTION *Tay, SC; *Tomita, K; *Tan, ET; *Zhao, KD; +*Berger, RA; **Amrami, KK; *An, KN +*Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN [email protected] ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION There has not been any study that has analyzed the kinematics of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) during resisted active motion. It is thus not known how ...

Patellar instability is a common clinical problem encountered by orthopedic surgeons specializing in the knee. For patients with chronic lateral patellar instability, the standard surgical approach is to stabilize the patella through a medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. Foreseeably, an increasing number of revision surgeries of the reconstructed MPFL will be seen in upcoming ...

René B. Svensson, Philip Hansen, Tue Hassenkam, Bjarki T. Haraldsson, Per 3 Aagaard, Vuokko Kovanen, Michael Krogsgaard, Michael Kjaer, S. Peter 4 Magnusson 5 6 Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital & Center for Healthy 7 Aging, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 8 Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 9 ...

Any significant loss of meniscal function through injury or menisectomy alters the biomechanical and biological environment of the normal knee, eventually resulting in pain, recurrent swelling, and effusions. Overt secondary osteoarthritis is often the endpoint.1,2 Recognition of these consequences has led to a strong commitment within the orthopedic community to meniscal-sparing interventions....

The purpose of our study was to establish criterion-related validity and repeatability of a shoulder biomechanics testing protocol involving an electromagnetic tracking system (Flock of Birds [FoB]). Eleven subjects completed humeral elevation tasks in the sagittal, scapular, and frontal planes on two occasions. Shoulder kinematics were assessed with a digital inclinometer and the FoB. Intrases...

This paper examines the condition of anterior knee pain known as patellofemoral pain syndrome. It describes the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the knee including normal movement, and factors which may destabilize the knee, and predispose it to injury. The controversial ‘‘Q’’ angle is discussed, as is its relationship to patellofemoral pain. The importance of balanced musculature to the ...

A human cadaveric study using anatomy based muscle loading testing apparatus Oh JH ([email protected]), McGarry MH, Tilan JU, Chen YJ, Chung KC, Lee TQ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System and University of California, Irvine [email protected] INTRODUCTION The treatment of ...