BACKGROUND Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser resurfacing of the face has become an increasingly popular procedure. However, laser resurfacing of the neck has been largely avoided because of fears of scarring or pigmentation changes. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of treatment and incidence of complications after short-pulse CO(2) laser resurfacing of the neck. METHODS A total...

OBJECTIVE To report on the relative cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty (replacement of articular surface of femoral head only) in patients with severe arthritis suitable for hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty. DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis on an intention-to-treat basis of a single-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial of 126 adult patien...

350 knees were evaluated in a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study of selective patellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty. Knees with exposed bone on the patellar articular surface were excluded. 327 knees were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 7.8years. 114 knees followed for greater than 10 years were analyzed separately. Satisfaction was higher in patients with a resurf...

STANDARD METAL-ON-METAL TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT *Moroni A, **Savarino L, *Cadossi M, **Greco M, **Baldini N, *Giannini S * Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy **Laboratory for Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Implants, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy [email protected] INTRODUCTION Modern metal-on-metal (MOM) hip resurfacing has been introduced as a less invasive method of join...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hip resurfacing arthroplasty is claimed to allow higher activity levels and to give better quality of life than total hip arthroplasty. In this literature review, we assessed the therapeutic value of hip resurfacing arthroplasty as measured by functional outcome. METHODS An extensive literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. RES...

This paper reports the clinical experience of a multi-center, multiple physician trial with a novel fractional radiofrequency ablative skin resurfacing and rejuvenation device (Fractora, Invasix, Israel) deployed on both Caucasian skin types I III and Asian skin type IV. Histological study demonstrated deep ablation and collagen restructuring in the papillary and reticular dermis. The Fractora ...

Out of a total of 623 patients who, over a ten-year period, underwent primary total knee replacement (TKR) without patellar resurfacing, 20 underwent secondary resurfacing for chronic anterior knee pain. They were evaluated pre- and postoperatively using the clinical and radiological American Knee Society score. The mean follow-up was 36.1 months (12 to 104). The mean knee score improved from 4...

We have undertaken a prospective, randomised study to compare conservation of acetabular bone after total hip replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip. We randomly assigned 210 hips to one of the two treatment groups. Uncemented, press-fit acetabular components were used for both. No significant difference was found in the mean diameter of acetabular implant inserted in the groups (5...

The suitability of third-generation metal-on-metal hip resurfacing products for patients with a primary diagnosis of osteonecrosis has been debated. The preservation of femoral head bone stock for femoral prosthetic support is essential for the long-term stability of implants. A modern hip resurfacing system was implanted in 1148 hips as part of a United States multicenter investigational devic...