With increasing life expectancy, the demand for preservation of native articular cartilage is increasing to delay joint arthroplasties. In the knee, there are many different strategies to preserve the articular cartilage including but not limited to corrective osteotomies, chondral injury restoration, intraarticular injection of cells or growth factors(PRP). However, One of the most important s...

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...

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...

INTRODUCTION: The MAKO Surgical Rio Robotic Arm utilizes pre-op CT images to plan the optimal positioning of uni-condylar and patella-femoral components in order to achieve normal kinematics for the knee joint, while preserving the cruciate ligaments. We hypothesize that the anatomic matching surfaces and the cruciate retaining design of this MAKO Restoris knee system will replicate normal knee...

The posterior slope of the tibial plateau is an important feature to preserve during knee replacement. The correct slope aids in the amount of flexion and determines if the knee will be loose on flexion. This is a study on the posterior tibial plateau slope based on preoperative and postoperative radiographs of 100 consecutive patients who had total knee replacements. The average posterior slop...

The MAKO Surgical Rio Robotic Arm utilizes the pre-op CT images to plan positioning of the uni-condylar and patella-femoral components in order to achieve the most desirable kinematics for the knee joint, while preserving the cruciate ligaments. We hypothesize that the anatomic matching surfaces and the cruciate retaining design of the Restoris knee will best replicate normal knee kinematics. I...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical outcome of arthroscopic synovectomy for persistent rheumatoid synovitis of the knee joints. DESIGN Prospective clinical study. SETTING Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal. PATIENTS Fifty two knee joints in 46 patients. MEASUREMENTS The effect of the procedure and its influence in the progression of the disease process on knee joints were assesse...

conclusions our findings may be applied by manufacturers to design prostheses more compatible with asian populations. alterations to the shape of components should be considered to provide optimal coverage. patients and methods during 2013, 150 consecutive patients (96 males and 54 females) from the outpatient department of orthopedic surgery of rasoul akram hospital with knee ct scans were stu...

We have reviewed congenital aplasia or dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula in twenty children (twenty-nine limbs). We have described four morphological groups and four radiological types, and have proposed the clinical and radiological features which in early infancy distinguish these varieties, which vary in their prognosis. We regard accurate diagnosis to be of the utmost importance in ...

This study reports a methodology to generate anatomically correct postures of existing human body finite element models while maintaining their mesh quality. The developed method is based on computer graphics techniques and permits control over the bone kinematics followed. Initial mesh quality of the model being repositioned is quantified and maintained during the process in order to preserve ...