– See: Total Hip Replacement Menu: – Cemented Femoral Component: Loosening: – Collar: in THR – Optimal Cementing Technique – Removal of Cemented Femoral Stems: – Indications: – cemented femoral stems probably remain gold standard for total … Read more
– See: Frx Dislocations of the Hip – Discussion: – because of associated high energy trauma: look for other injuries – vast majority of patients sustained a hip dislocation will have associated injuries; – assoc ligamentous injuries to ipsilateral knee; – associated posterior wall fractures, femoral head, … Read more
– Discussion: – Steroid Menu: – Relative Potency of Various Steroids: – Triamcinolone: is the most common choice for joint injection (see knee osteoarthritis) – Cautions for Intra-Articular Injection: – local complications: – may cause fat necrosis and loss of skin pigmentation in blacks; … Read more
– See: – Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee / Articular Cartilage: Injury and Potential for Repair: / Osteoarthritis – Enchondral Ossification – Discussion: – hyaline cartilage caps ends of bones that form synovial joints; – in other hyaline cartilage structures, surrounding perichondrium contains both capillaries for nutrition and the cells that become … Read more
– See: – Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee – Enchondral Ossification – osteochondral allografting for OCD injuries of the knee Healing of Articular Cartilage in Intra-Articular Fractures in Rabbits. Viability and apoptosis of human chondrocytes in osteochondral fragments following joint trauma The viability of articular cartilage … Read more
– Lateral Compartment: – lateral compartmet may be visualized with the arthroscope thru either anterolateral or anteromedial compartment; – initially knee should be placed in flexion and internal rotation, and while holding internal rotation, apply a varus stress, and bring the leg to between 20-40 deg of extension; … Read more
– See: Total Knee Arthroplasty – references: – Infection after arthroscopic treatment of symptomatic total knee arthroplasty. – Arthroscopy following total knee arthroplasty. – [Arthroscopic release for knee joint stiffness after total knee arthroplasty] – [Technical aspects of arthroscopic arthrolysis after total knee … Read more
ankle arthroscopy elbow arthroscopy hip arthroscopy arthroscopy of the knee joint shoulder arthroscopy – arthroscopic rotator cuff repair wrist arthroscopy Additional Informaton The Effect of Irrigation Solution at Different Temperatures on Articular Cartilage Metabolism Supraphysiologic Temperature Enhances Cytotoxic Effects of Bupivacaine on Bovine Articular Chondrocytes in … Read more
– See: – Knee Joint Menu: – Chondral and Osteochondral Injuries of the Knee and Meniscal Tears – Discussion: – arthroscopic lavage alone may be of some benefit; – debridement has little value for long-standing or severe osteoarthritis of knee – where as, in the recent … Read more
– Discussion: – lateral release detaches patella from lateral soft tissue structures, including lateral retinaculum, fibers from tensa fascia lata muscle, & joint capsule; – a tourniquet should not be used during this procedure since it has been shown to increase the occurance of postoperative hemarthrosis; – prior to performing … Read more