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Optimizing practices in clearly defined indications is still the prime objective for surgical ABP.
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is common after total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a plethora of clinical consequences. The associations between symptomatic (sLLD; disturbing perception of anatomical leg length discrepancy), anatomical (aLLD; side difference in leg length between the center of rotation of the hip and the center of the ankle joint) and intraarticular (iLLD; side difference between the tear drop figure and the most prominent point of the trochanter minor) LLD and lower back have not yet been reported in the literature. We performed a retrospective study to answer if postoperative (1) symptomatic LLD, (2) anatomic LLD, and (3) a change in intraarticular leg length are associated with lower back pain in patients undergoing THA. Further, we aimed to answer (4) whether symptomatic LLD is associated with the magnitude of anatomical LLD and the change in intraarticular leg length.
LLD after THA is associated with lower back pain.
Seventy-nine consecutive patients were retrospectively analyzed for tr back pain prior to THA, symptomatic LLD is associated with anatomical LLD of more than 10mm.
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IV.In France, 11,294 proximal tibia fractures occurred in 2018 and 6880 surgical procedures were done to treat them. Most of these were tibial plateau fractures, although fractures can occur in the metaphysis only or in the intercondylar eminence. The proximal tibia's poor vascularization justifies sparing it by doing a percutaneous treatment, setting the stage for bone union. The treatment must be based on rigorous planning with 3D imaging to determine the type of fracture accurately. The goals of treatment are first to realign the lower limb and then to reduce the articular surface, while addressing any associated injuries. Percutaneous reduction is based on ligamentotaxis and the use of spatulas or balloons that spare the vascularization. Surgical navigation and arthroscopy are precious tools for verifying the reduction. There are several options for stabilization, ranging from using polymethylmethacrylate cement for a Schatzker III fracture to applying a cannulated screw or doing MIPPO (Minimal Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis) with an anatomical plate and adjustable locking screws placed under the depression in complex fractures. Percutaneous surgery is not about the size of the incisions; the focus is on sparing the metaphysis and its vascularization to ensure high-quality and long-lasting stability. It appears to yield better functional outcomes than open reduction and internal fixation, not only for Schatzker type I, II and III fractures, but also for complex fractures where open fixation is more damaging and the source of complications.
Metal ion release from total hip arthroplasty's (THA) metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing surfaces or head-neck modular junction (trunnionosis) has been identified as a major cause of adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). No study has compared the effects of these bearing couples when combined with modular neck femoral stems (MNFS) (i.e. selleck products did a modular CoCr have a higher effect than large MoM bearings on whole blood ion concentrations and ARMD). Therefore we did a retrospective comparative analysis of prospectively collected data aiming to (1) assess the difference in metal ion release between a group of MoM and CoC bearings implanted with a non-cemented MNFS; (2) compare the ARMD and the related revision rates between the two bearing types; (3) compare the patients' HOOS and Harris Hip scores.
Metal ion levels and complications rate will be higher in MoM group.
Thirty hips received the same short MNFS with modular CoCr. Seventeen had CoC bearing (16=36mm) and 13 large diameter head (LDH) MoM bearing (mean=5t statistically differ between groups (Harris CoC=94.1±8.4 vs MoM 91.8±14.8 (p=0.22) and CoC HOOS 90.2±10.7 vs 75.6±21.7 (p=0.08)).
In our study, MNFS with CoCr modular neck released metal ion systemically, as shown in CoC THAs, but when combined with MoM LDH bearings, that elevation was significantly higher. In MNFS MoM, these high metal ion levels translated into a dramatic ARMD related revision rate where stem-neck junction corrosion and wear were present in all cases. More research is required to understand the effects of MoM bearing on neck-stem junctions, and its mechanisms of corrosion.
III; retrospective comparative study.
III; retrospective comparative study.
Primary total hip replacement (THR) comes with a risk of leg length discrepancy (LLD), which occurs in 25% of cases, especially when the surgery is done using an anterior approach on a traction table, since it is not easy to verify the lengths of the legs. By doing the anterior approach on a standard table an intraoperative visual evaluation of leg lengths can be done after the trial implants are in place. As far as we know, the ability to set the leg length has not been compared between procedures done on a standard table or a traction table. This led us to carry out a retrospective comparative study to determine whether using a standard table for anterior THR will 1) allow better control over leg length, 2) increase the risk of incorrect implant positioning, 3) increase the surgical complication rate.
Anterior THR on a standard table will allow better control over leg length than anterior THR on a traction table.
This single center retrospective study included 266THRs done between January 1, 2018and Nlength, versus 84% (109/129) in the standard table group (p=0.7). Cup inclination was comparable with a mean of 40.4±7.1degrees (min 23.4; max 58.5) in the traction table group versus 39.3±7.5degrees (min 19.9; max 60.9) in the standard table group (p=0.21). The frontal position of the femoral stem was comparable between groups with a mean of 0.09±0.45degrees (min -1; max 3.98) in the traction table group versus 0.08±0.59degrees (min -4.97; max 1.93) in the standard table group (p=0.86). There were 5complications (3.7%) in the traction table group versus 11 (8.5%) in the standard table group (p=0.16).
Use of a standard table to carry out THR by the direct anterior approach does not provide better control over leg length than using a traction table, subject to preoperative planning. When doing the procedure on a standard table, the implant placement is at least comparable, with a similar risk of complications.
III; case matched study.
III; case matched study.