Education: Rotator cuff/slap lesions and exercise prescription in spotlight
Despite their frequency and related functional impairment, the aetiology and pathogenesis of rotator cuff tears always create intense debate. The...
Read MoreBOA/IOA Combined Meeting, Dublin 2011
The prestigious British Orthopaedic Association is partnering with the Irish Orthopaedic Association for its annual congress this year, in Ireland's...
Read MoreMechanical characteristics of three staples commonly used in foot surgery
Abstract Background Bone staples are an accepted method of fixation in foot surgery. They reduce operating time and trauma in...
Read MoreAdvancements in cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty
When it comes to cruciate retaining (CR) total knee arthroplasty, the majority of tibial resections result in at least partial...
Read MoreResearch article: Influence of prosthesis design and implantation technique on implant stresses after cementless revision THR
Abstract Background Femoral offset influences the forces at the hip and the implant stresses after revision THR. For extended bone...
Read MoreClinical value of SPECT/CT for evaluation of patients with painful knees after total knee arthroplasty – a new dimension of diagnostics?
Abstract Background The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical value of hybrid SPECT/CT for the assessment of...
Read MoreReview article: Factors influencing the outcome of internal fixation of intracapsular femoral neck fractures in young adults
Introduction Femoral neck fractures in the elderly population are common as a result of a simple fall. In 2007, about...
Read MoreNew developments in osteoarthritis. Prevention of injury-related knee osteoarthritis: opportunities for the primary and secondary prevention of knee osteoarthritis
Abstract Where risk factors have been identified in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA), with few exceptions, no prevention strategies have...
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