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Open AccessDistal Kaplan fibers and anterolateral ligament injuries are associated with greater intra-articular internal tibial rotation in ACL-deficient knees based on magnetic resonance imaging
The purpose of the present study was to assess the internal rotation of the tibia on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in a series of consecutive athletes with Anterior cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears.
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Open AccessThe “Bankart knee”: high-grade impression fractures of the posterolateral tibial plateau lead to increased translational and anterolateral rotational instability of the ACL-deficient knee
The aim of this biomechanical cadaver study was to evaluate the effects of high-grade posterolateral tibia plateau fractures on the kinematics of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient joints; it was hypot...
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Open AccessNo difference in sports participation and patient-reported functional outcomes between total knee arthroplasty and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty at minimum 2-year follow-up in a matched control study
The purpose of this study was to compare (1) sports participation and type of sports activity between TKA and UKA patients; (2) functional outcome and activity level between TKA and UKA; and (3) survivorship o...
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Open AccessQuadriceps autograft is a viable graft choice for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction in patients over 50 years of age
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient-reported outcomes, graft failure, quadriceps rupture and sports preference after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction in patients older than 50 years who underw...
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Open AccessNo difference in patient reported outcomes, laxity, and failure rate after revision ACL reconstruction with quadriceps tendon compared to hamstring tendon graft: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The purpose of this study was to synthesize and quantitatively assess the outcomes of ACL Revision using a quadriceps tendon (QT) graft and to compare them with those of ACL Revisions performed with hamstring ...
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Open AccessRevision ACL reconstruction using quadriceps, hamstring and patellar tendon autografts leads to similar functional outcomes but hamstring graft has a higher tendency of graft failure
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences in the patient-reported functional outcomes, and graft failure in revision ACL reconstruction using quadriceps tendon (QT), Hamstring tendon (HT) and b...
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Open AccessIn elite athletes with meniscal injuries, always repair the lateral, think about the medial! A systematic review
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the time required to return to sports (RTS) after surgery, the rate of revision surgery and the time required for RTS after revision surgery in elite athletes undergoin...
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Open AccessQuadriceps tendon autograft with or without bone block have comparable clinical outcomes, complications and revision rate for ACL reconstruction: a systematic review
The purpose of this systematic review is to report complications, graft failure, fixation methods, rehabilitation protocol, clinical and patient-reported outcomes, and return to sports with the use of quadrice...
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Open AccessTotal knee arthroplasty improves sports activity and the patient-reported functional outcome at mid-term follow-up
The purpose of this study was to assess (1) sports participation and preference for the type of sports activity after TKA, (2) mid-term functional outcome and activity level, (3) correlation of different age g...
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Open AccessComplications and downsides of the robotic total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review
The purpose of this systematic review is to describe the complications and downsides of robotic systems in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
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Open AccessPower-to-Gas: neuer Rückenwind für ein altes Modellsystem
Methanothermobacter has been pivotal in elucidating the biochemistry of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. These microbes generate cellular energy to grow by producing methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Rece...
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Open AccessMultiple revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: not the best but still good
Given the paucity of literature on the re-revision of ACL, the current study was undertaken. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesise and qualitatively assess the currently available evidence in...
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Minimal Invasive MPFL Reconstruction Using Quadriceps Tendon
Reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) using Hamstring tendon (HT) have been shown to successfully restore patella stability, but complications including patella fracture are reported. Qua...
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Open AccessCorrection to: The evaluation of Rolimeter, KLT, KiRA and KT-1000 arthrometer in healthy individuals shows acceptable intra-rater but poor inter-rater reliability in the measurement of anterior tibial knee translation
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An Interdomain Conjugation Protocol for Plasmid-DNA Transfer into Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH
Methanogenic archaea of the order Methanobacteriales are widespread in anaerobic environments and play pivotal roles in microbial communities. The family of Methanobacteriaceae encompasses mesophilic and thermoph...
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Sports After Partial or Total Knee Arthroplasty
Sports after knee arthroplasty play an increasingly important role for surgeons and patients. Therefore, physicians are frequently faced with the patient’s questions regarding their involvement in sports activ...
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Umfrage unter AGA-Mitgliedern zu Meniskusnahtsystemen
Zur Therapie von rupturierten Menisken stehen verschiedene Meniskusnahtsysteme und -techniken zur Verfügung. Zuletzt wurden durch juristische Entscheidungen insbesondere All-inside-Systeme zunehmend kritisch d...
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Open AccessThe evaluation of Rolimeter, KLT, KiRA and KT-1000 arthrometer in healthy individuals shows acceptable intra-rater but poor inter-rater reliability in the measurement of anterior tibial knee translation
To assess measurement equivalence, inter- and intra-rater reliability, standard error of measurements (SEM) and false positive measurements (FPM) of four different knee arthrometers (KLT,Karl Storz; KiRA, I + ...
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Open AccessPreliminary experience of an international orthopaedic registry: the ESSKA Paediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Initiative (PAMI) registry
Paediatric and adolescent ACL injuries are an emerging health burden, increasing at a higher rate than in adults. They compromise quality of life, affect knee structure and function, lead to the early developm...
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Contralateral ACL tears strongly contribute to high rates of secondary ACL injuries in professional ski racers
To analyse the effects of graft selection, sex, injury complexity and time to return to competition on the odds to suffer secondary ACL injury (either re-rupture or contralateral ACL tear) in professional alpi...
