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    Indications and interventions of damage control orthopedic surgeries: an expert opinion survey

    The objectives of this study were to gather an expert opinion survey and to evaluate the suitability of summarized indications and interventions for DCO.

    Roman Pfeifer, Yannik Kalbas, Raul Coimbra in European Journal of Trauma and Emergency S… (2021)

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    Answer letter concerning “Long-term outcome of total knee arthroplasty in patients with morbid obesity”

    Jeries Hakim, Gershon Volpin, Mahmud Amashah, Faris Alkeesh in International Orthopaedics (2020)

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    Long-term outcome of total knee arthroplasty in patients with morbid obesity

    Patients with morbid obesity and advanced painful knee osteoarthritis are considered as poor candidates for total knee replacement. Our aims were to evaluate the outcomes of TKR surgery and the risks for post-...

    Jeries Hakim, Gershon Volpin, Mahmud Amashah, Faris Alkeesh in International Orthopaedics (2020)

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    Cytokine Levels (IL-4, IL-6, IL-8 and TGFβ) as Potential Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Trauma Patients

    Much research is now being conducted in order to understand the role of cytokines in the development of the inflammatory response following trauma. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether serum level...

    Gershon Volpin, Miri Cohen, Michael Assaf, Tamar Meir in International Orthopaedics (2014)

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    Antithrombotic prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: an historical overview and update of current recommendations

    The risk of venous thromboembolism following major orthopaedic procedures, such as joint arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery, are well recognised and represent one of the major challenges in orthopaedic prac...

    Plamen Kinov, Panayot P. Tanchev, Martin Ellis in International Orthopaedics (2014)

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    Periprosthetic Fractures of the Knee Above Total Knee Joint Arthroplasty

    Periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur above total knee arthroplasty are uncommon and their prevalence is between 0.3%–2.5%. These fractures present a challenging surgical problem and the ideal treatment...

    Gershon Volpin, Chanan Tauber, Roger Sevi in European Surgical Orthopaedics and Traumat… (2014)

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    Management of Delayed Union, Non-Union and Mal-Union of Long Bone Fractures

    Long bone fractures heal without complications in most patients. Only a small percentage of fractures, between 2 % and 10 %, result in delayed union or non-union. The process of fracture healing involves several ...

    Gershon Volpin, Haim Shtarker in European Surgical Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2014)

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    Surgical Treatment of Displaced Calcaneal Fractures

    Calcaneal fractures (2% of all fractures) are usually the result of high energy injuries, falls from a height and road traffic accidents [1]. These fractures are the most common tarsal fractures and 60–75% of ...

    Zvi Cohen, Gershon Volpin, Haim Shtarker in European Instructional Lectures (2011)

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    Treatment of articular cartilage lesions of the knee

    Treatment of articular cartilage lesions in the knee remains a challenge for the practising orthopaedic surgeon. A wide range of options are currently practised, ranging from conservative measures through vari...

    Mazen Falah, Gabreil Nierenberg, Michael Soudry in International Orthopaedics (2010)

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    Intraarticular fentanyl compared with morphine for pain relief following arthroscopic knee surgery

    To compare the analgesia produced by comparable doses of intra-articular (IA) morphine and fentanyl.

    Vita Varkel, Gershon Volpin, Bruce Ben-David, Rayek Said in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (1999)