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Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) alignment has recently become a hot topic in the orthopedics arthroplasty literature. Coronal plane alignment especially has gained increasing attention since it is considered a c...
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Total knee arthroplasty after complex tibial plateau fractures
Total knee arthroplasty following complex fractures of the tibial plateau is considered a challenge for orthopaedic surgeons and clinical outcomes may vary. A total of 29 total knee replacements were performed...
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Acetabular revisions using a cementless oblong cup: five to ten year results
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the results of acetabular revisions with the use of an oblong revision cup that is designed with its longitudinal diameter elongated relative to its transverse diamete...
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Planning for minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is considered the treatment of choice in patients with single compartment arthritis of the knee at early stages or with osteonecrosis limited to one compartment. Howeve...
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La chirurgia mini-invasiva nelle protesi totali di ginocchio
L’applicazione della chirurgia mini-invasiva (MIS) alla protesi totale di ginocchio costituisce una tendenza non eludibile nel momento in cui la opportunità di conservare quanto più possibile le strutture anat...
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Se e quando protesizzare la rotula
La controversia su quale sia l’opzione terapeutica più idonea per il trattamento della rotula in una protesi totale di ginocchio rimane tuttora aperta.
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The Rationale of a Porous Tantalum Implant in the Treatment of Early Stages of Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
The natural history of symptomatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head is a relentless progression to collapse and eventually incongruity of the joint. Several forms of intervention have been advocated for the t...
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Osteoporosis in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal study on the effect of steroids on bone mineral density
Peak bone mass is an important determinant of future bone mass and of the risk of osteoporosis and subsequent fractures. Although some information concerning bone mineral density (BMD) in adults affected with...
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The primary role of steroids on the osteoporosis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis patients evaluated by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
Osteoporosis, a common clinical feature in children affected with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), is generally divided into two forms, a localized juxta-articular osteoporosis of the single joints and a g...
