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Open AccessInfiltration therapy in the context of cartilage surgery
Guideline-based surgical cartilage therapy for focal cartilage damage offers highly effective possibilities to sustainably reduce patients’ complaints and to prevent or at least delay the development of early ...
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Primary stability of total hip stems: does surgical technique matter?
With this preliminary study we hypothesized a modified implantation technique may lead to higher primary stability than the conventional one.
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Open AccessBone mineral density after implantation of a femoral neck hip prosthesis – a prospective 5 year follow-up
Bone resorption in the proximal femur due to stress shielding has been observed in a number of conventional cementless implants used in total hip arthroplasty. Short femoral-neck implants are claiming less int...
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Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty after failed deltoid flap reconstruction
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) yields unsatisfactory results after deltoid flap reconstruction due to defect of the deltoid muscle.
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Injection-induced low-grade infection of the shoulder joint: preliminary results
Purulent arthritis of the shoulder has been widely reported. Low-grade post-operative infections of the shoulder have also been observed. Low-grade infections of the shoulder without prior surgery have not bee...
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Is there a need of custom-made prostheses for total hip arthroplasty? Gait analysis, clinical and radiographic analysis of customized femoral components
Custom-made prosthesis in primary hip arthroplasty based on the concept of a better press-fitting to reach superior clinical results in comparison to conventional implants. Mid-term results provide a more comp...
