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Staged vs concurrent hardware removal in total ankle arthroplasty
IntroductionAnkle osteoarthritis is more commonly posttraumatic. Consequently, dealing with hardware removal is quite frequent when performing a...
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Association of hardware removal with secondary osteonecrosis following femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundIt has been controversial that whether hardware removal will increase the risk of osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) in fracture-healed...
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Percutaneous removal of hardware after orthopedic surgery: Is it safe? and What are patients saying?
ObjectivesTo analyze our patient’s complication profile and rate after removal of hardware (ROH) surgery, and survey our patients to ask their...
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Effect of hardware removal and second-look arthroscopy after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy
IntroductionOpen-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) is the standard and safe procedure for medial compartment osteoarthritis. Although hardware...
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Low rate of substantial loss of reduction immediately after hardware removal following acromioclavicular joint stabilization using a suspensory fixation system
PurposeTo evaluate immediate loss of reduction in patients undergoing hardware removal after arthroscopically assisted acromioclavicular (AC) joint...
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Pedicled Omental Transposition for Recurrent Skin Erosion Following Deep Brain Stimulation Without Hardware Removal
Skin erosion is a common skin-related complication in patients underwent deep brain stimulation. Traditionally, treatment of these skin-related...
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Managing hardware-related metal artifacts in MRI: current and evolving techniques
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) around metal implants has been challenging due to magnetic susceptibility differences between metal implants and...
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Risk factors for hardware-related complications after extra-articular distal humerus fracture fixation using an anatomical locking plate
PurposeWe aimed to identify the incidence and risk factors of hardware-related complications in patients treated with anatomical locking plate...
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Effective use of a two-dose regimen of dalbavancin to treat prosthetic joint infections and spinal hardware infections
PurposeDalbavancin is an attractive antibiotic for the treatment of Gram-positive musculoskeletal infections given its long half-life and prolonged...
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Elective removal vs. retaining of hardware after osteosynthesis in asymptomatic patients—a sco** review
BackgroundOsteosynthesis is the internal fixation of fractures or osteotomy by mechanical devices (also called hardware). After bone healing, there...
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Frameless x-ray-based lead re-implantation after partial hardware removal of deep brain stimulation system with preservation of intracerebral trajectories
BackgroundDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for patients with medical refractory movement disorders with continuously...
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Hardware-free MPFL reconstruction in patients with recurrent patellofemoral instability is safe and effective
PurposeThis systematic review evaluated the clinical outcomes of hardware-free MPFL reconstruction techniques in patients with recurrent...
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Outcomes of hip arthroplasty with concomitant hardware removal: influence of the type of implant retrieved and impact of positive intraoperative cultures
IntroductionThe impact of residual internal fixation devices on subsequent procedures about the hip has not been clearly well defined. The objective...
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Nail-extraction device mismatch: an issue in develo** countries intramedullary nail removal practice
Abstract PurposeIntramedullary nail is the gold standard in the management of long bone diaphyseal fractures of tibia and femur. The jig of these...
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Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy with or without concomitant removal of third molars: a retrospective cohort study of related complications and bone healing
PurposeTo carry out a comparative evaluation of the intra- and postoperative complications, and bone healing, following bilateral sagittal split...
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Revision and removal of vagus nerve stimulation systems: twenty-five years’ experience
BackgroundEpilepsy, a disease characterized by recurrent seizures, is a common chronic neurologic condition. Antiepileptic drugs (AED) are the...
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Prevalence of distinct types of hardware failures related to deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment of several types of neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor,...
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Low rates of serious complications but high rates of hardware removal after high tibial osteotomy with Tomofix locking plate
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to analyse adverse events encountered in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) utilizing...
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Elective implant removal in the upper extremity: only symptomatic patients benefit
PurposeElective implant removal (IR) in the upper extremity remains controversial. Implants in the olecranon and clavicle are commonly removed for...
