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Intramedullary control of distal femoral resection results in precise coronal alignment in TKA
There is still a relevant rate of outliers in coronal alignment >3° when the conventional technique is used, potentially accompanied by a poorer long-term clinical outcome and a reduced longevity of the implan...
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Influence of wound drainage in primary total knee arthroplasty without tourniquet
Although it remains the golden standard, several authors have questioned the role of pneumatic tourniquets in primary knee arthroplasty in recent studies. An intra-articular wound drainage is widely used in th...
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High failure rate of a new pressfit cup in mid-term follow-up
Unacceptably high rates of loosening of a novel cementless cup system (Mathys, SeleXys TH+) have been reported. In this study, our mid-term-results with the SeleXys TH+ cup are compared with an established pre...
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The volume of the human knee joint
Despite its clinical relevance, particularly in septic knee surgery, the volume of the human knee joint has not been established to date. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine knee joint volu...
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Open AccessSurgically modifiable factors measured by computer-navigation together with patient-specific factors predict knee society score after total knee arthroplasty
The purpose was to investigate whether patient-specific factors (PSF) and surgically modifiable factors (SMF), measured by means of a computer-assisted navigation system, can predict the Knee Society Scores (K...
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Regional differences in temperature course after knee arthroplasty
During wound healing after surgery, physiological inflammation leads to an increase in soft tissue perfusion. This is reflected by a characteristic temperature course in the skin. Although local surgical trau...
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The reversed gap technique produces anatomical alignment with less midflexion instability in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized trial
No surgical technique is capable of controlling the stability of the joint in midflexion. The purpose of the present study was to present and evaluate a surgical technique that aims to reduce the need for soft...
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The C-reactive protein level after total knee arthroplasty is gender specific
Laboratory diagnostics are part of the routine before and after operations. In all specialist surgical disciplines, including orthopaedic surgery, the acute-phase protein CRP is used to detect inflammatory pro...
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Patient-specific and intra-operatively modifiable factors assessed by computer navigation predict maximal knee flexion one year after TKA
There are multiple factors affecting maximal knee flexion (MKF) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of the study was to investigate whether patient-specific factors (PSF) and surgically modifiable fac...
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Course of pelvic lift during total hip arthroplasty
The position of the cup makes a major contribution to the success of total hip arthroplasty (THA). In conventional implantation of the prosthesis without navigation, the surgeon relies on the spatial position ...
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Effects of Kinesio ta** compared to arterio-venous Impulse System™ on limb swelling and skin temperature after total knee arthroplasty
It is an established fact that post-operative (p.o.) soft-tissue swelling and lymphoedema after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have a major influence on the p.o. early functional outcome. Kinesio ta** has a p...
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Erratum to: Effects of Kinesio ta** compared to arterio-venous Impulse System™ on limb swelling and skin temperature after total knee arthroplasty
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Changes of posterior condylar offset results in midflexion instability in single-radius total knee arthroplasty
There is no algorithm for the management of joint stability in midflexion up to now. Change in the joint line (JL) is considered to be the primary cause, although it only determines the extension gap. The purp...
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C-reactive protein course during the first 5 days after total knee arthroplasty cannot predict early prosthetic joint infection
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating major complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The laboratory value C-reactive protein (CRP) is the inflammatory biomarker most sui...
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The fibular head projection is of limited use as a radiographic landmark in preoperative planning of total knee arthroplasty
The projection of the fibular head is recommended as a quality indicator of a correct radiographic projection. However, this landmark has yet to be sufficiently validated.
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Erratum to: Regional differences in temperature course after knee arthroplasty
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Erratum to: The C-reactive protein level after total knee arthroplasty is gender specific
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Anchoring and resulting primary stability of a kinked compared to a straight uncemented femoral stem
The number of revision hip arthroplasties being performed is growing and implantation of a cementless stem has become established as the gold standard. For producing a primary stability, the press-fit procedur...
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Normalized gait analysis parameters are closely related to patient-reported outcome measures after total knee arthroplasty
Up till now, only a weak connection could be shown between patient-related outcome measures (PROMs) and measurements obtained by gait analysis (e.g. speed, step length, cadence, ground reaction force, joint mo...
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The femoral component alignment resulting from spacer block technique is not worse than after intramedullary guided technique in medial unicompartimental knee arthroplasty
Although the spacer block technique has been recommended for the implantation of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), there is still a lack of data concerning the resulting component positioning.
