With the population aging, total joint replacements which are an effective method to restore
patient’s mobility are an increasing necessity. However, such operations are known to entail …

The current trial compared patient education before total hip arthroplasty with the usual verbal
information. A randomized, controlled 24-month prospective single-center study was done…

The main surgical procedure in orthopaedics at the turn of two centuries is without any doubt
total hip arthroplasty. For this reason, the Editorial Board has asked us to moderate this …

Objective. To determine ethnic variations of acetabular morphology, and to delineate their
relationship with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Radiographs of 283 French men, 118 …

Acetabular revisions with severe bone defects can be challenging procedures. Several
grading systems have been set into place to help the surgeon adequately gauge the degree of …

Background: The purpose of the present retrospective study was to report the long-term results
of total hip arthroplasty following a hip fusion. Special attention was paid to the resulting …

In this study we randomised 140 patients who were due to undergo primary total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) to have the procedure performed using either patient-specific cutting guides (…

Background: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip is a rare disease. Synovectomy is
generally accepted as the only surgical treatment for the disorder, but there have been few …

Use of new sterilization methods applied to human bone is likely to affect both the mechanical
and biological properties of human cancellous grafts. The mechanical properties of the …

Bacteria belonging to the Enterobacter genus are frequently isolated from clinical samples
but are unusual causative agents of orthopedic implant infections. Twelve genetic clusters (…