comparator being all prosthesis combinations that have similar features to the device being examined, i.e. if the device is a cementless stem/cup combinations in patients with procedures performed for primary osteoarthritis. The outlier alert boundary is set
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Sylvain Steinmetz, Anne-Laure Rougemont, and Robin Peter
capsule or near the fovea. 16 Unlike in osteoarthritis, the lytic changes are not only secondary to a bone invasion of the outside of the weight-bearing area, but also due to intra-articular hyperpressure. The thick capsule that is physiologically
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markers (e.g. current status of biomarkers for osteoarthritis and their use in approval studies 20 ) and biomechanical parameters (e.g. knee instability, 21 gait biomechanics in knee osteoarthritis 22 ). The use of surrogates instead of
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defects, instability or malalignment should be amenable to surgical correction. On the other hand, classical contraindications are: advanced osteoarthritis, obesity, skeletal immaturity, inflammatory arthritis, previous septic arthritis, and synovial
Laurent Nové-Josserand
preferred to treat osteoarthritis and explains why total arthroplasty is contraindicated in patients with a high risk of glenoid loosening: i.e. those at risk of early loosening because of rotator cuff tear; young, active patients with a risk of early wear
Salvi Prat-Fabregat and Pilar Camacho-Carrasco
that, in some specific patients, TKA could be the primary procedure. Age > 65 years, local osteopaenia, corticoid use and pre-existing osteoarthritis are identified as the main reasons indicating a primary arthroplasty. What outcomes can be
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immobilization following surgery for thumb-base osteoarthritis. Specifically, we now give patients a cast for three to five days, followed by a removable thermoplastic orthosis. This allowed for earlier onset of hand therapy and more comfort after surgery for our
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the anatomic tibiofemoral angle does not reproduce a correct estimation of the mechanical tibiofemoral angle. The anatomic tibiofemoral angle is valgus with an offset of 4–6° for healthy individuals. In patients with knee osteoarthritis, the anatomic
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with metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings and metal-on-polyethylene (MoP) bearings. Focus on fixation methods of primary THA Pedersen et al assessed 29 558 primary THRs on patients with osteoarthritis (OA), aged < 55 years, performed from 1995 to
Joost van Tilburg and Mikkel Rathsach Andersen
osteoarthritis (OA) and is known to disproportionally increase and accelerate knee arthrosis ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ). Aging as well is correlated with OA ( 8 , 9 , 10 ), and since the world’s population is getting older, this further increases the demand for
