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-analysis been performed previously. This study aimed to systematically review risk factors for nonunion following surgically treated diaphyseal fractures in adults. Materials and methods Protocol and registration The study was based upon the
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breakage (8%), complex regional pain syndrome (two patients) and deep infection (one patient). Jann et al 8 reported results of 20 unstable metacarpal fractures which were surgically managed with compression screws. Out of 15 patients, one required
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
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computed tomography (SPECT)/CT scan is another possibility for testing, with a low sensitivity but good specificity for infection and non-viability of the nonunion site. 65 However, data are preliminary. 66 As an additional risk factor, infection
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in the risk of surgical site infections ( 6 , 7 , 8 ). Epinephrine eliminated the need for the tourniquet, which was a standard of care for decades in hand surgery ( 9 ). Tourniqueting is a painful technique that caused temporary neuropraxia
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, latent infection and soft tissue envelope compromise. 2 Trauma can cause acute cartilage damage with necrosis of cartilage cells 3 and chronic damage following alteration of the normal limb axis. Another cause of articular degeneration can be a
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over 60 years old ( 3 ). Retrograde intramedullary nail (rIMN) and lateral locking compression plate (LCP) are common surgical treatments for distal femoral fractures. Healing difficulties following locking plate are not uncommon. Rates of non-union are
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associated with robotic total knee arthroplasty . J Knee Surg 2018 ; 31 : 17 – 21 . 79. Teo BJX Yeo W Chong HC Tan AHC . Surgical site infection after primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with a longer
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impingement or soft tissue contractures resistant to conservative treatment. Open arthrolysis or arthroscopic arthrolysis are the primary surgical options, for which the decision is based upon multiple factors, including the etiology, site of previous surgery
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to pain, pathological fractures, immobility, decreased functioning, and hypercalcaemia. Over half of patients experience clinical symptoms for which treatment is required, 3 of whom only a minority are surgically treated. 4 In the long bones
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-up, or hazard ratio (HR). Co-primary outcomes Incidence of and/or surgical revision for prosthetic infection, operationalized as deep surgical site infection (SSI) according to criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( https