factors in achieving a successful clinical outcome. 1 – 7 , 11 For simple fractures, treatment decisions can be based on two-dimensional imaging modalities (radiographs and cross-sectional CT and MRI images). For more complex injuries, such as
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. Ulnohumeral arthroplasty: results in primary degenerative arthritis of the elbow . Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004 ; 420 : 190 – 193 . 47. Tashjian RZ Wolf JM Ritter M Weiss AP Green A . Functional outcomes
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strength is also affected, functional benefits of surgery may be limited (stage 4). Expected outcome of STA for this patient group should be carefully explained to the patients, considering their lifestyle and expectations. Additionally, the age of the
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also be identified. MRI will identify a ruptured LCL, scar tissue ( Fig. 4 ), and cartilage damage that can negatively impact outcome, along with common extensor avulsion injury. The MRI can often help guide diagnosis but more commonly assists in
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-term complications including osteonecrosis of the femoral head, posttraumatic osteoarthritis and heterotopic ossification may impair the natural course of post-injury healing and rehabilitation, often leading to a poor functional outcome and unsatisfactory clinical
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observed in recent studies regarding failure rate, functional outcomes and complications, when comparing with the ‘all-inside’ techniques. 32 For the inside-out technique, the sutures are inserted from inside the joint, engaging both fragments of the
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[Br] 2001 ; 83 : 525 - 9 . 9 Davidovitch RI , Walsh M , Spitzer A , Egol KA . Functional outcome after operatively treated ankle fractures in the elderly . Foot Ankle Int 2009 ; 30 : 728 - 33 . 10
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, the VEPE liner has been introduced in THA and has displayed promising in vivo outcomes. 9 , 12 Recently, a few prospective, blinded, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the outcomes of VEPE liner and conventional HXLPE or UHMWPE liner
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conceptual model of patient outcomes’. 3 Biological and physiological variables constitute level one of the model, symptom status level two, functional status level three, general health perceptions level four, and overall quality of life constitutes
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, whether due to comorbidity or functional limitations from advanced joint disease. Worse pre-operative function has been shown to be related to poorer post-operative outcomes ( 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ). Whether altering vitamin D status with
