Surgery Department, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
Clinique orthopédique Duval, 1487 Boul des Laurentides, Laval
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Bordeaux Arthroplasty Research Institute - Clinique du Sport Bordeaux-Mérignac 04-06 rue Georges Negrevergne, Mérignac, France
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland, Bruderholz, Switzerland
Clinical Research Group Michael T. Hirschmann, Regenerative Medicine & Biomechanics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Joint replacement surgery has evolved significantly since its conception. Despite initial failures, total hip and total knee arthroplasties (THAs and TKAs, respectively) have gained acceptance with ever-improving implant survivorship and patient
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Malmö, Sweden
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Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Department of Surgery, Epworth HealthCare, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Orthopaedic Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Background The establishment of total hip arthroplasty (THA) registers started in the Scandinavian countries in 1979. 1 Later on, several countries outside Scandinavia followed with the establishment of nationwide or regional THA
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further reduced infection. Despite the ongoing evolution and refinement of surgical practice, surgical site infection (SSI) remains a risk for every patient, including those undergoing primary total hip and knee arthroplasty procedures, and is associated
School of Health Sciences and Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Human Performance, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Australian Ballet, Southbank, Victoria, Australia
Victorian Institute of Sport, Albert Park Victoria, Australia
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Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Human Performance, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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within this submission. Inclusion criteria Participants Our pathological group included humans aged ≥18 years, who had been diagnosed with lower-limb OA (hip, knee, ankle, and/or foot). Studies whose participants had mixed presentations of
Low-dose dexamethasone during arthroplasty
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patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty. In addition, we identified the present literature on the theoretical increased risk of infection and wound healing disturbances following the use of glucocorticosteroids (dexamethasone). In this search, we
Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, Greece
Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, Greece
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proportion of people over 40 years of age in the population ( 4 ). For reference, Australia is expected to experience a 73% increase in primary total hip replacements between 2013 and 2046. This will represent an increase of 198% in the total number of
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CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED). Universidad de León, León, Spain
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Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Introduction Metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings have been used since the early years of total hip replacement (THR). Early historical MoM prostheses from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s include the McKee Farrar hip and the Ring hip prostheses. 1
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Introduction Total joint arthroplasty is a common surgical procedure worldwide, with more than 1 million total hip arthroplasties (THAs) performed globally each year and several countries reporting nearly 100,000 annual total knee
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Introduction Total hip replacement (THR) is a frequently performed surgical procedure and in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with more than 90,000 hip replacements performed in 2019. 1 Metallic implants used in orthopaedic surgery are
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were set. The basic prerequisite for the collaborative work was to create common Nordic minimal datasets in hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty. With the common datasets, we are able to compare demographics and results of joint replacement surgery among