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-operative stiffness. To some extent this is probably due to the highly congruent construction that is necessary for stability and the ability to sustain loads via the long lever arm that is constituted by the forearm. The skeletal anatomy of the humero-ulnar joint in
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Introduction Knee stiffness is a widely known and worrying condition in several postoperative knees, such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). However, less is known about
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of the extracellular matrix components of collagen and fibronectin. This tissue is typically deposited in and around damaged or inflamed tissue which in a joint space results primarily in stiffness and pain ( 4 , 5 ). Fibrosis may not be the only
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with open reduction and internal fixation, generally either conservative treatment or arthroplasty is preferred. Stiffness after PHF develops in a significant proportion of patients, even in undisplaced fractures managed conservatively ( 3 ). PHFs
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Introduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains the most reliable and efficacious treatment for patients with osteoarthritis resistant to conservative therapies. The stiff knee is a postoperative complication occurring in 4–16% of patients
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Introduction Elbow stiffness can be a debilitating condition that significantly impacts a patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living ( 1 , 2 ). The elbow joint is particularly susceptible to stiffness due to its highly congruent
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al. conducted a systematic review about the possible influence of patient expectations on THA and TKA outcomes in terms of overall improvement, pain, function, stiffness, and satisfaction ( 11 ) (outcomes are italicized throughout the article, to
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, as they provide angular stability and theoretically a more rigid construct due to the head-locking mechanism. 21 However, biomechanical studies have shown no significant difference in stiffness between locking and traditional compression plates
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. Knee stiffness Acute infection Chronic infection (osteomyelitis) Malunion Non-union Post-traumatic osteoarthritis Residual knee instability secondary to ligaments damage that was not addressed initially, during
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range of motion of the joint with the use of small ball heads (32 mm diameter and below). The downside of all these changes was a reduction of taper contact area and taper bending stiffness. Today in Europe the so-called ‘12/14 taper’ or ‘Euro taper’ is
