Orthopaedics Today Europe Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Orthopaedics Today Europe.
Table of Contents
- Platelet-rich plasma promises pain relief and healing, but remains controversial
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- Advanced Course in Total Hip and Knee Replacement – a full-day course during the 14th EFORT Congress in Istanbul
- EFORT Academy
- EFORT e-Science - sessions from the 2012 Berlin Congress now available free of charge
- EFORTnet
- Good function, but significant foot and ankle pain seen after tibial shaft fractures
- Intraosseous regional administration in TKA allows use of low dose vancomycin
- ISAKOS past president Paolo Aglietti dies
- Mid-term results show approach, large THA heads may protect against early dislocation
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- OTE200: Pre-habilitation
- Perth CT protocol shows impact of tibial component rotation on TKR outcomes
- Second UN Global Road Safety Week focused on worldwide pedestrian safety
- Surgical intervention best as second line of treatment for most meniscal tears
- Vitamin E-enhanced polyethylene liners show low wear in THA performed for OA
- Waiting lists for orthopaedic surgery have bad — and good — points Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD
- Home-based exercise shows results comparable to occupational therapy for conservatively treated rotator cuff tears
- Knee osteoarthritis leads to poorer overall quality of life in adults
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- Proton pump inhibitors may help mitigate GI bleed risk after THR
- CHMP adopts positive opinion for Genzyme Europe MACI cartilage product
- DePuy plans to discontinue Ultamet and Complete hip systems
- K2M names executive vice president of global sales
- Delayed presentation of distal biceps tendon tears poses new challenges
- Factors for failure of conservative treatment of spinal epidural abscesses found
- Findings support disc prolapse and disc degeneration as distinct diseases
- Low revision rates, increased control of surgical factors reported with robotics to perform UKR
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- Researchers describe lack of homogeneity in PRP tendon studies
- Study identifies serum biomarkers linked with severity of lumbar disc degeneration
- Swespine data show no benefit to addition of fusion to decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis
- Wait and see approach may prove best for most pediatric ACL injuries