American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting

PRAGUE — A specialized physiotherapy-based clinic in Australia working in conjunction with an orthopaedic surgery department during follow-up of total joint replacement cases on an outpatient basis reported an 85% attendance rate for the follow-up appointments.

PRAGUE — A team from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, U.S.A., found that performing a proximal femoral extension osteotomy was effective in cases of hip flexion contracture in pediatric patients due to spastic cerebral palsy, arthrogryposis and other conditions.

Belgian and French orthopedists determined a new bone-preserving straight, cementless hip stem proved less invasive, preserved bone and performed as well as other hip stems, according to a recently presented study.

PRAGUE — A platelet rich plasma injection treatment for patients suffering from lateral epicondylitis for a minimum of 3 months was an effective pain reduction measure, according to Greek investigators who compared results of this therapy to autologous blood injection.

The majority of working-age patients can return to their jobs after total hip replacement procedures and perform their jobs at preoperative levels, according to a presenter at the SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress 2011.

Osteonecrosis is not a predictor of poor outcomes in primary total hip arthroplasty, even when associated with other common risk factors, and total hip arthroplasty revision rates have improved since 1990, according to a study presented by Henning R. Johansson at the SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress 2011.

Researchers reported successful outcomes using a modified straight cementless hip stem with proximal-medial curvature for proximal fixation in total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress 2011.

Gender, age, body mass index, activity level, surgical technique and cement use are not related to Harris Hip scores or implant loosening after total hip arthoplasty, according to a recent presentation at the SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress 2011.

PRAGUE — The total hip arthroplasty register for Slovakia includes data for about 33,000 total hip arthroplasty procedures and shows 92% implant survivorship for living patients who were not revised with more than 98% survivorship for deceased patients who were not revised during their lives, according to a presentation during the European Arthroplasty Register symposium at the SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress 2011.

PRAGUE — Flexion contracture in the hips of pediatric patients due to spastic cerebral palsy, arthrogryposis and other conditions can be challenging to treat. However, a team from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, U.S.A., found in a study that performing a proximal femoral extension osteotomy was effective in such cases.