EFORT Annual Congress

VIENNA — At the EFORT Annual Congress, Mahmut Nedim Doral, MD, discussed return to sports for patients who underwent unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). He also spoke about which sports were considered good for patients to return to after surgery.

VIENNA — Patients who had previously undergone total hip replacement experienced less reduction of pain 1 year after low back surgery compared to patients with no prior total hip replacement, according to a presentation scheduled to be presented during the Free Papers award session for orthopaedics at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna.

VIENNA — In elderly patients who have recently undergone hemiarthroplasty for proximal femoral fractures, targeted progressive strengthening exercises appear to increase isometric muscle strength of abductors and decrease the strength deficit of the fractured hip relative to the contralateral hip, according to a study to be presented as part of the Free Papers award session for trauma at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna.

VIENNA — In patients who undergo primary total hip arthroplasty, surgeries performed by trainees provided similar outcomes and patient satisfaction as surgeries performed by experienced surgeons, according to a study to be presented today in the Free Papers award session for orthopaedics at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna.

VIENNA — A team of researchers led by Sriveena Srinivasaiah, MSc, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, has been awarded the EFORT/Medtronic Award for Excellence in Bone Repair Research.

VIENNA — Techniques orthopaedic trauma surgeons use to treat proximal femoral fractures vary by country, which leads to the inconsistent use of internal fixation, hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty (THA), said Cecilia Rogmark, MD, PhD, who moderated a symposium 1 June at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress.

VIENNA — Compared with rigid casts, investigators found semi-rigid casts were acceptable to children with minimally displaced forearm fractures, as well as their parents, based on results presented 1 June at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna.

VIENNA — At the 18th EFFORT Annual Congress, DePuy Synthes announced the Europe, Middle East and Africa launch of the first Attune knee revision options, the Attune Revision Fixed Bearing Tibial Base and the 14 mm x 50 mm Cemented Stem.

VIENNA — DePuy Synthes announced 4-year survivorship data for the Attune knee implant at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress.

VIENNA — Patients treated at a single center with one brand of metal-on-metal total hip replacement had a statistically significantly greater risk of implant failure if they had bilateral surgery or were operated on in 2006 or later, according to the 10-year results Gulraj S. Matharu, BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCS, of Oxford, United Kingdom, presented 31 May, at the 18th EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna.