Fig. 11.1 Anteroposterior (AP) (a), lateral (b), and standing long-leg (c) preoperative radiographs of a 50-year-old gentleman with advanced tricompartmental post-traumatic arthritis, significant deformity, and in situ hardware. The complex…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán and Sam Oussedik (eds.)Total Knee Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-17554-6_20 20. Aetiology of Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Myles R. J. Coolican1 (1) North Shore Knee Clinic, Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute (SORI), Level…
Fig. 5.1 The patient’s journey during TKA. OT occupational therapy, PT physiotherapy, GP general practitioner Fig. 5.2 Example of an enhanced recovery programme. GA general anaesthetic, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,…
Fig. 17.1 Proposed algorithm for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (With permission from international consensus [2]) If the diagnosis can be confirmed at this stage (i.e. presence of sinus tract)…
Preoperative care Intraoperative care Postoperative care Predictive factors (see Table 6.2) Pre-emptive analgesia (NSAIDS, COX-2 inhibitors, gabapentin, pregabalin) Anesthesia Nerve blocks Local infiltration anesthesia Clonidine Surgical technique (tourniquet approach) Pharmaceuticals…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán and Sam Oussedik (eds.)Total Knee Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-17554-6_4 4. Medicolegal Considerations – The Consent Process Ran Schwarzkopf1 and David I. S. Sweetnam2 (1) Department of Orthopedics, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA…
6 Other orthopaedic complications MARGARET M. McQUEEN, ROGER M. ATKINS AND PETER V. GIANNOUDIS Acute compartment syndrome in the elderly References Complex regional pain syndrome in the elderly References Aseptic…
43 Foot fractures DOLFI HERSCOVICI, JR. AND JULIA M. SCADUTO Introduction Epidemiology Talus Calcaneus Navicular Cuboid Cuneiforms Metatarsals and lisfranc injuries Phalanges References INTRODUCTION One often pictures elderly patients sustaining…
35 Extracapsular proximal femur fractures PAUL M. LAFFERTY Intertrochanteric fractures Subtrochanteric fractures References INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURES Introduction Hip fractures are associated with mortality, impaired function and decreased quality of life. The…
30 Cervical spine fractures PAUL A. ANDERSON Introduction Epidemiology Complexity of geriatric fractures Assessment of the geriatric cervical spine Classification of injury General principles of non-operative treatment Principles of surgical…
