Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Fig. 15.1 (a–e) Radiographs and clinical images of a 66-year-old man with a painful medial arthritis of the knee that is resistant to the medical treatment. A fixed-bearing UKA was…
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Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Surgical Technique in Dealing with Instability
Fig. 23.1 Unstable TKA in an elderly patient which required revision arthroplasty by means of a cemented rotational hinged prosthesis: (a) preoperative anteroposterior radiograph. (b) Preoperative lateral radiograph. (c) Intraoperative…
Technological Aids in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Navigation, Patient-Specific Instrumentation, and Robotics
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…
Patient Preparation for Total Knee Arthroplasty: Reducing Blood Loss, Thromboprophylaxis and Reducing Infection Risk
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,…
Aetiology of Patient Dissatisfaction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
© 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…
The Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection
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)…
Acute Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty
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…
Medicolegal Considerations – The Consent Process
© 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…
Other orthopaedic complications
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…
Foot fractures
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…
