Finite Element Analysis of the Wrist Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fig. 6.1 The radiographic images of the healthy joint (left) and its replacement (right) for the hip (a), knee (b) and wrist joint (c). It was clearly depicted that for the…
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Finite Element Modelling of the Healthy Wrist Joint
Fig. 4.1 Steps performed to construct finite element model of the healthy wrist The ratio of twice the radius of the inscribed circle to the radius of the ascribed circle of…
The Wrist Joint Affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fig. 3.1 Patient affected by rheumatoid arthritis with severe dislocation of both wrists [10] Fig. 3.2 A posterior photograph of patient with rheumatoid arthritis hands (a), note axial deviation of the wrist…
Arthroscopic Debridement of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Stage I Small, subchondral compression of the bone Stage II Partial detachment of the fragment from the chondral surface Stage III Complete fragment detachment with no displacement Stage IV Total…
Mosaicplasty of Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle
Fig. 5.1 Main locations of osteochondral ankle defects Fig. 5.2 Shear mechanism of injury in lateral osteochondral ankle defects 5.4 Clinical Appearance A differentiation has to be made between acute…
Management of Cystic Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Fig. 6.1 Reticular bone bruising, distant from the articular surface. Top arrow indicates bruising of the distal tibia and the lower red arrow indicates bruising of the talus Mechanical malalignment…
Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Cartilaginous Lesions
Fig. 3.1 Sagittal and transversal MRI scan of an osteochondral lesions of the talar dome: MRI is useful to confirm the diagnosis OLT may evolve to osteoarthritis as chondral tissue…
Osteochondral Ankle Injuries in Footballers
Fig. 7.1 Arthroscopic view of cartilage lesion with palpable defect Fig. 7.2 Articular bone bed after curettage of cartilage injury Fig. 7.3 After performing microfractures with bleeding bone bed Fig….
MRI in the Evaluation of Osteochondral Lesion
Fig. 1.1 MRI ankle evaluation (sagittal plane, proton density with fat saturation on the left and fast spin-echo T1-weighted on the right) of an 11-year-old boy showed osteochondral lesions on…
Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A Cartilage Preservation Technique in Osteochondral Talar Defects
Fig. 8.1 Images of a left talus with a medial OCD that is treated by internal fixation. (a) The medial OCD is exposed after a medial malleolar osteotomy. (b) The…
