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Mashup Score: 7
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a reliable procedure to treat medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA). The reported survivorship of UKA has varied in the literature3-7. In part, the higher failure…
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Mashup Score: 9Team Approach: Neuromuscular Training for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury - 4 day(s) ago
»Neuromuscular training is a method of performance optimization—typically combining plyometrics, balancing training, agility, and dynamic stabilization—predicated on improving the efficiency of fundamental movement patterns.»Neuromuscular training has consistently been shown to…
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Mashup Score: 27
Vitamin D deficiency is increasingly identified as a predictor of poorer outcomes in musculoskeletal disease affecting as many as 1 in 4 people. This study aimed to evaluate the effect…
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Mashup Score: 2Researchers find more action is needed to prevent arthritis after knee reconstruction surgery - 24 day(s) ago
The prevalence of early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms faced by patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is staggering—but not much is being done to address it, according …
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Mashup Score: 1Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Secondary to Lateral Meniscectomy - 1 month(s) ago
Meniscectomy, whether partial or total, is a common knee surgery, but it considerably increases the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Lateral meniscectomy has more severe consequences than medial meniscectomy, leading…
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Mashup Score: 13
Knee arthroplasty is one of the most common and effective elective major surgical procedures, and it is conducted primarily for persons with knee osteoarthritis. Despite its successes and benefits, approximately…
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Mashup Score: 3Preoperative Hindfoot Alignment and Outcomes After High Tibial Osteotomy for Varus Knee Osteoarthritis - 2 month(s) ago
The hip-to-calcaneus axis, previously known as the ground mechanical axis (GA), ideally passes through the center of the knee joint in the native knee. The aim of this study was…
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Mashup Score: 113Higher Blood Glucose Levels on the Day of Surgery Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Arthroplasty - 2 month(s) ago
Hyperglycemia has been identified as a risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, there is no consensus with regard to the preoperative blood glucose…
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Mashup Score: 3Is Previously Implanted Osteosynthesis Material an Obstacle for the Use of Customized Guides? - 3 month(s) ago
We present the case of a 46-year-old patient with asymmetric deformity in the posterior tibial slope after previous high tibial osteotomy surgeries with the presence of a medial osteotomy plate…
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Mashup Score: 11
When performed well on appropriate patients, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can dramatically improve quality of life. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used to measure outcome following TKA. Accurate prediction…
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