Intra-operative femoral condyla ...
Purpose Excessive varus and valgus stress forces during arthroscopy might exceed minimal compressive strength of cancellous bone. In extreme cases, ...
Posterior dislocation in total ...
Introduction Post-cam dislocation in TKA is a rare complication after posterior stabilized TKA. Purpose Four cases of posterior dislocation of the t ...
Mid-term outcomes of computer-a ...
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical results of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a navigation system after a minimum of 5 ...
Intraoperative comparisons of k ...
Purpose Based on biomechanical anatomical studies, double-bundle reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was introduced to achieve be ...
No difference in early function ...
Patients desire less pain and faster recovery of range of knee motion after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). While minimal invasive surgery (MIS) TKA ...
Causes for failure of ACL recon ...
The purpose of this multicenter retrospective study was to analyze the causes for failure of ACL reconstruction and the influence of meniscectomies ...
Single-bundle patellar tendon v ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare subjective, objective and radiographic outcome of the lateralized single-bundle bone-patellar tendo ...
Gravity-assisted pivot-shift te ...
Purpose The gravity-assisted pivot-shift (GAPS) test is a newly advocated test for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. We retrospectively inves ...
A prospective randomized study ...
Introduction Bioabsorbable screws are, at the expense of metal screws, increasingly used as fixation device in ACLreconstructions. The possible adva ...
In vivo kinematics of mobile-be ...
Purpose Little is known about the in vivo kinematics of mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty, especially at deep knee flexion under weight-bearing ...
Anteroposterior stability after ...
Purpose A functional posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is important for the knee stability after PCL-retaining total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The ob ...
Effects of additional gracilis ...
Purpose To evaluate muscle torque, lower extremity coordination, and knee laxity after ACL reconstruction comparing patients operated on with semite ...
Sagittal alignment of the lower ...
There is only limited information available on the sagittal alignment of the lower extremity of normal subjects under weight-bearing conditions. Our ...
Meniscal repair using large dia ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the mechanical characteristics of meniscal repair fixation using horizontal sutures and two differe ...
Arthroscopic treatment of sympt ...
Successful arthroscopic treatment of symptomatic bipartite patella in a 23-year-old female professional volleyball player is reported.
Axial and torsional stability o ...
Purpose Little is known regarding the biomechanical stability and stiffness of implants and techniques used in supracondylar femur osteotomies (SCO) ...
A new diagnostic approach using ...
Purpose The first purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the anterior knee laxity in the three regions of different stiffness i ...
Efficient strategy for controll ...
Purpose The objective of the present study was to compare the intraoperative use of tranexamic acid (TNA) plus intra-articular diluted-epinephrine ( ...
Tourniquet use in total knee ar ...
Purpose The use of an intraoperative tourniquet for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common practice. However, the effectiveness and safety are st ...
Relationship between thickness ...
Purpose Since the development of the anatomic doublebundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, many studies have focused on excursion a ...
Gender differences in the knees ...
The goal of this study was to characterize the geometry of the distal femur and proximal tibia in the Chinese population. Three-dimensional models o ...
Proprioception following partia ...
Purpose To investigate the proprioceptive function of patients with isolated meniscal tears of the knee before and after arthroscopic partial menisc ...
Graft length change and radiogr ...
Purpose Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction has been recognized as a useful treatment method for patella instability. However, the ...
Good surgical outcome of transp ...
Purpose Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcome at maturity of an « adult-like » transphyseal anterior cruciate ligament ( ...
The influence of graft choice o ...
Purpose Regaining adequate strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is important for maximizi ...