Frozen Autograft Case Study

PROCEDURE IN DETAIL: The patient was brought into the operating room, after satisfactory anesthesia, was placed in the left lateral dicubitis position. The right hip was prepped and draped. A previous made incision was reopened over the greater trochanter and carried down to Illiotibial (IT) band. The IT band was opened in the direction of the skin incision. The anterior 1/3 of the gluteus medius/minimus group was reflected off the trochanter over to the anterior brim of the pelvis. The hip was dislocated. The femoral component was easily removed. It was loose in the cement. The polyethylene was loose and easily removed. There was a lot of cement in and around the acetabulum. We debridement most of this. There was a wired mesh plug that went medially into the pelvis that was left in place. There was also one in the ishium that was quite stable and it was left in place. There was a large defect in the medial wall of the acetabulum about the size of a silver dollar.

Remove the femoral head and replace it with a prosthetic ball and stem secured into the top of your femur.

During the weeks of February 7 through February 17, I observed a total hip arthroplasty on a 56-year-old Caucasian female patient who suffered from a femoral neck fracture and damage to the acetabulum. The fracture was a result from a car accident where the patient's knees collided with the dashboard, forcing the femur into the hip and breaking the femur.

Outcome measures: Pain will be assessed with Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), functional performance will be assessed with Kujala score, Patellofemoral Disability Index (PDI), and Lateral Step-up Test. Palpation meter (PALM) Inclinometer will be used to measure pelvic tilt angle, and the Baseline Bubble Inclinometer will be used to measure hip internal, external rotation and adduction. Global Rating of Change Scales (GROC) will be used to assess the overall

Forty-seven fresh-frozen cadaver knees were included in the study. Twenty-two were males and twenty-five were female. The average age of the male knees was thirty-four and the females age was twenty-eight. Before any testing began all the knees were

•Use manipulation or surgery to unite the bones into the correct position; which can depend on where and how serious the injury is and, the patient's age

Joint replacement is one of five priority areas targeted for shorter wait times in Canada. Ontario’s current wait time is 207 day.(F) The number of THAs in Canada increased 11% between 2006–2007 and 2010–2011. In 2013–2014, there were 49,503 hospitalizations for hip replacements(B). THA has been used to manage conditions in which the hip joint has responded poorly to less-invasive treatments(D). The most common of which is severe osteoarthritis of the hip joint, which affects more than 10% of Canadians aged 15 or older(G), and accounts for 70% of cases. The procedure has proved to be remarkably successful in eliminating pain and restoring function in hips severely involved with diseases, improving mobility, daily functioning and quality of life(A,D,G). THA provides pain relief and improves physical function and quality of life in patients with end-stage hip osteoarthritis. The incidence of THA is expected to increase due to the growing elderly population. Nevertheless, THA is becoming more common in younger populations because of the improvements in

Mrs. A, 76 years old, first came to the orthopedic surgeon with her painful hip in 2013 because she had progressive pain and functional limitations. Pain medication was not sufficient anymore. Because of a history with severe muscle- and joint pain, degenerative deviations of her back and breast cancer, she was first referred to a rheumatologist and for a bone scan to rule out other diagnoses. The diagnosis hip OA was confirmed by Xray and use of injection of local anesthetics in the hip. Mrs. A. has deliberately chosen her doctor, because of his surgical technique, the anterior minimal invasive surgery (AMIS) and the good experiences she heard from other people. Both the patient and the orthopedic surgeon agreed on planning THA.

If no further damage found, patient treated with aforementioned immobilization. Further damage underwent arthroscopic or open surgery

Group 2 cases were performed after we implemented all major improvements described herein. The 8-year KM implant survivorship was 97.7% in Group 2 compared to 89.9% in Group 1 (p <0.0001). Correspondingly, the occurrence of the following failure mechanisms significantly decreased after 2008: AWRF, acetabular component loosening, femoral component loosening, and unexplained pain. Additionally, there were no revisions beyond 3 years in Group 2, while Group 1 had 27 late failures.

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The mean Lysholm score improved from 43 points to 72.7 points. Visual Analogue Scale and Lysholm scores at the latest follow-up were significantly worse in patients with a pre-operative BMI ≥26 kg/m2, HKA >5 degrees, grade 3 or 4 chondral lesion according to Outerbridge classification, degenerative changes in patellofemoral joint surfaces, and an ACL which was either partially ruptured or degenerative with increased laxity. Age at the time of surgery, pre-operative grade of medial joint space narrowing determined according to Kellgren-Lawrence classification, duration of symptoms until decision of the surgery, degenerative changes in the lateral meniscus, presence of a medial supra- or infra-patellar plica, and synovial hypertrophy and/or arthroscopic findings of synovitis had no effects on the clinical

Per the progress report dated 8/4/2016, patient returns with improving symptoms to her left knee and has been undergoing post-operative physical therapy times seven visits and has been utilizing Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) unit as well. She does still experience significant intermittent post-operative pain which she currently rates as 6/10 in intensity. Patient remains on her current oral analgesic mediations

The UK National Institutes for Clinical excellence (NICE,2003) recommended that all healthy patient will carry out all blood test and other relevant investigation whether it is a minor or major surgery and also review other available health information (appendix).Mr. Paul is a diabetic patient so random blood sager level must be taken according to diabetic chart instruction.. Mr. Paul and his wife attended pre-operative assessment clinic one week before surgery and all pre-assessments were carried out which showed that he was fit for hip

The second factor is wether the intervention should be an arthroscopy procedure or a full joint replacement. An arthroscopy involves the inserting of an arthrocscope into the joint in order to undertake a lavage procedure. The aim is to remove particulate matter such as cartridge and debride articular surfaces of calcium and osteophyte’s, to leave them smooth. Arthroscopic procedures ideally should aim to decrease synovitis and restore mechanical function, which interferes with joint movement. In a comparative study by (Kirkley et al., 2008), the effects of arthroscopic surgery were assessed for individuals who had [K-L 3, 4] OA of the knee. The 1st group underwent an arthroscopic procedure with physiotherapy and medical management while the 2nd group just had physiotherapy and medical management.