Complex Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Small Stems for Big Challenges
Total hip arthroplasty is one of the most successful operations in all of medicine. Femoral deformities from malunion, prior osteotomy, and retained surgical implants all present unique challenges. Corrective osteotomy and hardware removal add significant morbidity to an operation that typically has a fast recovery.
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Thromboelastography is predictive of mortality, blood transfusions, and blood loss in patients with traumatic pelvic fractures: a retrospective cohort study
Purpose In patients with traumatic pelvic fractures, thromboelastography (TEG) is a useful tool to rapidly evaluate and identify coagulation disturbances. The purpose of this study was to examine the coagulation kinetics of patients with traumatic pelvic fractures (pelvic ring and/or acetabulum) by analyzing the TEG results at initial presentation and its relationship with mortality and blood loss.
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Rate of surface contamination in the operating suite during revision total joint arthroplasty
Background This study estimated operating room surface contamination rates during aseptic vs septic total joint arthroplasty and evaluated the similarity between clinically infecting organisms and those isolated from contaminated surfaces.
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