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In-Hospital Complications following Arthrotomy versus Arthroscopy for Septic Knee Arthritis: A Cohort-Matched Comparison
J Knee Surg DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693450There is a paucity of literature comparing the relative merits of open arthrotomy versus arthroscopy for the surgical treatment of septic knee arthritis. The primary goal of this study is to compare the risk of perioperative complications between these two surgical techniques. To this end, 560 patients treated for septic arthritis of the native knee with arthroscopy were statistically matched 1:1 with 560 patients treated with open arthrotomy. The outcome measures included major complications, minor complications, mortality, inpatient hospital charges, and length of stay (LOS). Major ...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - July 8, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kerbel, Yehuda E. Lieber, Alexander M. Kirchner, Gregory J. Stump, Natalie N. Prodromo, John P. Petrucelli, Philip M. Shah, Mitesh P. Brahmabhatt, Shyam Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Perioperative stroke associated in-hospital morbidity and in-hospital mortality in common non-vascular non-neurological surgery
This study identified perioperative stroke as an independent predictor of 30-day in-hospital morbidity and mortality following non-vascular, non-neurological surgery.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - July 2, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Shoulder surgery in beach chair position causing perioperative stroke: Four cases and a review of the literature
Publication date: Available online 27 May 2019Source: Journal of OrthopaedicsAuthor(s): J.H.J. van Erp, M. Ostendorf, J.R. LansdaalAbstractPerioperative stroke is a rare, but serious complication in shoulder-arthroscopy or arthroplasty. Recent literature suggests the beach chair position, widely used during shoulder surgery, might induce severe perioperative hypotension, and with this cerebral desaturation and ultimately perioperative stroke. In this article we report four cases of perioperative stroke in shoulder surgery. In all cases, patients underwent brief periods of hypotension, which might have caused perioperative ...
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics - May 29, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research

Adverse outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a study of 700 000 procedures in the national Hospital Episode Statistics database for England
Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Simon G F Abram, Andrew Judge, David J Beard, Andrew J PriceSummaryBackgroundArthroscopic partial meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Clinical trial evidence published in the past 6 years, however, has raised questions about the effectiveness of the procedure in some patient groups. In view of concerns about potential overuse, we aimed to establish the true risk of serious complications after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.MethodsWe analysed national Hospital Episode Statistics data for all arthroscopic ...
Source: The Lancet - October 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in the ACL-deficient knee
Abstract Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee develops often in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. Two distinct pathologies should be recognised while considering treatment options in patients with end-stage medial compartment OA and ACL deficiency. Patients with primary ACL deficiency (usually traumatic ACL rupture) can develop secondary OA (typically presenting with symptoms of instability and pain) and these patients are typically young and active. Patients with primary end stage medial compartment OA can develop secondary ACL deficiency (usually degenerate ACL rupture) and the...
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - May 8, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research