BREAKING NEWS / Use of bicruciate substituting system led to more complications after TKA

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BREAKING NEWS     Use of bicruciate substituting system led to more complications after TKA Patients who received a bicruciate substituting system after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) experienced outcomes comparable to, but had more complications than patients who received a conventional posterior stabilized system, according to study results. Read more           Patients who had previous knee surgery undergo TKA at a younger age Compared with patients who have not undergone knee surgery, patients with previous knee surgery underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at a significantly younger age. This finding was especially true for men and patients with a history of ligament reconstruction, according to study results. Read more           Study: ACI achieves excellent outcomes in treatment of patella cartilage defects More than 80% of patients treated with autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for cartilage defects in the patella achieved good and excellent subjective outcomes when the procedure was performed with attention to patellofemoral biomechanics, according to study results. Read more

PEER REVIEW
	Displaced fracture on the left femoral neck Orthopedics — June 2014 PET/CT Study of Temporal Variations in Blood Flow to the Femoral Head Following Low-energy Fracture of the Femoral Neck — by Malhar N. Kumar, MS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Glasgow); et al. Earlier studies on femoral neck fractures have assessed the blood flow in either the pre- or postoperative period, and researchers of this study note information is lacking about changes in vascular flow to the femoral head after injury.Read more

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
	Acute arthroscopic repair of the RUHL allows high-demand patients to quickly return to activities Elbow dislocations are a rare, but debilitating injury. Conservative treatment in a brace usually results in favorable outcomes. However, residual pain, stiffness, instability, and time lost from work and sports represent real problems for patients.Read more