Browsing Brage NIH by Journals "Acta Orthopaedica"
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Biological treatment of the knee with platelet-rich plasma or bone marrow aspirate concentrates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-23)Knee pathologies including focal cartilage injuries, osteoarthritis (OA), and ligament injuries are common. The poor regeneration and healing potential of cartilage has led to the search for other treatment modalities with ... -
Early proximal migration of cups is associated with late revision in THA: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 26 RSA studies and 49 survival studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12)Background and purpose: The association between excessive early migration of acetabular cups and late aseptic revision has been scantily reported. We therefore performed 2 parallel systematic reviews and meta-analyses to ... -
Graft fixation influences revision risk after ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autografts : A study of 38,666 patients from the Scandinavian knee ligament registries 2004–2011
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background and purpose — A large number of fixation methods of hamstring tendon autograft (HT) are available for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Some studies report an association between fixation method ... -
Intraoperative findings and procedures in culturally and geographically different patient and surgeon populations: An anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction registry comparison between Norway and the USA
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-12)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patient and implant registries are important clinical tools in monitoring and benchmarking quality of care. For comparisons amongst registries to be valid, a common data set with comparable definitions ... -
Middle-aged patients with an MRI-verified medial meniscal tear report symptoms commonly associated with knee osteoarthritis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)Background and purpose — No consensus exists on when to perform arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in patients with a degenerative meniscal tear. Since MRI and clinical tests are not accurate in detecting a symptomatic ... -
No degeneration found in focal cartilage defects evaluated with dGEMRIC at 12-year follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-24)Background and purpose: The natural history of focal cartilage defects (FCDs) is still unresolved, as is the long-term cartilage quality after cartilage surgery. It has been suggested that delayed gadolinium-enhanced ... -
Registration rate in the Norwegian cruciate ligament register: large-volume hospitals perform better
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-04)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Norwegian Cruciate Ligament Register (NCLR) was founded in 2004. The purpose of the NCLR is to provide representative and reliable data for future research. In this study we evaluated ... -
Surgical site infection after hip fracture – mortality and risk factors: An observational cohort study of 1,709 patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background and purpose — Surgical site infection (SSI) is a devastating complication of hip fracture surgery. We studied the contribution of early deep SSI to mortality after hip fracture surgery and the risk factors for ...