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J P Ivory

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PubMed1998

The use of cold compression dressings after total knee replacement: a randomized controlled trial.

This prospective, controlled study compared cold compressive dressings with wool and crepe in the postoperative management of patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR). Forty TKR patients were assessed for blood loss, pain, swelling, and range of motion. Patients in the cold compression group had less blood loss through suction drainage (982 mL versus 768 mL). A higher proportion of patients in the treatment group did not require blood transfusion postoperatively. Mean opiate requirements were lower in the cold compression group (0.57 versus 0.71 mg/kg/48 hours). The cold compression device appeared to reduce blood loss and pain following TKR.

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PubMed1994

Autophor cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis secondary to congenital hip dysplasia.

The authors present a consecutive series of 38 arthroplasties for osteoarthrosis secondary to hip dysplasia. All arthroplasties were performed by a single surgeon using Mittelmeier II (Autophor, Osteo AG, Selzach, Switzerland) ceramic cementless components. Crowe grades of subluxation were 60% grade I, 16% grade II, 12% grade III, and 12% grade IV. In all cases, the acetabular component was seated in the true acetabulum. The mean follow-up period was 75 months (range, 40-122 months). By the time of review, six hips (16%) had required revision for aseptic loosening, mainly of the femoral component. Good or excellent results were achieved in only 63% of the patients. In the group of surviving arthroplasties, the median Charnley hip scores before surgery were: pain, 2; movement, 3; and walking, 3. After surgery, the scores were: pain, 5; movement, 5; and walking, 6. All improvements were significant. The mean postoperative Harris hip score was 84. Poor scores were associated with contralateral hip disease (2 cases) and spina bifida (2 cases), significantly affecting function. The Autophor prosthesis can produce satisfactory results in some of these young patients with hip dysplasia. However, femoral loosening is a major problem and because of this, the authors have since changed to a newer stem design.

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PubMed1993

Audit of a bone bank.

The results are reported of an audit of allografts collected in the first 18 months of the Leicester Bone Bank. We retrieved 161 femoral heads at primary arthroplasty of which 103 were implanted into 59 patients. There were deep infections in two recipients and wound infections in five. In two of these cases, culture of the femoral head at implantation was positive but the organisms grown were not those which caused the clinical infection. We retrieved 22 large allografts from six cadavers. Four of these were contaminated at retrieval and required irradiation for sterilisation. There has been one clinical infection in the nine large allografts implanted so far. We recommend that all bone banks undertake prospective audit to ensure that high standards are maintained and wastage minimised.

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PubMed1993

Bilateral knee replacements: simultaneous or staged?

Approximately one-third of primary knee replacements are performed on patients with bilateral symptomatic disease. This retrospective study compared the complication rate, functional outcome and cost implications of performing bilateral total knee replacements under a single anaesthetic or as staged procedures with a control group of unilateral cases. There was no significant difference in the complications or outcome. There was a significant reduction in the mean hospital admission time of 7 days per knee replacement (P < 0.001, Student's t test) by performing bilateral knee replacements for osteoarthritis under the same anaesthetic. However, a survey of practising knee surgeons in three health regions in the United Kingdom shows that only 24% would regularly perform bilateral knee replacements under one anaesthetic.

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