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R N Maniar

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PubMed1998

Incisional cellulitis after total hip replacement.

We report 16 cases of erythematous eruption on the skin within the flaps of the surgical incision after primary total hip replacement over an eight-year period. The symptoms began within nine months of operation in 13 hips, and two to three years after in three. Four patients had recurrent episodes. All were treated with antibiotics (15 intravenous, one oral) with complete resolution of the eruption within one to six days. The mean follow-up after the last episode of cellulitis was 27 months (14 to 76). There were no cases of periprosthetic sepsis or other sequelae.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Uptake of 99mTc-MDP after uncemented hip arthroplasty: a quantitative analysis of findings around the femoral component in asymptomatic patients.

We studied the pattern of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate uptake around uncemented femoral components in 44 asymptomatic hip arthroplasties, performing isotope scans at intervals from 4 to 48 months after operation. We used phase-II images obtained with a high-resolution gamma camera and measured the activity in various zones using a specially designed computer program. The components studied at 4, 6, 9 and 12 months were coated with hydroxyapatite (HA) and those studied at 18, 24, 36 and 48 months were not coated. We found a statistically significant fall in activity between four and six months around HA-coated prostheses in all five femoral periprosthetic zones. After six months activity was relatively uniform, but remained higher than that in normal femoral bone at 48 months in non-coated prostheses. We discuss the application of these patterns in the evaluation of painful cementless hip arthroplasties.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Supracondylar femoral fracture above a PFC posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty treated with supracondylar nailing. A unique technical problem.

Supracondylar fracture above a total knee arthroplasty with a posterior cruciate-substituting design presents a challenging problem to the orthopaedic surgeon. The standard treatment using a intramedullary rod is made difficult by the design of the PFC cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty (Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Raynham, MA), which prevents entry of a standard supracondylar nail to the medullary canal of the femur. A technique for using an interlocking intramedullary rod to treat a supracondylar fracture above a posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty is described. A case is presented illustrating this technique.

Bone Nails↗
PubMed1993

A comparative study of early motion and immediate plaster splintage after internal fixation of unstable fractures of the ankle.

We reviewed 47 patients following operatively treated ankle fracture-dislocation, at an average of 15 months after injury, to assess the outcome of two different postoperative regimens. Of the 47 patients, 27 received early active and passive ankle exercises, and 20 patients received immediate plaster splintage. Patients were assessed clinically by an independent surgeon and subjective, objective and radiological criteria recorded. No significant difference was apparent between the two groups on any of the criteria, although the early movement group contained more patients who were completely pain free, had a normal gait and no radiological signs of arthrosis (P < 0.05). This was achieved at the expense of a longer stay in hospital (average 10.2 days versus 7.4 days for plaster splintage) and more ankle swelling.

Adolescent↗