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[New developments in joint surgery].

P Lobenhoffer·M Blauth·T Pohlemann·H Thermann·H Tscherne
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The treatment of joint injuries has seen a marked development in the last years. The surgical trauma of articular reconstruction was reduced and our deeper understanding of the mechanism of connective tissue healing influenced the rehabilitation program after joint injuries significantly. Indirect soft-tissue sparing reduction techniques can be applied to most joint fractures and improved fixation techniques using intraoperative fluoroscopy or arthroscopy allow to avoid vast exposures of the joint. The process of ligament healing requires joint movement and a certain stress to the healing tissue in order to achieve optimum scar strength, stiffness and remodeling. Immobilisation thus should be avoided completely after ligament injuries and certain lesions can be treated non-operatively with a high success rate (MCL rupture, ankle sprain, elbow dislocation). In other injuries, surgery should stabilize the joint thus allowing functional rehabilitation (cruciate ligament tears, shoulder dislocation).

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External FixatorsFracture Fixation, InternalFracture HealingFractures, BoneHumansJoint DislocationsJointsLigaments, ArticularRadiographyRuptureSurgical InstrumentsTendon InjuriesJournal ArticleReview

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P Lobenhoffer, M Blauth, T Pohlemann, H Thermann, H Tscherne. 1997. [New developments in joint surgery].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001320050109

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