Tensioners: dangerous toys in the operating room.
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee↗
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Extramedullary versus intramedullary tibial alignment guides for total knee arthroplasty.
This retrospective study evaluated whether intramedullary or extramedullary tibial alignment guides are more accurate in assuring correct tibial component positioning in total knee arthroplasties (TKAs). Fifty-five TKAs were performed with the only difference being whether an intramedullary (31) or extramedullary (24) cutting guide was used. Pre- and postoperative tibiofemoral angle, tibial component alignment angle, and femoral component alignment angles were measured and the results were statistically analyzed. We also performed a subgroup analysis on the preoperative varus knees to determine if the presence of a varus deformity would have better results with either the intramedullary or extramedullary cutting guide. The 2-sample t test was used to compare the results of the two groups. The results showed no statistical difference in alignment of the tibial component when using the intramedullary or extramedullary guides.
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A simple and inexpensive splint for phalangeal fractures.
This article describes the fabrication and application of a simple and inexpensive splint for treating phalangeal fractures.
Equipment Design↗
Prosthetic management of a patient with Treacher Collins syndrome.
Treacher Collins syndrome encompasses a group of closely related defects of the head and neck. It is a rare syndrome characterized by bilaterally symmetrical abnormalities derived from the first and second brachial arches and the nasal placode. It is an autosomal dominant disorder and its occurence ranges from 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 50,000 live births. The facial appearance of these patients can be improved by either surgical or prosthetic rehabilitation. In this case report we are presenting the features of a 13-year-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome. A multidisplinary approach was followed in managing the situation. The various treatment options and the steps involved in making an auricular prosthesis are also discussed.
Adolescent↗
Mobile bearings in primary knee arthroplasty.
Mobile-bearing knee arthroplasty (MBKA) has potential advantages compared with conventional fixed-bearing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). By allowing unconstrained axial rotation, MBKA can offer greater articular conformity without an increased probability of loosening due to increased axial torque. Increased articular conformity minimizes polyethylene contact stresses, thereby reducing linear wear and subsurface fatigue failure. Axial rotation of the platform also enables self-correction of tibial component malrotation. Despite these advantages, the long-term clinical results obtained with current MBKA devices are similar to those obtained with well-designed fixed-bearing TKA prostheses, with no data suggesting their superiority. The disadvantages of MBKA include bearing dislocation and breakage, soft-tissue impingement, a steep technique learning curve, and concerns about volumetric wear. Hypothetically, longer-term follow-up of MBKA results may reveal a significant difference from fixed-bearing TKA results as the fatigue failure threshold of incongruent polyethylene is exceeded.
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Use of prostheses and footwear in 110 inner-city partial-foot amputees.
The number of partial-foot amputations performed is increasing, and many recommendations have been made regarding the use of prostheses and footwear designed to prevent higher-level amputations in this population. The present study investigated the use of prostheses and shoe inserts and the types of footwear worn by partial-foot amputees in the inner city to determine whether previous recommendations are being followed as well as whether new prosthetic styles are being used. The study surveyed 110 patients (73 men and 37 women) with a mean age of 58.6 years (range, 21 to 86 years) with partial-foot amputations of all levels. The results showed that about one-half of all patients wore a shoe-insert orthosis. Although 54% wore some form of special footwear to accommodate and protect the residual foot, no patient in this study wore a shoe with a rocker-bottom sole. Only one patient with a transmetatarsal amputation used a brace and only one patient in the entire study wore a modern cosmetic foot prosthesis.
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Precision attachment-retained removable partial dentures. Part 3. General practitioner results up to 2 years.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyze the techniques, production problems, and 2-year results of attachment-retained removable partial denture (RPD) treatment provided by general practitioners in Sweden. MATERIALS AND METHODS: At a major dental laboratory, consecutive cases involving new production of crowns, or of fixed partial dentures (FPDs) and RPDs retained with precision attachments, were studied. Parameters of the dentition, crown or FPD, type and brand of attachment, etc, as well as early satisfaction by dentist and patient, were recorded using specially designed forms at the dental laboratory and questionnaires for the dentists. After 2 years, questionnaires were again sent out to the dentists to record complications and patients' and dentists' opinions of the results. The sample gathered totaled 83 constructions. After 2 years, responses for 57 patients, all of whom had distal-extension RPDs, were received. Most drop-outs in the study were explicable. RESULTS: The most frequently cited reasons for using attachments were esthetics and need for crowning the teeth abutting the RPD. McCollum rigid slide attachment was the predominant brand used (43% of constructions). Dentists and patients were dissatisfied with 6% of the constructions. During the first 2 years, 22 of 57 constructions were complication-free. Seventeen had attachment complications and 9 had serious complications related to the abutment teeth or RPDs. A comparison between these 2 groups revealed that those with complications had every second abutment root-canal treated and a root post, while the group without complications had every fifth abutment root-canal treated. CONCLUSION: There were many technical and biotechnical complications and failures; the exact ratio, however, depended on the definition of "complications" and "failure." The 2-year results also deviated considerably from the dentists' opinions of the early results.
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Current trends in prosthetics.
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Artificial Limbs↗
Serving amputee patients in rural settings.
Managing care for amputee patients becomes complicated in a rural setting, where members of the care team are spread out and have overlapping roles. The solution to this situation is to start communication early in the process of getting a prosthesis.
Amputation, Surgical↗
New ways of designing suprastructures for fixed implant-supported prostheses.
The replacement of lost teeth and tooth-bearing tissues with implant-supported prostheses often forced both dentist and technician to choose removable overdentures because they were the only treatment modality possible. By means of a clinical case, this article demonstrates a new approach in framework design that not only expands the limitations of conventional ceramometal implant prostheses, but also eliminates a great number of the hazards that cause implant failure with a new type of suprastructure. The technique enables both the clinician and the technician to apply all of the esthetic possibilities of tooth-supported metal ceramic crown and bridge techniques. This technique combines screw and cementation retention without changing the original treatment protocol. A new casting technique introduced by Sonntag and a new specially developed alloy was used. Essentially, the reconstructive body has been broken down into a screw-retained soft tissue/bone-replacing part using a one-piece casting technique, and a crown-replacing part to be provisionally cemented with a large variety of new possibilities.
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[Multiple amputations due to sepsis: however, functional rehabilitation is possible].
Three patients had several major amputations because of disseminated intravascular coagulation accompanying purpura fulminans. A 31-year-old woman underwent a transfemoral amputation after a septic shock caused by haemolytic streptococcus A, which led to gangrene. A 57-year-old woman had a bilateral transtibial amputation after pneumococcaemia, and the third patient, a 37-year-old woman, underwent a quadruple amputation following a meningococcal septic shock. The amputations were accompanied by contractures and skin damage due to ischaemic tissue changes. Additionally, cerebral and peripheral nerve dysfunction occurred. An intensive rehabilitation programme led to completely independent functioning with the use of orthotics and prosthetics. By starting a multidisciplinary approach as early as possible impairments can be treated properly and future disabilities minimized.
Adult↗
[A method for the functional shaping of the internal surface of the base for a complete mandibular denture in the case of mobile mucosal folds].
Functional lining of the internal surface of the basis of a complete mandibular denture is carried out for 21 patients aged 65-84 years with mobile folds of the mucosa on the denture bed. A more rapid accommodation (2-3 weeks) and improvement of the masticatory efficacy of dentures indicate that the method may be recommended for wide use.
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[The Procera Allceram all-ceramic system. The clinical and technical laboratory aspects in the use of a new all-ceramic system].
The aim of this article was to present the CAD/CAM-assisted Procera system as a new all-ceramic full-coverage crown system. New technologies need to be evaluated technically and clinically to be able to fulfill the requests for aesthetics, physical strength and biocompatibility when restoring the anterior and posterior region. The Procera AllCeram system offers the opportunity to fabricate densely sintered, high-purity, tooth-colored copings. Mechanical properties of the Procera alumina coping, indications and contraindications and additional applications are discussed. The clinical and technical procedures and any specific limitations and peculiarities are summarized and documented with clinical cases in a step-by-step illustration.
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Use of a digital hearing aid with directional microphones in school-aged children.
The efficacy of a digital hearing aid with a directional microphone was examined in a school-aged population. Twenty children (9 with a mild-to-moderately-severe hearing loss and 11 with a moderate-to-severe hearing loss) between 7 1/2 and 13 2/3 years of age wore the study hearing aids binaurally for 30 days prior to the evaluation. The testing protocol included speech recognition tests using the CID W-22 word lists presented at 72 dB SPL, 65 dB SPL, and 52 dB SPL (at 0 degrees azimuth) in the presence of a 65 dB SPL party noise (180 degrees azimuth). Subjective rating of hearing aid efficacy in the classroom was examined using the Listening Inventory For Education (LIFE) questionnaire. Parental impression on hearing aid efficacy was also collected at the end of the study. The results showed improved speech recognition in noise with the digital directional hearing aid at all presentation levels. Preference for the digital directional hearing aids over the subjects' own omnidirectional analog hearing aids was also seen on the LIFE questionnaire and parental impression. The degree of hearing loss did not seem to have affected the benefits offered by the digital directional hearing aids. These results were compared to results from other studies on the use of directional microphones in hearing aids.
Acoustic Stimulation↗
A look back and a glance ahead.
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Contact Lenses↗
Material properties of commonly-used interface materials and their static coefficients of friction with skin and socks.
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Artificial Limbs↗
A method of residual limb stiffness distribution measurement.
A method of recording a residual limb indentation stiffness map was developed for possible use as an aid in calculating prosthetic socket rectifications. The method was tested to determine the level of repeatability attainable. A hand-held, pencil-like device was used, with an air-driven piston that indented the tissue 10 times per second. The indentor tip contained an electromagnetic digitizer element that sensed position and orientation 120 times per second. The examiner moved the device around the limb; sampling was variable in density, and typically concentrated on critical areas. An interactive visual display of sampled data quality was used to guide sampling. The indentation maps typically contained approximately 4,000 locations, in a cylindrical coordinate system, with sampling locations spaced every 3.2 mm vertically, and every 0.087 radians tangentially. The behavior of the system was characterized using six test subjects on whom recorded indentations ranged from 1.5 to 21 mm. The largest range of indentations (i.e., worst disagreement) recorded at a single location was 5.4 mm. The average standard deviation on repeated measurement ranged from 7 to 15%, and averaged 0.67 mm in absolute terms. Many of the structurally significant anatomical features of the limbs were visible, including the patella and patellar tendon, fibular head, shin, biceps femoris tendon, semitendinosus, and popliteal area.
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