scholarly journals Simultaneous Bilateral Joint Arthroplasties in Treatment of Osteoarthritis

Author(s):  
Aleksandar Radunović ◽  
Maja Vulović ◽  
Milan Aksić ◽  
Ognjen Radunović ◽  
Aleksandar Matić

Osteoarthrosis is the most common chronic joint condition, the aetiology of which is still not completely clear. Initial phases of disease are treated conservatively applying physical rehabilitation procedures and medications. Advanced stages need surgical treatment with numerous procedures, depending on the joint affected. Joint arthroplasties are procedure of choice, especially for big joints of the extremities. As osteoarthrosis occurs bilaterally very frequently, there are a growing number of patients in need for operation of both joints. Those procedures can be performed under single anaesthesia or staged procedure, with delay between two surgeries. There are many advantages and disadvantages of both approaches cited by different authors. There is consensus of authors in available articles regarding benefits of single-stage procedure: lower cost, shorter hospital stay, single rehabilitation period and better functional results. Authors disagree about safety of a single-stage bilateral procedure as well as incidence of complications and criteria for selection of patients for safe performing of simultaneous procedure.

2021 ◽  
Vol 162 (44) ◽  
pp. 1769-1775
Author(s):  
Orsolya Horváth ◽  
Enikő Földesi ◽  
Katalin Hegedűs

Összefoglaló. A palliatív ellátások korai bevonása az onkológiai betegek ellátásába előnnyel jár mind a beteg életminősége, mind a kezelés színvonala, mind a költséghatékonyság szempontjából. Szükség van egy olyan modellre, mely alapján a megfelelő időben, a megfelelő beteg a megfelelő minőségű palliatív ellátásban részesül. Ebben a közleményben a palliatív ellátás korai integrációjának előnyei, szintjei és a speciális palliatív ellátás fogalmának ismertetése után a leginkább elterjedt beutalási modellek előnyeit és hátrányait mutatjuk be a nemzetközi szakirodalom alapján. A speciális palliatív ellátást igénylő betegek kiszűrésére szolgáló, prognózisalapú modellek hátránya, hogy nincs elég kapacitás az ilyen módon beutalt nagyszámú beteg ellátására, ezért széles körben nem terjedtek el. A tüneteken alapuló modellek sokszor bonyolultak és a mindennapi klinikai gyakorlatban nem használatosak. Az új kutatások alapján egyszerű, gyakorlatias kérdéssorokat alkalmaznak, melyekkel könnyen kiemelhetők, akik profitálnak a speciális palliatív intervencióból. Ezek közül a Yale egyetemi és a PALLIA -10 modellt ismertetjük részletesen. Amennyiben az aktív onkológiai ellátást végzők a megfelelő palliatív beutalási kritériumokat ismerik és alkalmazzák, a betegek időben jutnak a megfelelő komplex kezeléshez anélkül, hogy a palliatív ellátórendszer túlterhelődne. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(44): 1769–1775. Summary. Early integration of palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care brings advantages into the patients’ quality of life, the level of care and cost-efficiency, too. On the basis of a predefined model, the right patient may receive the right level of palliative care at the right time. Having defined the advantages, the levels of early integration of palliative care and the concept of special palliative care, we also aim to describe the advantages and disadvantages of the most common referral models on the basis of international literature in this article. The drawback of prognosis-based models to identify patients needing special palliative care is the lack of capacity to provide care for the large number of patients so recognised; therefore they have not become widespread. Needs-based models tend to be complicated and thus rarely applied in everyday clinical practice. On the basis of new researches, simple, pragmatic questionnaires are utilised through which the patients who could benefit from special palliative care interventions are easy to identify. Here we give a detailed report of the Yale University and PALLIA-10 models. On condition that appropriate palliative referral criteria are known and applied by active oncology care providers, patients may receive adequate complex care without the palliative care system being overloaded. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(44): 1769–1775.


Author(s):  
Terri Schmitt ◽  
Susan Sims-Giddens ◽  
Richard Booth

As technological advances continue to expand connectivity and communication, the number of patients and nurses engaging in social media increases. Nurses play a significant role in identification, interpretation, and transmission of knowledge and information within healthcare. Social media is a platform that can assist nursing faculty in helping students to gain greater understanding of and/or skills in professional communication; health policy; patient privacy and ethics; and writing competencies. Although there are barriers to integration of social media within nursing education, there are quality resources available to assist faculty to integrate social media as a viable pedagogical method. This article discusses the background and significance of social media tools as pedagogy, and provides a brief review of literature. To assist nurse educators who may be using or considering social media tools, the article offers selected examples of sound and pedagogically functional use in course and program applications; consideration of privacy concerns and advantages and disadvantages; and tips for success.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Lauryssen

✓With the aging of the population, the number of patients suffering from progressive lumbar spinal stenosis with symptomatic neurogenic intermittent claudication is projected to increase. Unfortunately, these patients are limited to a choice between nonsurgical conservative care and more invasive decompressive surgical procedures such as laminectomy with or without fusion. The X STOP interspinous process decompression system is a commercially available device that provides a minimally invasive alternative treatment, an intermediate option within the continuum of care for these patients. The X STOP is appropriate for patients with moderately severe functional impairment whose symptoms are exacerbated in extension and relieved in flexion. Implanted between the spinous processes without disrupting the normal anatomical structures, the X STOP limits narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina by reducing extension at the symptomatic level(s). In this report the author details the approved indications for use of the X STOP and discusses several illustrative cases.


2012 ◽  
Vol 140 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 408-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Baljosevic ◽  
Jovica Milovanovic ◽  
Vladan Subarevic ◽  
Mladen Novkovic ◽  
Katarina Stankovic

Introduction. Perforation of the tympanic membrane in children may be the cause of recurrent middle ear infection and loss of hearing. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze the application of different reconstructive materials in surgical technique myringoplasty. Methods. We performed 88 myringoplasties due to auricular tragus perforation in 76 children (aged 4 to 16 years, mean 11.9 years) from July 2001 to July 2009. Age, gender, size and the site of perforation, status of the contra lateral ear, underlying cause of the perforations, surgical technique, preoperative and postoperative hearing levels and postoperative complications were recorded and analyzed. In performing myringoplasty we used fascia of the temporal muscle and cartilage of the auricular tragus. Results. In 43 (48%) patients we used fascia of the temporal muscle and in 45 (52%) cartilage of the auricular tragus. Graft success was defined as an intact eardrum at 12 months postoperatively and improvement in the perception of air-bone gap of 10 dB, which we recorded in 73 (83%) cases. Re-perforations were recorded in 12 (13%) patients, of whom in 8 (18.6%) cases we used the temporal fascia and in 4 (9.3%) cases a tragal cartilage. Retraction of the tympanic membrane was recorded in 3 (4%) cases with the temporal fascia. Conclusion. Myringoplasty is a reasonably successful method with good functional results in pediatric patients. Risk factors of surgical failure are young age, the size of auricular tragus perforation and pathological conditions of the contra lateral ear. The tragal cartilage gives better results in cases with bilateral perforations because the possibility of retractions and re-perforations is lower. Relatively small number of patients is probably the reason that, except for young age, differences between the two groups did not reach the level of statistical significance.


2021 ◽  
pp. 193864002110539
Author(s):  
Francesco Di Caprio ◽  
Massimiliano Mosca ◽  
Francesco Ceccarelli ◽  
Silvio Caravelli ◽  
Marco Di Ponte ◽  
...  

Purpose Patients affected by moderate to severe hallux rigidus may opt for interposition arthroplasty to avoid the movement restrictions of arthrodesis and the complications related to prosthetic replacement. The propose of this article was to review the current literature about interposition arthroplasty to examine the overall outcomes and to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of technique, compared with more consolidated procedures. Methods A literature PubMed search was performed. Studies reporting the results of interposition arthroplasty in moderate to severe hallux rigidus were included. The data were pooled and weighted for number of patients in every study. Results The overall results for interposition arthroplasties are comparable to other alternatives for end-stage hallux rigidus, providing better plantar load distribution than arthrodesis and avoiding the drawbacks of prosthetic replacement. Among the various interposition arthroplasty techniques, the Modified Oblique Keller Capsular Interposition Arthroplasty technique preserves toe length and flexor hallucis brevis function, showing the highest satisfaction rate, with lowest metatarsalgia and revision rate. Conclusion Although long-term randomized controlled trials are lacking for interposition arthroplasty, it represents a valid alternative for the treatment of end-stage hallux rigidus also in the young active patient who wants to avoid a definitive intervention immediately. Level of evidence III (systematic review of level III-IV-V studies)


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-169
Author(s):  
Mei Sun ◽  
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Li-Ke Xie ◽  
Qi Jin ◽  
Shi-Hui Wang ◽  
...  

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is divided into branch retinal vein occlusion and central retinal vein occlusion. It is characterized by retinal vein dilatation and tortuosity, blood flow stasis, bleeding and edema. It is often accompanied by macular edema (ME) and neovascularization. Neovascular glaucoma is the most serious complications. RVO is the second most common cause of visual loss classified under retinal vascular disorders after diabetic retinopathy. So far, the number of patients suffering from retinal vein occlusion has increased, but the pathogenesis of retinal vein occlusion has not been fully understood and there are no treatments that are very long-lasting. The research of animal models on the pathogenesis and treatment of the RVO is very important. Therefore, this article gives a briefly review to the animals and model making methods used in retinal vein occlusion experiments, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various RVO animal models.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukur Dipi Ray ◽  
Suryanarayana S.V. Deo ◽  
Lalit Kumar ◽  
Manish Kumar Gaur

In cases of ovarian carcinoma, primary cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is the standard treatment up to stage IIIB, but patient selection for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in selected cases is controversial. A total of 200 patients with advanced ovarian cancer were analyzed retrospectively, according to specific selection criteria. Primary CRS was performed in 95 patients (47.5%) and interval CRS after 3–6 cycles of NACT was performed in 105 patients (52.5%). After median follow-up of 35 months, 5-year overall survival was 53.7% in the upfront CRS group and 42.2% in the NACT group. Primary CRS is the standard in advanced stages of ovarian carcinoma, but in certain subset of patients, NACT is preferred. Identifying that group is challenging but feasible. Proper selection of patients is key to successful outcomes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Arturo Rodriguez-Alarcon ◽  
Ramón Rivera-Barreno ◽  
Hugo Salvador Staines-Orozco ◽  
Rafael Cataño-Calatayud ◽  
José Luis Juárez ◽  
...  

This study describes the advantages and disadvantages of using the rabbit as an animal model for surgical training in the Nissen laparoscopic fundoplication technique. Six New Zealand rabbits weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 kg were used. Nissen fundoplication was performed successfully in five out of six animals. Average procedure time was 47 minutes, with a maximum of 80 minutes for the first surgery and a minimum of 30 minutes for the last. Main advantages of the rabbit model are ease of animal restrain and low cost. The rabbit allows for the recreation of the human surgical environment, albeit showing a lower degree of difficulty. We thus consider this surgical model to be valuable only for skill development on basic stages of the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication technique.  For advanced stages of this surgical procedure, use of other animal models with further anatomical similarities to humans, such as the swine model, are recommended.


2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Giberti ◽  
M. Schenone ◽  
P. Cortese ◽  
F. Gallo ◽  
E Gastaldi ◽  
...  

The RALP is the most modern technology available for the treatment of intracapsular prostate cancer (CaP), which can produce a shorter learning curve and better results than the traditional techniques. Methods Between March 2005 and March 2008, 90 patients (64.3 ys, range 52–71) with intracapsular CaP underwent RALP at our institute. Before surgery the patients underwent routine examinations and filled in IIEF, IPSS and EORTC-QLQC30/PR 25 questionnaires. Patients were followed up with PSA assay, physical examination and compilation of the questionnaires. Median follow-up was 12.5 months (range 1–35 months). Results Mean operative time was 230 min. Discharge and catheter removal were at day 7.4 and 8.2, respectively, after surgery. Pathological staging reported pT2 and pT3 in 57 (63%) and 33 patients (37%), respectively. Positive surgical margins were assessed in 30 patients (33%), particularly 8.7% in pT2 tumors. The one-year biochemical disease-free survival rate was 90%. Regarding the functional results, 81 patients (90%) were perfectly continent while a mild and a moderate incontinence were reported in 7 (8%) and 2 (2%) patients, respectively. Mean IPSS score decreased from 8 to 4; among the patients who underwent bilateral nerve sparing RALP and no adjuvant therapy, 31 (70.4%) reported satisfactory sexual intercourses. Concerning postoperative quality of life, mean EORTC-QLQC30/PR 25 questionnaires scores were very similar before and after RALP. Conclusions After 90 cases of RALP the oncological and functional results are definitely promising. However, a wider number of patients and a greater follow-up are needed to confirm these data particularly as regards the functional results.


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