The influence of the surgical approach concerning dislocation in total hip arthroplasty

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a ocorrência de luxação nas artroplastias totais do quadril não cimentadas, comparando-se os acessos posterior e lateral direto. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo comparativo com 232 pacientes submetidos à artroplastia total do quadril não cimentada, por diagnóstico de osteoartrose primária e secundária, sendo 105 submetidos ao acesso posterior e 127 ao acesso lateral. O modelo protético utilizado foi único, assim como o protocolo de reabilitação e cuidados pós-operatórios. Foram verificados ocorrência de luxação, posicionamento acetabular e componentes utilizados. RESULTADOS: Ocorreu um caso isolado de luxação no grupo do acesso lateral direto (0,8%) contra 0% no grupo de pacientes submetidos ao acesso posterior, sem diferença significativa (p = 1). A luxação ocorreu em uma paciente de 47 anos de idade, que foi tratada com redução incruenta sem recidiva da luxação após três anos e um mês de seguimento. O tempo de seguimento dos dois grupos variou entre seis e 42 meses, com média de 23,7 meses. CONCLUSÃO: Os autores concluem que a prevalência de luxação nas artroplastias totais do quadril é similar nos dois acessos estudados e que medidas educativas, técnica cirúrgica adequada e utilização de próteses com offsets maiores podem diminuir o risco dessa complicação.OBJECTIVES: Our primary aim was to evaluate the occurrence of dislocation of non-cemented total hip arthroplasty, when using the posterior and the direct lateral approaches. METHODS: We performed a comparative retrospective study with 232 patients submitted to non-cemented total hip arthroplasty, due to the diagnosis of primary or secondary osteoarthritis. The posterior approach was used in 105 patients while direct lateral approach was used in 127 patients. There was only one prosthesis model and the same rehabilitation program and post-operative care was used for all patients. We checked the occurrence of dislocation, the acetabular positioning and also the size of the components. RESULTS: There was only one case of dislocation, treated with closed reduction successfully. This was a 47 year-old female, submitted to direct lateral approach. The mean follow-up time for both groups was 23.7 months, ranging from six to 42 months. Conclusion: The authors conclude that the prevalence of total hip arthroplasty dislocation is similar for both approaches, and educational measures besides the use of a higher femoral offset seem to reduce the risk of this complication

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of septic arthritis of the hip, 2006 to 2012, a seven-year review

OBJECTIVE: To epidemiologically characterize the population treated at our orthopedic clinic with a diagnosis of septic arthritic of the hip between 2006 and 2012. METHODS: Fifteen patients diagnosed with septic arthritis of the hip between 2006 and 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. The patients' clinical and epidemiological characteristics were surveyed; a sensitivity profile relating to the microorganisms that caused the infections and the complications relating to the patients' treatment and evolution were identified. RESULTS: Septic arthritis was more common among males. Most diagnoses were made through positive synovial fluid cultures, after joint drainage was performed using the Smith-Petersen route. Among the comorbidities found, the most prevalent were systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and human immunodeficiency virus. The pathological joint conditions diagnosed prior to joint infection were osteoarthrosis and developmental dysplasia of the hip. The infectious agent most frequently isolated was Staphylococcus aureus. From the clinical and laboratory data investigated, 53.33% of the cases presented with fever, and all except one patient presented with increased measures in inflammation tests. Gram staining was positive in only 26.66% of the synovial fluid samples analyzed. Six patients presented with joint complications after treatment was administered. CONCLUSION: S. aureus is the most common pathogen in acute infections of the hip in our setting. Factors such as clinical comorbidities are associated with septic arthritis of the hip. Because of the relatively small number of patients, given that this is a condition of low prevalence, there was no statistically significant correlation in relation to worse prognosis for the disease

Proposta de um novo teste clínico para o diagnóstico do ressalto lateral do quadril

ResumoO ressalto lateral do quadril é uma entidade nosológica muitas vezes desconhecida pela maioria dos ortopedistas e até mesmo por alguns especialistas em cirurgia do quadril. Trata‐se da presença de um estalido palpável e/ou audível na face lateral do quadril, por vezes doloroso, causado pelo atrito musculotendíneo sobre o grande trocanter durante a flexão e a extensão da articulação coxofemoral. Descreveremos a seguir um novo teste para o diagnóstico do ressalto lateral do quadril, que é eminentemente clínico.AbstractLateral hip snapping is a nosological entity that is often unknown to many orthopedists and even to some hip surgery specialists. It comprises palpable and/or audible snapping on the lateral face of the hip that is sometimes painful, caused by muscle‐tendon friction on the greater trochanter during flexion and extension of the coxofemoral joint. In the following, we describe a new test for diagnosing lateral hip snapping, which is eminently clinical

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost

Prospective comparative study of the minimally invasive posterior approach and the direct lateral approach to total hip uncemented arthroplasty

Um estudo terapêutico comparativo prospectivo é realizado para avaliar o acesso posterior minimamente invasivo em artroplastia total do quadril comparado com o acesso lateral direto tradicional. O estudo inclui 76 pacientes submetidos à artroplastia total do quadril primárias não cimentadas por diagnóstico de osteoartrose primária e secundária. Não são incluídos, pacientes com qualquer tipo de coagulopatia, em uso de anticoagulantes ou antiagregante plaquetário, pacientes hipertensos sem controle medicamentoso, pacientes submetidos à qualquer cirurgia prévia do quadril, e pacientes com seqüela de displasia do desenvolvimento do quadril que tenham a cabeça femoral ectópica. O objetivo principal deste estudo é avaliar a perda volêmica que ocorre nestes pacientes. Há diferença de média de idade (p=0,017) no acesso minimamente invasivo (50,1 anos) em relação ao grupo controle (56,8 anos), porém não observamos diferenças entre os grupos quanto ao índice de massa corpórea, lado operado e diagnóstico inicial. Observa-se um sangramento menor (p<0,001) no período intra-operatório (745,6 ml contra 1282,8 ml), assim como, menor sangramento total (p<0,001) no acesso minimamente invasivo posterior (1083,5 ml contra 1682,3 ml). Relatamos diferença entre os grupos quanto à necessidade de transfusão alogênica, favorável aos pacientes do grupo minimamente invasivo (p=0,02), com 8,8% dos pacientes sendo transfundidos em relação a 28,6% dos pacientes do grupo controle. Nossa estimativa de sangramento no acesso minimamente invasivo posterior é significativamente maior que a literatura, porém a quantidade de unidades de concentrados de hemáceas transfundidas,assim como, a proporção de pacientes transfundidos são menores em relação aos outros autores. Concluímos que os pacientes submetidos ao acesso minimamente invasivo posterior apresentam menor sangramento, melhor resultado clínico precoce e posicionamento adequado dos componentes da prótese.A therapeutic, comparative, prospective study was carried out to evaluate the minimally invasive posterior approach to total hip arthroplasty in relation to the traditional direct lateral approach. The study included 76 cases of primary total hip arthroplasty due to a diagnosis of primary or secondary osteoarthrosis. Patients were excluded from the study if they presented any type of coagulopathy and were using anticoagulants or platelet antiagregants; hypertension without medicinal control; any previous hip surgery; and sequelae of hip developmental dysplasia that might have led to an ectopic femoral head. The objective of our study was to evaluate the blood loss among patients for whom the minimally invasive posterior access is used. Regarding our patients\' ages, we observed a significant difference between the two groups: the mean age of the mini-incision group (50,1 years) was lower than the mean of the control group (56,8 years), p= 0.01. Lower total estimated bleeding was found in the mini-incision group (means of 1083,5 ml versus 1682,3 ml; p < 0.001) and lower intraoperative bleeding (means of 745,6 ml versus 1282,8 ml; p <0.001). There was difference in the need of allogenic transfusion between the two groups (8,8% versus 28,6%,p = 0.13). Our volumes of bleeding from the minimally invasive posterior approach were significantly higher than in the literature, but the mean quantity of transfused red cells and the proportion of transfused patients were both significantly lower than in the literature. Our final impression of the minimally invasive approach is positive with regard to lower blood loss, better clinical results after six months and a satisfactory alignment of the acetabular and femoral components

A comparative study of "plasmacup" and "porous-coated" acetabular components: survival after 10 to 12 years of follow-up

OBJECTIVES: Our primary aim was to compare the long-term survivorship rates and the rates of successful osseointegration between two different types of uncemented acetabular components. INTRODUCTION: Two types of alloys have primarily been used for the manufacture of the uncemented acetabular components: titanium-based and cobalt-based alloys. A titanium-based alloy appears to be more effective with regard to interface stress transfer to the host bone because of its lower elastic modulus relative to a cobalt-based alloy. This supposed mechanical advantage of a titanium-based alloy component motivated this comparative study. METHODS: Two uncemented acetabular components, a porous-coated acetabulum and a Plasmacup®, were compared with a focus on long-term prosthesis survivorship and the development of acetabular osseointegration. Five radiographic signs of osseointegration were evaluated at the last follow-up appointment: (1) absence of radiolucent lines, (2) presence of a superolateral buttress, (3) medial stress-shielding, (4) radial trabeculae, and (5) an inferomedial buttress. We considered the presence of any three of these radiographic signs, in the absence of acetabular dislocation or symptoms, to be indicative of successful acetabular osseointegration. RESULTS: Among 70 patients implanted with the porous-coated acetabulum, 80% achieved osseointegration over a mean follow-up time of 11.9 years versus 75.3% of the 73 patients who received a Plasmacup insert over a mean of 10.7 years. Prosthesis survivorship rates were not different between the two groups. Revision surgery due to mild or severe acetabular osteolysis, polyethylene wear, and aseptic loosening occurred in eight patients (11.4%) with a PCA versus nine (12.3%) with a Plasmacup. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that, during the first ten years after surgery, there is no significant difference between these two types of uncemented cups with regard to either prosthesis survivorship or successful osseointegration

Total hip arthroplasty using a posterior minimally invasive approach - results after six years

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the medium-term clinical-functional results (minimum follow-up of six years) from total uncemented hip arthroplasty performed by means of a posterior minimally invasive access, in comparison with the traditional right lateral access.METHODS: In a comparative prospective study, 224 adult patients underwent elective total hip arthroplasty due to a diagnosis of primary or secondary osteoarthrosis. A group of 103 patients with posterior minimally invasive access was compared with a group of 121 patients with the traditional right lateral access. The mean length of follow-up among the patients of this sample was 7.2 years. We evaluated the clinical-functional and radiographic results and occurrences of loosening, along with any complications that occurred, with a minimum follow-up of six years.RESULTS: The clinical-functional analyses before the surgical procedure and six years afterwards were similar in the two groups (p = 0.88 and p = 0.55). One patient in the minimally invasive group underwent revision of the acetabular component and two patients in the control group underwent the same procedure (p = 0.46). The Trendelenburg clinical test, which showed weakness of the hip abductor musculature, was present in five patients operated using the traditional lateral route and absent in all those who underwent the minimally invasive procedure (p = 0.06). There was no difference regarding the radiographic parameters obtained, either in acetabular or in femoral positioning (p = 0.32 and p = 0.58).CONCLUSIONS: The medium-term clinical and radiographic results and the complication rates were similar between the patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty by means of the posterior minimally invasive access and those with the traditional lateral access