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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has released Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) to assist in the treatment and rehabilitation of pediatric patients with osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral condyle, also known as OCDknee.

Obese patients who lose a substantial amount of weight experience significantly slower degeneration of their knee cartilage.

nvestigators of this study found 65% of skeletally immature patients who were implanted with an expandable endoprosthesis after distal femoral resection had less tibial growth in the operative vs. contralateral limb and of these patients, 43% had progressive shortening.

An arthroscopic surgery performed to treat the osteoarthritic knee is one of the most common medical treatments done worldwide with more than 700,000 such procedures performed annually in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. However, some studies and physicians ...

Patients who underwent open reduction and internal fixation compared with closed reduction and internal fixation for treatment of pediatric femoral neck fractures had a higher fracture reduction quality and reported fewer complications, including osteonecrosis, according to results of this study.

ORLANDO, Fla.  Although primary total hip arthroplasty was rarely performed in patients with neuromuscular disorders due to concerns about loosening,...

Patients who underwent revision hip arthroplasty experienced more perioperative complications and required more operative time, more blood transfusions and a longer hospital stay compared with patients who underwent revision knee arthroplasty, according to results.

Recently published data highlight the safety and efficacy of closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for the treatment of crescent fracture-dislocation of the sacroiliac joint and indicate satisfactory function and radiographic outcomes with the procedure.

A new study, published November 15, in the journal Pain provides information on the trajectories of prescription drug use before and after hip-replac...

n the majority of cases, hip x-rays are not reliable for diagnosing hip osteoarthritis (OA), and can delay the treatment of this debilitating disease.