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Background Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated
with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed …

Background: Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is currently the standard of care for patients
undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty. We evaluated the evidence for this practice in …

Retrospective review of 1216 primary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) to evaluate incidence
and predictors of arthrofibrosis, defined as flexion less than 90 1 year post-TKA. Incidence of …

Importance Patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture have a higher risk of mortality and
major complications compared with patients undergoing an elective total hip replacement (…

We analyzed the reproducibility and reliability of computer templating in primary uncemented
total hip arthroplasties as compared to standard onlay templating techniques with …

Background Standard therapy (ST) for postoperative pain after knee and hip replacement at
the Hamilton Health Sciences Henderson Hospital consists of epidural analgesia or patient-…

Background Although seemingly straightforward, the statistical comparison of a continuous
variable in a randomized controlled trial that has both a pre- and posttreatment score …

Background One of the most devastating complications of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Although many complications associated with TKA have …

Objectif Cette etude a consiste adeterminer si la gabapentine, donnee en preoperatoire et
pendant deux jours apres l’operation (en addition ade la morphine en analgesie contrôlee …