Objective: The goal of this study was to develop a reliable and valid tool for quantifying
patient-rated wrist pain and disability. Design: Survey, tool development, reliability, and validity …

The primary goal of this study was to determine if head size affects corrosion and fretting
behaviour at the head-neck taper interface of modular hip prostheses. Seventy-four implants …

Background: Alternative bearings have been explored in an attempt to improve the longevity
of total hip prostheses. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical study of a …

Recommendation: Articulating spacers appear to provide better range of motion and less
functional limitations to the patients undergoing resection arthroplasty and should be used …

Background Postmarket surveillance of medical devices is reliant on physician reporting of
adverse medical device events (AMDEs). Little is known about factors that influence whether …

Femoral and acetabular osteotomies have enduring and useful roles in the ongoing surgical
treatment of patients with various hip conditions. The classic indication for intertrochanteric …

Computer-assisted surgery in knee arthroplasty is gaining popularity; however, the resulting
outcome improvement is controversial. A double-blinded trial was performed with subjects …

Biochemical analyses were performed on osteoarthritic and periprosthetic synovial fluid in
order to propose changes to lubricant specifications currently outlined in orthopaedic wear …

Eight retrieved metal-on-metal total hip replacements displayed corrosion damage along
the cobalt-chromium alloy liner taper junction with the Ti alloy acetabular shell. Scanning …

Osteotomies of the pelvis and upper femur play a useful and enduring role in the overall
management of posttraumatic and developmental conditions of the hip. Rotational osteotomies …