Bryan D. Springer • Javad Parvizi Editors 2014 Very little in the care of total joint arthroplasty remains as devastating and vexing a problem as dealing with periprosthetic joint infection. There remain significant diagnostic and treatment hurdles in the prevention and cure of this entity. We are continually faced with more challenges, more resistant microbes, […]
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C. Ronald MacKenzie • Charles N. Cornell • Stavros G. Memtsoudis Editors 2014 Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the adult US population. Twenty-one percent of adults report physician-diagnosed arthritis, a prevalence projected to increase markedly for the foreseeable future. As conditions for which surgery is often required, the arthritides, in their various […]
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Elinor Mody • Elizabeth Matzkin Editors 2014 It has been 40 years since Title IX was passed, giving females equal opportunities for sports participation at federally funded programs. The number of women participating in sports has skyrocketed ever since.
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Lynne C. Jones • A. Seth Greenwald Warren O. Haggard Editors 2014 A Clinical Practicum Over a million metal-on-metal hip prostheses have been implanted since 1996, according to the Hip Society [1]. Controversy arose with reports of adverse tissue reactions and increased rates of revision associated with some of the implant designs during the 2000s. […]
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Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Ana-María Herrero-Beites 2014 Gout has been a well-known disease for over 2000 years, and is the most common cause of joint inflammation in adult males [1]. Colchicine has been used to treat gout throughout the last three centuries [2], yet despite this, no drug was effectively and safely used to treat hyperuricemia in […]
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Nicholas Travis Kirkland Nick Birbilis 2014 Design, Testing, and Best Practice This book presents a snapshot of a rapidly growing area of research, where although significant progress has recently been made, many substantial challenges remain. The number of articles being published in the field of magnesium biomaterials is continually rising, as seen by the Scopus […]
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Wooshin Cho 2014 When I first ventured the field of arthroplasty, I was under the impression that the operation can be performed by simply following the manuals provided by the manufacturers. However, as my apprehension regarding the knee joint arthroplasty increased, I realized that I cannot always only follow the manuals in order to achieve […]
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Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz Editor 2014 A Practical Guide to Assessment The hand is extremely involved in our daily lives because of its vital and sophisticated functional role. With the growing expectation in society of a life without disability and handicap, hand function has become increasingly important over the past decades. The accurate assessment of hand […]
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Christopher C. Kaeding James R. Borchers Editors 2014 A Clinical Guide This textbook is dedicated to the teams of physicians, athletic trainers, orthopaedists, coaches, physical therapists, and other clinicians who care for the physically active, but most importantly, to all the athletes who have sustained or struggled with an injury to the quadriceps or hamstrings. […]
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Lawrence B. Bone Christiaan N. Mamczak Editors 2014 A Practical Guide The flight into a combat theater is a lonely time. Seasoned veteran or novice, the mindset is the same: introspective thoughts on the comforts you leave back home and calculated expectations of the mission ahead. Everyone remembers their first time and fighting back the […]
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