Background High tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty are surgical
treatment options for unicompartmental knee arthritis; these procedures are indicated for …

Background The steady rise in demand for total hip arthroplasty constitutes a significant and
increasing burden on health care resources. The biggest contributors to the total cost of hip …

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for pseudarthrosis in patients
undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with a focus on the role of bone …

Purpose Pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT) and sacral slope (SS) are important parameters
in sagittal spine alignment evaluation. The measurements are a projection of the three-…

Purpose The aim of this prospective study was to determine the clinical value of lateral
radiographs and corresponding MRI scans in the preoperative evaluation of the functional …

… Nehme MD 1 , Jad Bou Monsef MD 2 , Alaa G. Bou Ghannam MD 3 , Joseph P. Imad MD
3 , Ramzi Moucharafieh MD 4 , Joseph Wehbe MD 4 …

Introduction Reducing allogeneic blood transfusions remains a challenge in total knee
arthroplasty. Patients with preoperative anemia have a particularly high risk for perioperative …

A retrospective analysis of 221 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty between
January 2007 and April 2008 was performed to look at rates of total transfusions, allogenic …

Purpose Pre-operative donation of autologous blood has been widely used in elective joint
replacement procedures to avoid the risks of allogeneic blood transfusions. However, the …

Purpose Severe patellar bone loss precludes the insertion of another patellar implant in
revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and weakens the attachment of the patella to the …