{"title":"[Perioperative management in hip and knee arthroplasty].","authors":"Patrick Weber, Michael Müller","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04600-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-024-04600-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":"54 2","pages":"93-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143256484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Diabetes mellitus and total joint arthroplasty-What should be considered?]","authors":"Michael Müller, Patrick Weber","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04598-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00132-024-04598-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the rise in the population. Approximately 10% of adults suffer from DM. Over two-thirds of patients are over 60 years old, and thus it particularly affects patients who have to undergo total joint arthroplasty. Patients with DM have an increased risk of surgical site infection and periprosthetic infections. The risk particularly affects patients with inadequately controlled DM. Diabetes control can be monitored using HbA<sub>1c</sub>, which correlates with both the adjustment and the risk of infection. HbA<sub>1c</sub> should therefore be determined in all patients with DM before a prosthesis is implanted. Patients with HbA<sub>1c</sub> over 8% should be seen by a diabetologist and have their blood sugar control optimized.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":"129-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Type IV reaction after intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid for gonarthrosis].","authors":"Norbert Karl Mülleneisen","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04599-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00132-024-04599-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":"151-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142840498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Prillwitz, Mark Tauber, Frank Martetschläger
{"title":"[Clavicular fractures : Diagnostics, treatment and management].","authors":"Marco Prillwitz, Mark Tauber, Frank Martetschläger","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04590-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00132-024-04590-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fractures of the clavicle (Latin clavicula, little key), which mainly occur in young men, account for 2.6-4% of all fractures in adults [1]. Above the age of 65 years more clavicular fractures occur in women [1]. The incidence is rising and can best be explained by the increase in sport or recreational accidents [2]. As a rule clavicular fractures are compression fractures caused by direct trauma from falls onto the shoulder or the posterolateral edge of the acromion. Indirect trauma with a fall onto the outstretched hand is a relatively rare mechanism of injury [2, 3]. Plain standard X-rays confirm the mostly obvious clinical presentation of a clavicular fracture [2]. In the case of a closed nondisplaced fracture, conservative treatment can be carried out [4]. Surgical treatment is recommended for dislocated fractures with shortening, which results in a significant decrease of pseudarthrosis [4].</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":"157-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142959892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The connection between back pain and obesity].","authors":"Martin Enge, Clayton N Kraft","doi":"10.1007/s00132-025-04612-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-025-04612-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity is increasingly being recognized as a significant risk factor for the development and worsening of back pain. In order to make possible adjustments to therapies and lifestyle, the relationship must first be understood.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This article attempts to explain the relationship between obesity and back pain based on the existing literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The significant underlying factors are biomechanical overload and altered posture due to increased body fat percentages. Systemic reactions to the adipose tissue itself are also under discussion. Nevertheless, the connections between obesity and back pain are likely to be more complex than previously assumed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The relationship between obesity and back pain is multifactorial. Obesity increases the risk of back pain due to biomechanical stress, systemic inflammation, and altered posture. Further research is needed to respond to the anticipated increase in the number of obese patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R Meier, C K Spies, U Hug, P Honigmann, A Harbrecht, C Engler
{"title":"[Pain around the first ray of the hand: differential diagnoses and treatment].","authors":"R Meier, C K Spies, U Hug, P Honigmann, A Harbrecht, C Engler","doi":"10.1007/s00132-025-04616-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-025-04616-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pain around the first ray of the hand, particularly in the thumb area, is a frequent clinical problem that can have various causes. This article explores the most important differential diagnoses, including thumb carpometacarpal (CMC-I) osteoarthritis (rhizarthrosis), de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and Wartenberg's syndrome. A detailed medical history, targeted clinical examination and if necessary the use of modern imaging techniques are crucial for making the diagnosis. The therapeutic approaches range from conservative measures to surgical interventions, depending on the severity and underlying cause of the disease. This article provides an overview of current diagnostic and treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jörg Lützner, Oliver Melsheimer, Alexander Grimberg, Carsten Perka, Klaus-Peter Günther, Cornelia Lützner, Arnd Steinbrück
{"title":"[Influence of obesity on midterm outcome after primary hip and knee arthroplasty in Germany : Analysis from the EPRD].","authors":"Jörg Lützner, Oliver Melsheimer, Alexander Grimberg, Carsten Perka, Klaus-Peter Günther, Cornelia Lützner, Arnd Steinbrück","doi":"10.1007/s00132-025-04614-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-025-04614-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the influence of obesity on revision rates and mortality after primary elective hip and knee arthroplasty in Germany.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In the German Arthroplasty Registry (EPRD) there were 403,073 elective total hip arthroplasties (THA), 320,913 bicondylar total knee arthroplasties (TKA) and 48,480 unicondylar knee arthroplasties (UKA) with valid BMI available for analysis. Cumulative revision rates and 1‑year mortality was calculated for BMI groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were increased revision rates with increasing BMI, most distinctive for septic revisions in THA during the first year after surgery (non-obese 0.7%, obesity grade 1 1.3%, grade 2 2.1%, grade 3 4.2%). In TKA and UKA this increase was generally less pronounced. Age- and gender-standardized mortality was lower than expected in most groups, but also increasing with increasing BMI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The risk for revisions in obese patients is more distinctive in hip arthroplasty than in knee arthroplasty and is especially high in morbidly obese patients (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Nonetheless, this risk may be acceptable for affected patients. Therefore, the possible benefits and risks of an arthroplasty should be weighed against each other and individually discussed with the patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Surgical treatment for obesity - metabolic surgery].","authors":"Maximilian Schmeding","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04607-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-024-04607-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Over the past 20 years, surgical treatment of obesity, or metabolic surgery, has established itself as an extremely efficient and sustainable therapy for treating severely overweight patients. Compared to non-surgical weight reduction procedures, surgical techniques have been shown to be superior in all studies, both in terms of short-term and long-term effectiveness. On the other hand, the invasiveness of the procedures is something that many patients view critically.</p><p><strong>Procedures: </strong>Many years of experience with the two most commonly used procedures, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and minimally invasive gastric bypass, show that both procedures are associated with very low morbidity. The comparatively high costs of the surgical procedure are more than offset by the long-term savings in other therapeutic needs (diabetes mellitus, hepatic steatosis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc.). The S3 guideline for carrying out metabolic surgical procedures has clear specifications for the criteria to be met. Embedding in a multi-modal concept both pre- and post-operatively is obligatory. The following article provides an overview of the indications, treatment, and aftercare in the field of metabolic surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Diabetes mellitus and obesity: risk optimization before surgical interventions].","authors":"Stephan Martin","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04604-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-024-04604-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The prevalence of obesity has increased significantly in recent years and is a causal risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Moreover, chronic degenerative joint diseases are also triggered by obesity.</p><p><strong>Weight loss: </strong>Both obesity-related secondary diseases-type 2 diabetes and chronic degenerative joint disease-can be prevented or at least delayed by lifestyle intervention aimed at weight reduction. The progression of these diseases can also be favourably influenced by radical weight loss. Diets with a reduction in carbohydrates-a so-called \"low-carb\" or ketogenic diet-appear to be superior to a low-fat diet.</p><p><strong>Surgical treatment: </strong>If joint replacement surgery is necessary, preoperative and perioperative interdisciplinary care by a team of experienced therapists from the fields of orthopaedics and obesity/type 2 diabetes is required. The Düsseldorf TeDia model in the network of Catholic hospitals in Düsseldorf takes these requirements into account by providing interdisciplinary care for such patients at the orthopaedic centre at St. Vinzenz Hospital Düsseldorf and the West German Diabetes and Health Centre (WDGZ). Patients with pronounced obesity or diabetes mellitus are presented preoperatively at the WDGZ on an outpatient basis, and weight reduction therapy or optimization of the diabetic metabolic situation is initiated. If joint problems persist despite weight reduction or pronounced degenerative changes that require surgery, the WDGZ provides inpatient diabetology care in the orthopaedic clinic with the option of further outpatient follow-up care.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parker Scott, Brandon Cabarcas, Louis Kang, Mario Hevesi, Aaron J Krych
{"title":"Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee.","authors":"Parker Scott, Brandon Cabarcas, Louis Kang, Mario Hevesi, Aaron J Krych","doi":"10.1007/s00132-024-04595-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-024-04595-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the knee (SIFK) are a relatively common cause of knee pain, particularly in middle-aged and older adults. The SIFK is a type of stress fracture that occurs when excessive and repetitive or supraphysiologic loads are applied to subchondral bone [1]. Historically, this type of fracture was termed spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SONK) until advances in MRI identified underlying fractures as well as meniscal deficiency as likely attributable etiologies. Consequently, SIFK has replaced SONK as the more appropriate term to refer to this category of conditions, with SONK now viewed as an advanced SIFK lesion. With greater availability of MRI, SIFK has been more frequently recognized and not as commonly mistaken for knee osteoarthritis as it had been in the past, with important implications for treatment and management of this condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":74375,"journal":{"name":"Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142980775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}