{"title":"Krankenhausplan Nordrhein-Westfalen – Patientenversorgung wird neu aufgestellt.","authors":"Matthias Manych","doi":"10.1055/a-2575-5575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2575-5575","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":"163 3","pages":"203-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144228215","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}
Johannes Weber, Maximilian Kerschbaum, Silvan Klein, Florian Hitzenbichler, Markus Rupp, Volker Alt
{"title":"Traumatic Complete Loss of Knee Extensor Mechanism and Its Reconstruction With a Fresh-frozen Patellar Allograft With Patellar and Quadriceps Tendon.","authors":"Johannes Weber, Maximilian Kerschbaum, Silvan Klein, Florian Hitzenbichler, Markus Rupp, Volker Alt","doi":"10.1055/a-2420-8106","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2420-8106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report on an 18-year-old female who sustained complete loss of her knee extensor mechanism (patella, quadriceps and patellar tendon) due to a motorbike injury with severe soft tissue loss of the ventral aspect of the knee and subsequent infection. After infection control and successful latissimus dorsi free flap surgery, reconstruction of the knee extensor mechanism was performed using a fresh frozen extensor mechanism allograft with patella, quadriceps- and patellar tendon and integrated tibia tuberosity fragment. After a follow-up of 18 months, there was infection free integration of the allograft with a range of motion 0-0-90° (extension/flexion) and pain free gait.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":"269-275"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12136915/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Krankenhausplan NRW: „Jetzt muss man sich strategisch aufstellen“.","authors":"Matthias Manych","doi":"10.1055/a-2575-5770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2575-5770","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":"163 3","pages":"205-206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144228216","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":"Correlation Analysis Between the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Hip Fracture in Male: Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database.","authors":"Fangfang Lan, Kuihong Jiang","doi":"10.1055/a-2504-4538","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2504-4538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hip fractures (HFs) are common in elderly patients and are associated with high mortality rates and functional impairment. Malnutrition has been shown to negatively impact postoperative survival rates in HF patients. However, the relationship between the Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index (GNRI) and the risk of HF remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the association between GNRI and HF risk, with a particular focus on the elderly male population.We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the periods 2007-2010, 2013-2014, and 2017-2018. Through multivariate regression analysis, we assessed the association between GNRI and HF and performed stratified and subgroup analyses to further explore this relationship. Additionally, we utilized restricted cubic splines (RCSs) to investigate the potential nonlinear relationship between GNRI and HF risk.The study found that gender significantly influenced the relationship between GNRI and HF (p for interaction = 0.002). In males, GNRI was significantly negatively associated with the risk of HF (OR < 1, p < 0.05). RCS analysis showed that the relationship between GNRI and HF risk in elderly males might be linearly negative. The critical threshold for GNRI was identified as 104.14, beyond which the risk of HF significantly decreased.This study demonstrates a linear negative correlation between GNRI and the risk of HF in elderly males, with a GNRI of 104.14 identified as the critical threshold for predicting the risk of hip fractures.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":"241-249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061924","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}
Martin Alfuth, Alexander Stollenwerk, Jonas Klemp, Patrick René Diel
{"title":"Comparison of Maximum Isometric Strength of the Hip Joint Abductor and Knee Joint Extensor Muscles between Knee Osteoarthritis Patients with and without Self-reported Instability.","authors":"Martin Alfuth, Alexander Stollenwerk, Jonas Klemp, Patrick René Diel","doi":"10.1055/a-2494-8497","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2494-8497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) often have impaired muscle function of the weight-bearing muscles, particularly in the knee and hip joints. This can lead to a significant loss of strength and power and may play a role in the perceived instability of the knee joint. The purpose of this study was to compare the maximum isometric strength of the hip abductor and knee extensor muscles between patients with KOA with and without perceived instability.Nineteen patients with KOA participated in this cross-sectional study and were divided into two groups. The first group (n = 10; women = 4, men = 6, mean age = 67.4 ± standard deviation [SD] 6.4 years) consisted of patients with self-reported instability in the knee joint, and the second group (n = 9; women = 5, men = 4, mean age = 69.6 ± SD 6.7 years) consisted of patients without self-reported instability. Functional and activity limitations were quantified using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Maximum isometric strength of the hip abductors and knee extensors was measured using a belt-mounted handheld dynamometer and expressed as torque (Newton meters [Nm]) by multiplication with the determined lever arm. Torque was normalized to body weight and height.Patients with instability (median WOMAC score = 68) achieved a significantly lower mean torque in hip abduction than the patients without instability (median WOMAC score = 39) (p = 0.01; Cohen's d = 1.31). There was no significant difference in knee extension torque between the groups (p = 0.202; Cohen's d = 0.58).KOA patients with instability were able to develop significantly lower hip abductor strength than those without instability, suggesting that targeted strength training of this muscle group may be important for this group of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":"234-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142960992","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}
Erdi Imre, Menekse Karahan, Mert Özcan, Enis Uluçam, Ali Yilmaz
{"title":"Analysis of Isolated Patella Fractures: Do they Affect Walking?","authors":"Erdi Imre, Menekse Karahan, Mert Özcan, Enis Uluçam, Ali Yilmaz","doi":"10.1055/a-2605-9644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2605-9644","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patella is an important part of the extensor mechanism of the knee. Due to its subcutaneous location, it can be easily exposed to trauma. In this study, we aimed to clarify the effect of patella fractures on walking by examining the results of gait analysis of patients with patella fractures.Patients who were treated due to a patella fracture in the last 10 years were selected from the hospital archive. A total of 18 patients and 36 healthy control subjects were included. Clinical, radiological, and functional results were collected for the fracture group retrospectively, and gait analysis was performed for all patients and control subjects. Results were evaluated statistically.The mean follow-up time for the fracture group was 64.9 ± 47.02 months. Foot rotation (<i>p</i> = 0.026), step width (SW; <i>p</i> < 0.001), lateral symmetry (LSIM; <i>p</i> < 0.001,) and anterior-posterior variability (<i>p</i> = 0.012) were found to be statistically increased on the injured sides of the fracture group compared to the control group.In this study, it was found that patellar fractures resulted in increased foot rotation, and it was thought that this result might be related to the compensatory mechanism of knee joint arthrosis to reduce the knee adduction moment and the lateral-medial shear force. Multivariate analyses showed that LSIM and FR were associated with patella fracture. A multicenter study with a greater number of patients is needed for more accurate results.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144176303","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":"MPFL Reconstruction with Soft Tissue Femoral Fixation Technique in a Case of Congenital Patellar Dislocation with Long-term Follow-up: a Case Report.","authors":"Mustafa Alper Incesoy, Gökçer Uzer","doi":"10.1055/a-2605-9327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2605-9327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital patellar dislocation (CPD) is a rare condition in which the patella is laterally dislocated at birth. Surgical intervention is typically required due to abnormal knee development.This case report details a successful application of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using a femoral soft-tissue fixation technique (ST-MPFL-R), combined with lateral release and vastus medialis advancement in a 7-year-old boy with CPD.ST-MPFL-R combined with lateral release and vastus medialis led to satisfactory results.This approach avoided damaging growth plates and achieved patellar stability at six-year follow-up. While the application of ST-MPFL-R for CPD was reported for the first time, further research with larger patient groups is needed to definitively compare it to traditional methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144176265","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}
John Fitzgerald Tipton, Christoph Schulze, Philipp Georg Schnadthorst
{"title":"Orthosis in the Treatment of Osteoporosis-associated Fractures and Chronic Symptoms in the Spine - a Systematic Review.","authors":"John Fitzgerald Tipton, Christoph Schulze, Philipp Georg Schnadthorst","doi":"10.1055/a-2566-1049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2566-1049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease of multi-aetiological origin and is a major factor in health economics. The reduction in bone mass and disruption of the microarchitecture lead to an increased risk of fracture. The therapy is versatile, with orthoses being used in the treatment of acute vertebral fractures as well as chronic pain.The aim of this work is to formulate evidence-based recommendations for the use of orthoses in osteoporotic vertebral fractures and chronic symptoms.The literature search was conducted according to the PRISMA protocol at PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane and Google Scholar. The risk of bias of the studies was assessed using RoB2 for randomised studies and ROBINS-I for non-randomised studies. The level of evidence was determined according to AHCPR.A total of 18 studies were identified, with 11 studies focussing on the treatment of chronic back pain in osteoporosis and 7 studies on pain therapy for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The non-RCTs matched 5× to evidence levels IIa. The risk of bias was 10× moderate, 4× severe and 3× critical. The RCTs could be divided by the following evidence levels: 10× Ib, 1× IIb, 1× III and 1× IV. The risk of bias was 10× moderate and 3× critical.In the case of chronic back pain, the use of orthoses leads to a reduction in pain and has a positive effect on back extensor strength, but a significant reduction in pain cannot be achieved in osteoporosis-associated vertebral body fractures. The currently available literature do not support the superiority of a specific type of orthosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152324","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":"Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) as Part of the Treatment of Delayed Healing of Bone Fracture.","authors":"Patrick Vetterling, Frank Bätje, Jörg Schmidt","doi":"10.1055/a-2596-8811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2596-8811","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The following paper provides an overview of the procedure of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and a classification of the current literature. The PubMed, Lvivo and WebOfScience databases were searched for \"Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy\" and \"Fracture nonunion\". A total of 45 studies were identified, 12 of which were included in the analysis after narrowing them down. Fracture healing rates after the application of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) averaged 69.25% (52-86%). Overall, it can be seen that the studies are based on small samples (average 154 patients) with a high variance in sample sizes (17-924 patients).</p>","PeriodicalId":94274,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152219","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}