Researchers at the University Hospital of Munich found that ab- sorbable collagen-based scaffolds seeded with autologous tenocytes can regenerate rotator cuff tendon tissue. This approach may lead to improved biomechanical outcomes in shoulders with rotator cuff tears, according to researchers who presented results at the EFORT Congress 2013 in Istanbul. “We saw a superior biomechanical […]

EFORT OTE Point/Counter Article. By Jens Ivar Brox, MD, consultant and researcher in the orthopaedic department, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Surgeons are reluctant to perform lumbar disc arthroplasty. Lumbar total disc arthroplasty was expected to replace spinal fusion for the treatment of chronic low back pain in patients with disc degeneration. The number of […]

The October 2013 issue EFORT’s online newsletter Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online. In this issue you will find interesting articles on hip athroplasty, lumbar total disc arthroplasty, mini mid-vastus TKA, distal radius fracture treatment, correction of patella alta, simple fracture screening tools and all the EFORT latest news and Fora. EFORT’s official […]

by Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD, Antibiotics are amazing medications that can effectively attack and kill microorganisms, but unfortunately, the very microorganisms they were developed to target are also highly capable of adapting to the actions of antibiotics. It is well documented that infection-causing bacteria have the ability to develop or acquire mechanisms that provide them with […]

Treatment failure rates in both groups were lower than investigators expected. Investigators of the SUMMIT study recently reported that patients who underwent open matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte treatment showed significant successful pain relief and functional improvement at 2 years. The prospective, randomized multicenter SUMMIT study was conducted to compare the matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implant (MACI), which […]

Recent research into innovative ways to treat the injured meniscus, such as meniscal replacement with synthetic implants made of polyurethane or collagen or special devices to suture the torn meniscus, has provided orthopaedic surgeons with increased options in the treatment of partial and complete meniscal tears. But, many surgeons in Europe continue to exercise caution […]

The September 2013 issue EFORT’s online newsletter Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online. EFORT’s official newspaper, ORTHOPAEDICS TODAY EUROPE is available in an innovative digital format since January 2013 specially formatted to be mobile-friendly. OTE is a digital-only newspaper published 10 times a year. Read the latest issue of the EFORT Orthopaedic Today Europe newsletter […]

Predictive factors for re-tear were anteroposterior and medial-lateral tear length, tear size area and thickness, age and operative time. Australian investigators identified predictors of rotator cuff re-tear and used them to create a formula that help them predict the chances of a re-tear, according to research recently presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports […]

The second EPOS-EFORT IC which constitutes an integrated part of “EPOS BAT Educational Programme” that will take place at the Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, in Vienna, Austria from 9 to 11 October 2013. The course is designed for General Orthopaedic Surgeons, particularly young ones, who want to improve their knowledge in Children’s Orthopaedics. The syllabus should […]

Young S. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013. doi:10.2106/JBJS.L.00302. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty performed better than hemiarthro- plasty in an elderly population with rotator cuff-deficient shoulders, researchers in New Zealand concluded recently. “In this unselected population with rotator cuff tear arthropathy, controlled for age, sex, and [American Society of Anesthesiologists] ASA score, reverse shoulder arthroplasty resulted […]