Farhad Tajdar

• AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge

A study was conducted to compare minimum 15-year survivorship and outcome of the Genesis I and II implants for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We retrospectively reviewed 245 consecutive TKA implanted between January 1995 and October 1997. Genesis I was implanted in 156 knees and Genesis II in 89 knees. At 15-17 years, 75 patients (31 %) had died, 2...

We report our experience with a unilateral congenital dislocation of the knee associated with a developmental dysplasia of the hip on the same side. Our case is a good example of congenital dislocation of the knee caused by abnormal intrauterine pressure leading to this type of congenital postural deformity. To our knowledge this is the first case...

Study design: Prospective, correlational, exploratory, clinical research. Objective: To identify the factors determining a patient's recovery after conservative treatment of compression fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. Summary of background data: The reported results of compression fractures are poor. These results are not influenced by t...

Cyst-like cortical defects appearing after minor greenstick fractures in children have occasionally been described. These lesions are asymptomatic and appear just proximal to the fracture line within the area of subperiostal new bone formation. Although the pathogenesis of these lesions remains conjectural, complete resolution occurs, without adver...