Acute management of clavicle fractures. A long term functional outcome studyByron Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Acta Orthop Belg 74:303-7. 2008
..Fracture location did not influence the functional outcome. One third of patients were still complaining of mild pain and discomfort during overhead activities and polytrauma patients had a lower Constant score...
Cuff width increases the serum biochemical markers of tourniquet-induced skeletal muscle ischemia in rabbitsByron E Chalidis
First Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G Papanikolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Orthopedics 35:e1245-50. 2012
..This difference is more prominent when a wide cuff is inflated to a high pressure...
Pulsed electromagnetic fields for the treatment of tibial delayed unions and nonunions. A prospective clinical study and review of the literatureAggelos Assiotis
Charring Cross Hospital, Orthopaedic Department, London, UK
J Orthop Surg Res 7:24. 2012
..The aim of this study was to assess the overall efficacy of the method in tibial delayed unions and nonunions and identify factors that could affect the final outcome...
- Spinal cord compression by a solitary metastasis from a low grade leydig cell tumour: a case report and review of the literature
Efthimios P Samoladas
Spinal Unit, Guy s Hospital, London, UK
World J Surg Oncol 6:75. 2008
..Leydig tumour is rare and there are only three cases with metastatic disease reported...
- Isolated thumb carpometacarpal joint dislocation: a case report and review of the literature
Elias Fotiadis
Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital of Veria, Verias Asomaton, Veria, 59100, Greece
J Orthop Surg Res 5:16. 2010
..Level of Clinical Evidence: Level IV...
- Exophytic growth of a neglected giant subcutaneous Leiomyosarcoma of the lower extremity. A case report
Marina Angeloni
Orthopaedic Department, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
Int Semin Surg Oncol 5:11. 2008
..Increased mass size and depth, advanced tumor staging and inadequate surgical excision are the main prognostic factors for poor result...
- Long-term results of posterior-cruciate-retaining Genesis I total knee arthroplasty
Byron E Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G Papanikolaou Hospital, Exochi, 57010, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Orthop Sci 16:726-31. 2011
..Long-term results of Genesis I modular total knee system are not well known...
- Is obesity a contraindication for minimal invasive total knee replacement? A prospective randomized control trial
Byron E Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department, G Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Obes Surg 20:1633-41. 2010
..Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) has gained much attention in TKR promising fast and less painful recovery. However, little is known about the effectiveness of the technique in the obese adult population...
- Reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing for the treatment of tibial diaphyseal fractures and aseptic nonunions. Can we expect an optimum result?
Byron E Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department of Aristotle, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr 4:89-94. 2009
..This series confirms the place of reamed intramedullary nailing for the vast majority of tibial diaphyseal fractures. It provides an optimum outcome and minimizes the need for supplementary bone grafting in aseptic nonunions...
- Does repeat tibial tubercle osteotomy or intramedullary extension affect the union rate in revision total knee arthroplasty? A retrospective study of 74 patients
Byron E Chalidis
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Acta Orthop 80:426-31. 2009
..Furthermore, repeat osteotomy may be required in another RTKA. We assessed whether intramedullary extension of TTO or repeat osteotomy affected the healing rate in RTKA...
- Aspiration alone versus aspiration and bupivacaine injection in the treatment of undisplaced radial head fractures: a prospective randomized study
Byron E Chalidis
Department of Orthopedics, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 18:676-9. 2009
..However, the supplementary role of intra-articular anaesthetic injection is unclear...
- Total elbow arthroplasty for the treatment of insufficient distal humeral fractures. A retrospective clinical study and review of the literature
B Chalidis
Academic Department of Trauma, and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University, of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Injury 40:582-90. 2009
..Careful patient selection and regular follow up evaluation are mandatory for achieving an optimal result and eliminating the risks of mismanagement and early implant failure...
- Intercalary bone grafting for the reconstruction of phalangeal osteolysis in disappearing bone disease: case report
Byron E Chalidis
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 2203, USA
J Hand Surg Am 33:1873-7. 2008
..After 3 years, no graft resorption was noticed and the patient reported considerable functional improvement...
- One-stage shoulder and elbow arthroplasty after ipsilateral fractures of the proximal and distal humerus
Byron Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Orthop Trauma 22:282-5. 2008
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- Carpal tunnel syndrome due to an atypical deep soft tissue leiomyoma: The risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement
Byron E Chalidis
1st Orthopaedic Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
World J Surg Oncol 5:92. 2007
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- Prognostic value of suction drain tip culture in determining joint infection in primary and non-infected revision total hip arthroplasty: a prospective comparative study and review of the literature
George Petsatodis
1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G Papanikolaou Hospital, Exohi, 57010, Thessaloniki, Greece
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129:1645-9. 2009
..Furthermore, the efficacy of the method has not been established in revision total hip or knee arthroplasty...
- Subcutaneous targeted neuromodulation technique for the treatment of intractable chronic postthoracotomy pain
Panos Theodosiadis
Pain Management Center, Euromedica Central Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece
J Clin Anesth 22:638-41. 2010
..The technique may be an effective alternative treatment of chronic and intractable postoperative painful conditions...
- Internal fixation of traumatic diastasis of pubic symphysis: is plate removal essential?
Peter V Giannoudis
Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 128:325-31. 2008
..Both functional outcome and long term physiological effects of plate retention have not been clearly addressed and no specific indications regarding implant removal have been proposed in the literature...
