[Treatment of joint surface pathology by Pridie drilling]Rimtautas Gudas
Kauno medicinos universiteto Ortopedijos ir traumatologijos klinika Eiveniu 2, 3007 Kaunas
Medicina (Kaunas) 38:720-9. 2002
..05). At an average 23.6 months follow-up x-rays showed initial osteoarthritis signs in the knees. Consequently, we recommend Pridie tunelisation procedure until final indications of cartilage grafting techniques will be established...
- Osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee joint in athletes
Rimtautas Gudas
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Kaunas University Hospital, Kaunas Medical University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 14:834-42. 2006
..At an average of 37.1 months follow-up, our prospective, randomized, clinical study in athletes has shown significant superiority of the OAT over MF for the repair of articular cartilage defects in the knee...
- A prospective randomized clinical study of mosaic osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee joint in young athletes
Rimtautas Gudas
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Kaunas University Hospital, Kaunas, Lithuania
Arthroscopy 21:1066-75. 2005
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- [Clinical results after articular cartilage injury revision surgeries]
Rimtautas Gudas
Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Eiveniu 2, 50010 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 40:315-9. 2004
..3%) operations were fair. Modified ICRS and HSS evaluation showed statistically significant improvement of clinical results following 13.2 months after revision osteochondral autotransplantation (p<0.005; p<0.001)...
- [Evaluation of combined menisci repair results]
Rimtautas Gudas
Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Eiveniu 2, 50010 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 40:310-4. 2004
..Results of 10 (62.5%) patients in "outside-inside" fixation group were excellent and good 10 months post operations. There was statistically significant difference between the groups (p<0.05)...
- [Long-term follow-up of osteochondritis dissecans]
Rimtautas Gudas
Kauno medicinos universiteto Ortopedijos ir traumatologijos klinika, Eiveniu 2, 3007 Kaunas
Medicina (Kaunas) 38:284-8. 2002
..The long-term results of the natural history of osteochondritis dissecans are extremely poor. Consequently, we recommend autologous osteochondral grafting for the replacement of the osteochondritis dissecans defects in the knee joint...
A prospective, randomized clinical study of osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans in the knee joint in childrenRimtautas Gudas
Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
J Pediatr Orthop 29:741-8. 2009
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- [A prospective comparison of double- and single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions]
Rimtautas Gudas
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 44:110-8. 2008
..A nonrandomized clinical study was performed to compare the clinical and radiological outcome between double-bundle and single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions with semitendinosus tendon in athletes...
- Comparison of osteochondral autologous transplantation, microfracture, or debridement techniques in articular cartilage lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a prospective study with a 3-year follow-up
Rimtautas Gudas
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, Lithuania
Arthroscopy 29:89-97. 2013
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- [Autologous osteochondral transplantation (mosaicplasty) in the treatment of femoral condyle defects]
Rimtautas Gudas
Kauno medicinos universiteto Ortopedijos traumatologijos klinika, Eivenia 2, 3007 Kaunas
Medicina (Kaunas) 38:52-7. 2002
..Mosaicplasty can be recommended for the treatment of chondral and osteochondral defects in the weight-bearing area of the knee as a safe procedure for transplantation of hyaline cartilage...
- [Minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment of shoulder impingement]
Rimtautas Gudas
Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumathology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 3007 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 39:669-72. 2003
..Final evaluation showed statistically significantly improvement of the Constant results from 26+/-6.24 preoperatively to 60+/-7.56 postoperatively (p<0.05)...
- Ten-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study of Mosaic Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation Versus Microfracture for the Treatment of Osteochondral Defects in the Knee Joint of Athletes
Rimtautas Gudas
Rimtautas Gudas, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy Unit and Sport Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
Am J Sports Med 40:2499-508. 2012
..Various techniques have proven to be effective for treating articular cartilage defect (ACD) and osteochondral defect (OCD) of the knee joint, but knowledge regarding which method is best still remains uncertain...
- [Bupivacaine for continuous interscalene brachial plexus analgesia after shoulder surgery]
Ramūnas Tamosiūnas
Clinic of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Eiveniu 2, 50010 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 40:351-7. 2004
..This study evaluates clinical efficacy of continuous interscalene brachial plexus block with bupivacaine 0.15% for postoperative analgesia after shoulder surgery...
- Extension and flexion torque variability in ACL deficiency
Albertas Skurvydas
Sports and Movement Science Centre, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas, Lithuania
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19:1307-13. 2011
..Although a knee extension torque deficit is found in the ACLD leg, there is no evidence that variability in submaximal isometric knee extension and flexion torque is affected in the ACLD leg or that it depends on VF...
- [Osteochondral transplantation (mosaicplasty) in the treatment of knee joint cartilage defects]
Rimtautas Gudas
Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumathology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 39:469-75. 2003
..Modified HSS and ICRS evaluation showed statistically significantly better results in the mosaicplasty group 12 months post operation (p=0.005). Last follow-up showed deterioration in microfracture group (p=0.0005)...
- [Impact of intensive and traditional rehabilitation on quadriceps strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery]
Vytautas Streckis
Laboratory of Human Motorics, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Sporto 6, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 43:51-9. 2007
..The aim of this study was to compare the impact of intensive and normal rehabilitations on the recovery of knee extensor muscle strength after the surgery...
