01 Recurring synovitis as a possible reason for aseptic loosening of knee endoprostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis B.FINK(1*), I.BERGER(2*), C.SIEGMÜLLER(1*), W.RÜTHER(1*) (1* HAMBURG, GERMANY) (2* MAINZ, GERMANY) Periprosthetic mineralisation around cemented titanium total hip stems M.LENGSFELD, D.GÜNTHER, T.PRESSEL, R.LEPPEK, J.SCHMITT, P.GRISS (MARBURG, GERMANY) 03 Physical activity in rheumatoid patients younger than 55 years with mobile bearing TKA
J.BOLDT, W.MIEHLKE, T.DROBNY, U.MUNZINGER (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND)
04 Total ankle arthroplasty in polyarthritis. 6 (2-13) year results with the LCS/Buechel-Pappas mobile bearing prosthesis 05 Total ankle arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis
L.HÜBSCHLE, M.WEBER (BERNE, SWITZERLAND)
07 Short - and midterm results with the S.T.A.R - Total ankle prosthesis - Indications, contraindications, complications (a follow-up in 44 patients)
R.CHRIST, M.KETTRUKAT, F.W.HAGENA (BAD OEYNHAUSEN, GERMANY)
2- ORAL PRESENTATIONS II : LOWER LIMB and MISCELLANEOUS
08 Evaluation of 88 zweymuller screwed THA cups in rheumatoid patients with 2 to 15 year follow-up
W.MIEHLKE, J.BOLDT, T.DROBNY, U.MUNZINGER (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND)
09 Bilateral hip and knee prostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
E.J.VERWEEL, P.M.ROZING (LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS)
010 New TKA of Japenese knee system based on CT scan
K.INOUE J.CHIBA T.HASHIMOTO Y.OKUDA M.KUBOTA M.AOKI M.ITANO (TOKYO, JAPAN)
011 Forefoot rheumatoid reconstruction. About 117 feet.
F.CANOVAS, G.POIRÉE, F.BONNEL (MONTPELLIER, FRANCE)
012 Examination of serum cartilage oligometric matrix protein levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
M.MARUO HOLLEDGE, S.MOMOHARA, T.TOMATSU (TOKYO, JAPAN)
013 Bone mineral density after total knee arthroplasty in RA VS.OA the effect of preventive etidronate administration
R.CHRIST, F.W.HAGENA (BAD OEYNHAUSEN, GERMANY)
014 Special aspects of operative rheumatology in musician's hand
3- ORAL PRESENTATIONS III : UPPER LIMB
015 Results of elbow endoprostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in correlation with previous operations B.FINK, D.KREY, W.RÜTHER (BAD BRAMSTEDT, HAMBURG - GERMANY) 016 Evolution of the results of synovectomy and Sauvé-Kapandji procedure for rheumatoid wrist, apropos of 34 cases reviewed at 5 and 9 years of mean follow-up C.FONTAINE, C.CHANTELOT, G.ROBERT, T.AIHONNOU, H.MIGAUD (LILLE, FRANCE) 017 A modified bier block as an alternative way to administer corticosteroids in juvenile chronic arthritis M.TÄGIL, A.ABRAMO, P.KOPYLOV, R.ELBORGH (LUND, SWEDEN) 018 The wrist fusion rod (WFR) for rheumatoid wrist arthrodesis 019 Synovectomy of the metaphalangeal joints with reconstruction of the radial collateral ligaments - long term results of patients with rheumatoid arthritis K.DAS GUPTA, P.HAUSSMANN (BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY) 020 Radio-lunate arthrodesis in the rheumatoid wrist - clinical and radiological longterm follow- up N.BORISCH, P.HAUSSMANN (BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY) 021 Tendon suspension and interposition arthroplasty of the wrist
Y.MINAMIKAWA(1*), M.NAKAMURA(1*), H.IIDA(1*), K.NAKATANI(2*) (1* OSAKA, JAPAN) (2* KOCHI, JAPAN)
4- ORAL PRESENTATIONS IV : UPPER LIMB
022 Endoprosthetic surface replacement of the humeral head in rheumatoid arthritis
B.FINK, J.M.STRAUSS, U.LAMLA, W.RÜTHER (BAD BRAMSTEDT, HAMBURG - GERMANY)
023 Grommets or not in silicone implant arthroplasty of the metacarpophalangeal joints ? Comparative retrospective study with high follow up L.OBERT, P.CLAPPAZ, F.GERARD, P.GARBUIO, Y.TROPET (BESANÇON, FRANCE) 024 Advantages in cementless, non-constrained MCP-arthroplasty in patients with RA using the new design of HM-prosthesis M.KETTRUKAT F.W.HAGENA (BAD OEYNHAUSEN, GERMANY) 025 Evolution of functional results of wrist synovectomy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
PH.SOUBRANE, A.LAZAR, C.DUMONTIER, R.TUBIANA (PARIS, FRANCE)
026 Radio-lunate arthrodesis in surgical management of the rheumatoid wrist : 24 cases with an average follow-up of 7.5 years F.LANGLOIS, T. DREANO, P. SIRET, F. LANGLAIS (RENNES, FRANCE)
5- ORAL PRESENTATIONS V : UPPER LIMB
027 Early results of metacarpo-phalangeal non constrained pyrolytic carbon prosthesis in rheumatoid arthritis PH.KOPYLOV, M.TÄGIL, A.ABRAMO (LUND, SWEDEN) 028 Guepar total elbow arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis
J.Y.ALNOT, E.H.MASMEJEAN, N.OSMAN (PARIS, FRANCE)
029 One-stage ipsilateral shoulder-an elbow arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 030 Long-term results of radiolunate arthrodesis in rheumatoid wrists
K.SCHMIDT, J.ALTEBOCKWINKEL, R.K.MIEHLKE (BOCHUM, GERMANY)
Personal Story and Call for a New Mission Group First, I would like to tell you how grateful I am that I found this community where I am among friends who I feel safe enough and will allow me to tell something of my story. It was the Junior year of my college career at Lynchburg College. It was not but a few weeks left of the Spring semester. Only one more year of college and I would take the
Clinical Neuroscience Assignment- Option 1 Introduction: For the purpose of this report, the interviewee has been given a pseudonym of Michael. The condition to be discussed is traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The report will include diagnosis; clinical manifestations; diagnostic procedures; treatment/management; future strategies and the pathophysiology of the condition. Carlson &