ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case series using a combination of narrative, graphical exploratory analysis and Bayesian Network modeling. Methods: Case series with 34 patients undergoing uncemented and hybrid arthroplasty procedures secondary to hip pain or fracture secondary to metastatic disease or multiple myeloma. Results: The most common tumors included gastrointestinal, multiple myeloma and breast cancer. Most devices were total arthroplasty (n = 16, 84.2%) rather than partial and uncemented arthroplasty (n = 12, 63.2%) rather than hybrid. The average time between surgery and deambulation was 20 days, the average length of hospital stay was 13 days, and the average patient survival was 589 days. Only one infection was reported. Uncemented and hybrid arthroplasty devices did not differ regarding time to walk, as well as the length of hospital stay in this sample. Conclusion: Our model may be used as a prior for the addition of subsequent patient samples, personalizing, thus, its recommendations to other patient populations. Level of Evidence IV, Case series.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the functional outcome of patients with and without arthrosis, and to determine whether the development of arthrosis is related to the distance of the tumor from the subchondral bone. METHODS: Forty six patients treated for Giant-cell tumor (GCT) between 1975 and 1999 met inclusion criteria. GCT was diagnosed by percutaneous biopsy and confirmed after resection, in all cases. Campanacci's and Kellgren's classification, the distance of the cement to the articular surface and MSTS score were obtained throughout the sample. RESULTS: The distance of the cement to the subchondral bone was associated with greater risk of developing arthrosis, but there was no difference in MSTS scores between patients with or without arthrosis. CONCLUSION: We found that the distance from the cement to the subchondral bone has a prognostic value regarding future arthrosis, but it does not impact on the functional outcome. Level of Evidence IV, Therapeutic Study

A rotura do manguito rotador é uma afecção freqüente com repercussão na vida diária do paciente causando incapacidade funcional e dor. Um número considerável de pacientes necessita de reparação tendínea. A tendência atual na cirurgia do ombro é a utilização de técnicas minimamente invasivas com menor morbidade operatória e reabilitação mais precoce. A partir dos anos 90 houve um grande desenvolvimento da artroscopia do ombro e na utilização de âncoras para fixação das suturas tendíneas. Essa evolução técnica tem permitido resultados da cirurgia artroscópica comparáveis aos da cirurgia aberta. Um dos possíveis problemas do uso de âncoras nas cirurgias artroscópicas do ombro é sua soltura da superfície óssea. O presente estudo tem o objetivo de comparar a resistência à tração das âncoras metálicas rosqueadas inseridas no osso cortical e no osso esponjoso.

Rotator cuff rupture is a common affection causing an impact on the daily lives of patients, resulting in functional disability and pain. A reasonable number of patients need tendinous repair. Current trends on shoulder surgery are the use of minimally invasive techniques with lower per-operative morbidity and earlier rehabilitation. From the 1990's on, shoulder arthroscopy was largely developed, as well as the use of anchors for tendinous sutures fixation. This technical evolution has allowed for arthroscopic surgery outcomes comparable to those in open surgeries. One of the potential problems for the use of anchors in shoulder arthroscopic surgeries is related to its loosening from bone surface. The present study has as an objective to compare the tensile strength of threaded metal anchors inserted on cortical and spongy bones.