• Antibiotic-loaded bone cement in prevention of periprosthetic joint infections in primary total knee arthroplasty: A register-based multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (ALBA trial) 

      Leta, Tesfaye Hordofa; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Dale, Håvard; Hallan, Geir; Lygre, Stein Håkon Låstad; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Dyrhovden, Gro Sævik; Westberg, Marianne; Wik, Tina Strømdal; Jakobsen, Rune Bruhn; Aamodt, Arild; Röhrl, Stephan Maximillian; Gøthesen, Øystein Johannes; Lindalen, Einar; Heir, Stig; Ludvigsen, Jarle; Bruun, Trond; Hansen, Ann Kristin; Aune, Knut Erik Moen; Warholm, Marianne; Skjetne, John Petter; Badawy, Mona; Høvding, Pål; Husby, Otto Schnell; Karlsen, Øystein Espeland; Furnes, Ove Nord (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-28)
      <i>Introduction</i> - The current evidence on the efficacy of antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) in reducing the risk of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after primary joint reconstruction is insufficient. In several European countries, the use of ALBC is routine practice unlike in the USA where ALBC use is not approved in low-risk patients. Therefore, we designed a double-blinded pragmatic ...
    • Outcome of 881 total hip arthroplasties in 747 patients 21 years or younger: data from the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) 1995-2016 

      Halvorsen, Vera Baasland; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Engesæter, Lars B.; Nordsletten, Lars; Overgaard, Søren; Pedersen, Alma B.; Kärrholm, Johan; MOHADDES, MAZIAR; Eskelinen, Antti; Mäkelä, Keijo T.; Röhrl, Stephan Maximillian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-15)
      <p><i>Background and purpose — </i>The literature is scarce on the outcome of the youngest patients with total hip arthroplasties (THAs). We analyzed register data, revision risk, and related factors in patients 21 years or younger with THAs in the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA). <p><i>Patients and methods — </i>We included all THA patients 21 years or younger reported during 1995 ...