Jang-Won Park

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted TKA was introduced to enhance the precision of bone preparation and component alignment with the goal of improving the clinical results and survivorship of TKA. Although numerous reports suggest that bone preparation and knee component alignment may be improved using robotic assistance, no long-term randomized trials of robotic-assisted TKA have shown whether this results in improved clinical function or survivorship of the TKA. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: In this randomized

BACKGROUND: The literature lacks studies that confirm whether the improved radiographic alignment that can be achieved with computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty improves patients’ activities of daily living or the durability of total knee prostheses. The purpose of this study was to determine whether computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty improves the clinical function, alignment, and survivorship of the components. METHODS: We prospectively compared the results of 520 patients with os

The purpose of this prospective, randomised study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological results comparing the identical cemented or cementless NexGen total knee prostheses implanted bilaterally in the same patient. Sequential simultaneous bilateral total knee replacements were performed in 50 patients (100 knees). There were 39 women and 11 men with a mean age of 58.4 years (51 to 67) who received a cemented prosthesis in one knee and a cementless prosthesis in the other. The mean follow

Cobalt–rhodium heterobimetallic nanoparticle-catalyzed reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones with amines in the presence of 5 atm carbon monoxide without an external hydrogen source has been developed. Water added and generated in situ produces hydrogen via a water–gas-shift reaction. The reaction can be extended to the tandem reduction of aldehydes and ketones with nitroarenes. The catalytic system is stable under the reaction conditions and could be reused eight times without losing any

CT and MRI provide clues to the diagnosis of IPT in patients with liver masses and normal tumor markers. However, due to the lack of pathognomonic findings, the clinician's suspicion and histological diagnosis are necessary to make an accurate diagnosis of IPT.

BACKGROUND: Proponents of computer-assisted TKA suggest that better alignment of the TKAs will lead to improved long-term patient functional outcome and survivorship of the implants. However, there is little evidence about whether the improved position and alignment of the knee components obtained using computer navigation improve patient function and the longevity of the TKA. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether (1) clinical results; (2) radiographic and CT sca

BACKGROUND: Long-term results of standard total hip arthroplasty (THA) in young patients were not optimal. There are a number of reported disadvantages to longer cementless stems in THA including thigh pain and proximal stress shielding. However, it is unknown whether a short, metaphyseal-fitting anatomic stem without diaphyseal fixation, which represents a possible alternative, will maintain fixation over the longer term. QUESTION/PURPOSES: We therefore evaluated long-term (1) clinical results

BACKGROUND: The number of midterm or long-term studies on the current generation of cementless total hip replacements with alumina-on-alumina ceramic bearings in patients younger than thirty years of age is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm results of the cementless metaphyseal fitting anatomic total hip prosthesis in patients younger than thirty years of age, with a particular emphasis on the prevalence of thigh pain, resorption of bone due to stress-shielding of th

We propose a bidirectional add/drop amplifier (BADA) module with an N/spl times/N arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer. The relative intensity noise that degrades bidirectional transmission system severely is suppressed by interleaved wavelength allocation. With two proposed RADA modules, we demonstrate bidirectional transmission and add/drop multiplexing of 8/spl times/2.5 GWs WDM signal over 120-km conventional single mode fiber with less than 0.6 dB power penalty in the receiver sensitivity.