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Evaluating VTE Risk in Revision THA Patients
A study presented at the AAOS Annual Meeting shows that healthy revision total hip arthroplasty patients have about the same chance of developing a deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism as healthy patients undergoing primary hip replacement.
Less pain post TKA with addition of peripheral nerve blocks
Addition of an interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block and adductor canal block (ACB) to periarticular injection (PAI) is associated with less pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)...
New Hip-Replacement Study Anticipates Growth
Hip replacements are among the most common elective surgeries performed in the United States. And its popularity is increasing, according to a new study.
Managing Pain With Fewer Opioids After Joint Replacement
Using two or more pain control methods after hip and knee replacement surgery rather than opioid painkillers alone reduces risks to patients, a new study finds.
Men and women show sex-specific improvements after hip replacement
Outcomes such as pain, function, range of motion, and strength after total hip arthroplasty, or joint replacement surgery, are different for men and women, which could lead to the development of sex-specific rehabilitation programs...
Orthopedic surgery generally safe for patients age 80 and older
Over the past decade, a greater number of patients, age 80 and older, are having elective orthopaedic surgery. A new study appearing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that these surgeries...
No functional differences found between short-, straight-stem THA implants
Recently published study data indicated short-stem and straight-stem implants for total hip arthroplasty exhibited no significant differences in functional outcome measures.
Antibiotic cement during primary TKA may not decrease infection rates
Judicious risk-stratified usage of antibiotic cement during primary total knee arthroplasty may not decrease infection at 1 year, according to study results.
Older patients still fastest-growing demographic for TKA
Despite total knee arthroplasty becoming more prevalent in patients younger than 65 years of age, the main demographic of growth is still among patients older than 65, according to recent study data.
TKA provides excellent outcomes after lower-extremity amputation
Although total knee arthroplasty is rare after lower-extremity amputation, it can provide excellent functional and clinical outcomes, according to study results.