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Custom TKA technology may yield better postoperative knee function
Source: Healio
Custom knee technology used with total knee arthroplasty may yield implants that closely reproduce the patient’s condylar anatomy and are associated with improved quality and reproducibile postoperative function, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.
Optimizing range of motion may prevent a stiff knee after TKA
Source: Healio
Results showed 0.64% of patients in the aspirin group and 0.7% in the rivaroxaban group experienced venous thromboembolism. Researchers also found major bleeding complications in 0.47% of patients in the aspirin group and in 0.29% of patients in the rivaroxaban group. According to results, 1.29% of patients in the aspirin group and 0.99% of patients in the rivaroxaban group had clinically important bleeding
Aspirin, Xarelto show no difference in preventing venous thromboembolism after TJA
Source: Healio
Results showed 0.64% of patients in the aspirin group and 0.7% in the rivaroxaban group experienced venous thromboembolism. Researchers also found major bleeding complications in 0.47% of patients in the aspirin group and in 0.29% of patients in the rivaroxaban group. According to results, 1.29% of patients in the aspirin group and 0.99% of patients in the rivaroxaban group had clinically important bleeding
Use of off-label devices increased costs and length of stay in TJA
Source: Healio
Greater length of stay, admission costs, long-term complications risks and inpatient facility discharge likelihood was found among patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty with an off-label prosthesis, according to results.
Imaging identifies cartilage regeneration in long-distance runners
Source: RSNA
Using a mobile MRI truck, researchers followed runners for 4,500 kilometers through Europe to study the physical limits and adaptation of athletes over a 64-day period, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
BLOG: Hardware complications in revision ACL reconstruction take careful consideration
Source: Healio
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a commonly performed orthopedic procedure with more than 100,000 reconstructions performed annually in the United States. Despite improved surgical techniques and rehabilitation protocols, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction failure rates range from 5% to 25%.
Take intraoperative steps to reduce joint infection risk
Source: Healio
With an increasing number of total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty procedures being performed in the United States, the rate of failure has also increased. In its annual report, the American Joint Replacement Registry listed infection as a leading cause of TKA and THA revisions from 2012 to 2016.
What is a hyperextended knee?
Source: Medical News Today
Knee pain and injuries are widespread, particularly in very active people and athletes. A hyperextended knee is a type of injury to the knee caused by the knee bending too far backward. This painful injury is often easy for a doctor to spot and treat.
Opioid use before knee replacement surgery results in worse pain outcomes for patients
Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patients who had higher pain catastrophizing, the degree of an exaggerated, negative response to pain, were more likely to take opioids for pain relief, a team of investigators found.
They found that patients who used opioids to manage their knee pain before their total knee replacement had less pain relief after the operation. According to a new study, patients who took opioids before knee surgery experienced about 9 percent less pain reduction at 6 months following surgery compared to patients who did not. Read more:
What You Must Know About Joint Replacement; Whether you really need it—and how to prep for it if you do
Source: Consumer Reports
More than half of all older adults in the U.S. have arthritis. Most often it’s osteoarthritis (OA)—where the cartilage between joints wears down, causing swelling, pain, and disability in some.
Since the 1960s, people with severe OA have had the option of surgery to replace certain painful joints with prosthetics made of metal, ceramic, and plastic. Knee and hip replacements are now the third and fourth most common surgeries, respectively, in U.S. hospitals, behind cesarean sections and circumcisions.
