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New hip resurfacing implant could lead to better outcomes for patients
Source: Medical Xpress
Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery.
New Hip-Replacement Study Anticipates Growth
Source: drugwatch
Hip replacements are among the most common elective surgeries performed in the United States. And its popularity is increasing, according to a new study.
Patients may live longer after hip replacement, study suggests
Source: Science Daily
Hip replacement surgery not only improves quality of life but is also associated with increased life expectancy, compared to people of similar age and sex, according to a new report.
Managing Pain With Fewer Opioids After Joint Replacement
Source: Health Day
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.
Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups except middle age
Source: Medical Xpress
As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study in the March 21, 2018, issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Long-term inhaled corticosteroid use may raise fracture risk
Source: Medical Xpress
Anne V. Gonzalez, M.D., from the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, and colleagues used data from Quebec health care databases to identify a cohort of patients with COPD from 1990 to 2005 who were followed until 2007 for the first hip or upper extremity fracture. Each fracture case was matched with 20 controls by age, sex, and follow-up time as part of a nested case-control analysis.
New Procedure May Replace Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery
Source: Healthline
Hip replacement surgery has come a long way in the past couple of decades, with faster recovery times and lower risk of complications. It’s also become a lot more common, particularly for younger patients.
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
