Most recent by Susan M. Rapp
Comments on the three R’s — retirement, relationships, responsiveness
After more than 25 years covering the specialty of orthopedic surgery for Orthopedics Today, Healio, Orthopaedics Today Europe and Spine Surgery Today, I am finally moving on to a different specialty – retirement.
Speaker discusses hip stem selection based on biomechanics, anatomy, bone quality
LAS VEGAS — The use of fit-and-fill collared proximal-tapered stems for total hip arthroplasty in some older patients was among the hip stem options a presenter reviewed during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Recalled TKA implant yielded low midterm survivorship, high aseptic failure rates
LAS VEGAS — Results presented here showed, prior to recall, a modern total knee arthroplasty implant had lower-than-expected midterm survivorship and higher-than-expected rates of aseptic failure.
Osteoporosis therapy reduced periprosthetic fracture risk after hip fracture arthroplasty
LAS VEGAS — Osteoporosis treatment started within 1 year of arthroplasty for a hip fracture was associated with a lower cumulative incidence of periprosthetic fractures vs. no osteoporosis treatment, presented data showed.
Surgery setting did not impact safety of calcaneus fracture ORIF via sinus tarsi approach
LAS VEGAS — Presented results showed the outpatient setting may be suitable for patients who undergo operative repair of isolated calcaneus fractures via the sinus tarsi approach.
Artificial intelligence as good as other methods for documenting hand surgery cases
LAS VEGAS — Automatic-populated clinical notes that are artificial intelligence-based may decrease documentation burden for hand surgery cases in the future vs. transcription services or voice recognition systems, according to a presenter.
Intraosseous vancomycin given during THA showed higher concentrations vs. IV vancomycin
LAS VEGAS — Intraosseous vancomycin infusion during total hip arthroplasty was feasible for timely delivery of periprosthetic infection prophylaxis, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Patients aged 65 years or younger had THA revision rates of 1% in registry data
LAS VEGAS — Research presented here identified a low revision rate for younger patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty from 2012 to 2020 when articulations using highly crosslinked polyethylene were starting to be used more widely.
Speaker calls manipulation under anesthesia effective for stiffness after TKA
LAS VEGAS — Manipulation under anesthesia is an effective option to use for patients with a stiff knee after total knee arthroplasty and can be used 4 to 6 months postoperatively, a speaker said, but results are less favorable.
After shoulder arthroplasty, patients can expect to return to racket sports
LAS VEGAS — A study that specifically looked at return to racket sports, not sports in general, in patients who underwent anatomic total shoulder or reverse shoulder arthroplasty showed a 79% return to racket sports by 12-month follow-up.