Hip News

KOLOA, Hawaii — The Wagner cone prothesis in total hip arthroplasty for patients with difficult anatomy can provide high patient satisfaction and excellent functional outcomes and component survivorship, according to a speaker here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Richard W. McCalden, MD, discusses the use of modular and monoblock titanium fluted stems in the setting of revision total hip arthroplasty.

KOLOA, Hawaii — With intraoperative femur fractures on the rise, surgeons should aim to prevent these fractures from occurring by identifying high-risk patients and surgical risk factors, according to a presenter here.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Surgeons must devise and implement calculated treatment algorithms when performing periprosthetic fracture revisions following total hip and total knee arthroplasties, according to a presenter here.

Published results showed total hip arthroplasty with computer-assisted fluoroscopic navigation may yield decreased OR times and costs with comparable clinical outcomes vs. robotic-assisted surgery.

Smith & Nephew announced it received FDA clearance of its Coriograph preoperative planning and modeling services for use in total hip arthroplasty procedures, according to a company press release.

Healio highlights the most-read research, topics and news in total hip arthroplasty in 2024.

Data recently published in HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal showed that OR physical environment may impact surgical duration and outcomes for total joint arthroplasty.

Published results showed patients with a familial emergency contact, such as a spouse or first- and second-degree relative, may have better outcomes after total hip or knee arthroplasty vs. patients with a non-familial emergency contact.