Hip News

According to published results, a CT-based, mixed-reality navigation system yielded accurate and precise acetabular component placement in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

According to published results, a novel opioid-free pathway may provide noninferior pain management compared with an opioid-containing pathway during the perioperative period in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

According to published results, stem design was the strongest predictor of postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture after total hip arthroplasty, regardless of the use of cement.

An upcoming study will aim to identify how joint replacement affects a patient’s golf game with use of a golf simulator paired with markerless motion analysis.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Dual mobility components in total hip arthroplasty are a proven concept that decrease dislocation rates in patients at high risk for instability, according to a presenter here.

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.