Hip News

We are all called to make innumerable decisions every day, especially in surgery. Trouble is, many of us decide courses of actions in haste or amidst fear, fatigue or brain fog.

Surgical Planning Associates announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance of its HipInsight system 2.0, a mixed reality surgical guidance platform for total hip arthroplasty, according to a company press release.

Use of telehealth for patients who require revision total joint arthroplasty may improve office efficiency and reduce barriers to care, according to published results.

According to published results, patients with periprosthetic joint infection within 1 year after total hip arthroplasty may be at a significantly increased risk for mortality within 10 years after index THA.

According to published results, revision total joint arthroplasty performed by surgeons with less experience may result in longer surgeries, increased blood loss and early reoperations compared with surgeons with more experience.

Presented results showed patients with periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty may have similar rates of mortality compared with those of common cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Hip instability and mechanical loosening after total hip arthroplasty are some of the most common complications that can require revision surgery.

Results showed rapid exchange arthroplasty with intra-articular antibiotic irrigation for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection may have a higher rate of treatment success at 6 months compared with two-stage exchange arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting revealed 40 international Delphi consensus statements on wound closure and dressing management in total hip and knee arthroplasty.