Knee News

SAN DIEGO — Prior authorization may be a barrier to cost-effective care for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Standardized documentation of surgical decision-making and preoperative surgical care may reduce Medicare audit requests for total joint arthroplasty cases, according to results.

SAN DIEGO — Stopping GLP-1 receptor agonists 14 days prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty may reduce several key risk factors associated with anesthesia complications, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — A survey from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons revealed that surgical volume and gender were key determinants of compensation for hip and knee surgeons, according to results presented here.

Orthopedic surgery is a marvelous field because we can make meaningful improvements in the comfort and function of patients disabled by arthritis, instability, tendon tears, developmental disorders and fractures.

Orthopedic surgery is a marvelous field because we can make meaningful improvements in the comfort and function of patients disabled by arthritis, instability, tendon tears, developmental disorders and fractures.

Each year, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons presents the Kappa Delta Awards and the Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation Clinical Research Award for outstanding clinical research on musculoskeletal disease or injury.

Published results showed patients with obesity who took anti-obesity medications and had postoperative weight loss within 1 year after total joint arthroplasty may be at significantly decreased risk for revision at 5 and 10 years.

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.