Knee News

Weather changes are not risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis or knee, hip or low back pain, but do appear to influence gout flares, according to a meta-analysis published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

SAN FRANCISCO — Povidone-iodine and saline irrigation may have equivalent efficacy for the reduction of surgical site infection following total knee or total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed patients with depression undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced an increased risk of medical and surgical complications, readmissions and reoperations.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed age younger than 65 years may be a risk factor for all-cause re-revision after aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty.

There is much written about the virtue of compassion, which literally means “to suffer together.” A more practical definition would be sympathetic awareness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed patients with a nickel allergy had equivalent revision rates whether they received a nickel-free implant or not during total knee arthroplasty, as well as similar outcomes as patients without a nickel allergy.

SAN FRANCISCO — Levels of intra-articular antibiotic concentrations fall dramatically for most bacteria at 24 hours following total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty within 2 weeks of a COVID-19 diagnosis were at an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, sepsis and surgical site infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — The success rates of one-stage and two-stage treatment for periprosthetic joint infection may be similar, according to 1-year interim data presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed the perioperative administration of duloxetine may not impact opioid requirements, sleep duration or patient-reported outcomes after primary total knee arthroplasty.