Knee News

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, recapped this year’s Orthopedics Today Hawaii meeting.

Among patients with Ehrlichia IgG, Rickettsia IgG or alpha-gal IgE following a tick bite, only those with heightened levels of alpha-gal IgE demonstrated musculoskeletal symptoms, specifically higher rates of knee pain, according to data.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, William R. Beach, MD, discussed ways surgeons can avoid insurance denials for MRIs and surgical intervention.

The burnout pandemic rages on with no appreciable signs of relenting. Insurance hassles, reimbursement decline, compliance labyrinths and the omnipresent documentation loads all tend to sap the lifeblood of orthopedic surgeons.

The risk for all-cause mortality decreases among patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis who achieve slow-to-moderate, but not fast, weight loss via anti-obesity medications, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD, discussed how surgeons can use robotics to interpret posterior cruciate ligament function and knee kinematics during total knee arthroplasty.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., MD, discussed how surgeons can supplement the outpatient total joint arthroplasty process with rapid recovery protocols.

A 36-year-old man with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis presented to clinic for evaluation with a history of debilitating bilateral knee pain and deformity.

WAILEA, Hawaii — When it comes to using registries, orthopedic surgeons need to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses associated with data from these sources, according to a presenter here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, David G. Lewallen, MD, spoke about management of the morbidly obese patient undergoing total joint arthroplasty.