Knee News

Think Surgical Inc. announced its TMINI miniature robotic total knee replacement system has received special FDA 510(k) clearance for use with implants from three additional implant manufacturers, according to a press release.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Use of intraoperative soft tissue balancing sensors to guide soft tissue release may improve clinical outcomes in the early postoperative period after total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In this video, Javad Parvizi, MD, president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, recaps and discusses the AAHKS Annual Meeting, which took place Nov. 2 to 5.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Melatonin may not improve postoperative sleep disturbance following total knee replacement, according to results presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.

According to published results, patients with osteoporosis had a two-fold increased risk for revision for periprosthetic fracture at 5 years after total knee arthroplasty compared with patients without osteoporosis.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — One-stage and two-stage exchange for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection had similar success rates at 1 year, according to interim results presented here.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed severe idiopathic arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty treated with irradiation and revision with a rotating hinge maintained a gain in range of motion with reliable flexion contracture correction.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results presented here showed porous tantalum metaphyseal cones may yield durable fixation among patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty for severe femoral or tibial bone defects.

Patients with a history of pulmonary embolism prior to total hip or total knee arthroplasty may be at increased risk for postoperative complications and longer hospital stays, according to published results.

According to published results, use of intra-incisional metaphyseal pins during robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty was associated with low rates of periprosthetic fracture and infection.