Knee News

Published results showed patients who tested positive for COVID-19 within 30 days after total joint arthroplasty had increased risks for mortality, complications, reoperation and non-home discharge compared with those who tested negative.

Adding vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis was not superior to placebo for the prevention of surgical-site infections among patients without known MRSA infection undergoing joint arthroplasty, researchers found.

Total knee replacement attempts to alleviate pain and improve function. Despite advances in surgical techniques and biomaterials, there continue to be multiple studies reporting patient dissatisfaction rates of 10% to 25%.

Historically, posterior stabilized and cruciate-retaining knee bearings have been popular bearing types among orthopedic surgeons for total knee arthroplasty.

Patients with osteoarthritis who undergo arthroscopic partial meniscectomy appear to demonstrate greater OARSI score progression via osteophytes, but not Kellgren-Lawrence grades, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Despite a decline in transfusion rates from 2013 to 2021, published results showed Black patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty had significantly higher rates of transfusion compared with white patients.

Published results showed no statistically significant associations between mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and schizophrenia, and outcomes after total joint arthroplasty.

Published results indicated a possible link between cannabis use with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, revision, pneumonia, cerebrovascular accidents and cardiac complications after total joint arthroplasty.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis in rural areas are less likely to report in-person health care use, including physician visits and diagnostic tests, vs. those in urban areas, according to data.

The Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business & Leadership Symposium will gather the clinical and administrative leadership across university-based musculoskeletal enterprises to share best practices across the business and leadership of academic missions.