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Rheumatologists must ‘balance’ flare, infection risks in hip, knee replacement
SAN DIEGO — Mitigating infection risks while preventing flares is often a balancing act for rheumatologists managing patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a presenter at the 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
Study: Surgeons should consider delaying TJA for at least 1 month after COVID-19 infection
According to published results, patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty within 1 month of COVID-19 infection were at increased risk for postoperative thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis and venous thromboembolism.
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Study: Use warm air blanket vs. heated mattress for arthroplasty surgery
A warm air blanket is preferred to a heated mattress during arthroplasty surgery as
ChatGPT performed at postgraduate year-1 level on Orthopaedic In-Training Examination
ChatGPT correctly answered 54.3% of questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, a grade that corresponds with those from a postgraduate year-1 orthopedic resident, according to published results.
Use of beta-blockers associated with delayed progression of knee OA, reduced need for TKA
Results showed use of beta-blockers was associated with a reduced chance of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, which could be due to a possible relationship between the autonomic nervous system and progression of osteoarthritis.
‘A call to action’: Assessing OA risk factors critical as cases to reach 1 billion by 2050
SAN DIEGO — The ability to recognize common osteoarthritis risk factors will become increasingly critical in the coming decades, as recent data project the global prevalence of the disease will reach 1 billion by 2050, noted a speaker here.
Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2024: All of us can help the Maui community recover
THOROFARE, N.J. — We are deeply saddened by the devastating and deadly impact of the wildfires that swept through the island of Maui in Hawaii a month ago.
Study: Women remain underrepresented as fellowship program directors in orthopedic surgery
Published results showed women are underrepresented among orthopedic fellowship program directors, especially in orthopedic sports medicine, shoulder and elbow, and adult reconstruction subspecialties.
Patient-reported outcome remote monitoring system improved quality of life after THR, TKR
A remote monitoring system for collecting postoperative patient-reported outcome measures was associated with improvements in quality of life and fatigue after total hip and knee replacement, according to published results.
Both conventional ventilation, laminar airflow systems limited bone cement fumes
According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.
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