Knee News

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joshua C. Rozell, MD, discussed outcomes of a second perioperative dose of dexamethasone for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

FDA warns of recalled Exactech joint replacement devices from 2004 to 2021.

LAS VEGAS — Synovial fluid cultures had consistent positivity and organism profiles for at least 1 to 6 days of transport time to the laboratory, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented here showed the role of the surgeon may have a greater effect on revision rates after total knee arthroplasty than the choice of the prosthesis.

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nicola Fabbri, MD, discussed the use of tranexamic acid for patients with metastatic cancer who undergo total hip arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Richard Iorio, MD, FAAOS, spoke about the state of physical therapy after total joint replacement.

A large study conducted at more than 800 hospitals found that antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines were not followed in more than two-fifths of inpatient elective surgeries.

Computer-assisted total joint arthroplasty has become more popular in the 2 decades since its introduction.

Patients with knees that demonstrate meniscal extrusion are more likely to develop osteoarthritis over the long term, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Jeffrey H. DeClaire, MD, FAAOS, discussed a multicenter study in which a robotic-assisted system was used for total knee arthroplasty planning in 266 patients.