Knee News

Patients indicated for hip or knee arthroplasty who have moderate to severe osteoarthritis and have not responded to nonsurgical therapies should proceed to surgery without delay, according to new recommendations.

Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, took office as the 33rd president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons on March 8, according to an association press release.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed arthroplasty surgeons experienced significantly greater physiological stress and strain when performing revision total joint arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented here showed, prior to recall, a modern total knee arthroplasty implant had lower-than-expected midterm survivorship and higher-than-expected rates of aseptic failure.

LAS VEGAS — Results showed little differences in revision rates or patient-reported outcome measures among patients with a nickel allergy who received either nickel-containing or nickel-free implants during total knee arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, Medicaid patients were more likely to undergo total joint arthroplasty by a low-volume surgeon at a low-volume hospital and have higher postoperative complications rates vs. non-Medicaid patients.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed patellofemoral arthroplasty carried higher 2-year revision and wound complication rates than total knee arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — A study that specifically looked at return to racket sports, not sports in general, in patients who underwent anatomic total shoulder or reverse shoulder arthroplasty showed a 79% return to racket sports by 12-month follow-up.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mind-body therapy may play a key role in achieving more positive outcomes for patients with long COVID, according to a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent outpatient total joint arthroplasty had high satisfaction scores and low readmission rates, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.