Knee News

Results showed patients who underwent unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for medial compartment osteoarthritis had lower joint awareness, decreased pain, improved function and higher satisfaction compared with total knee arthroplasty.

In patients with radiographic knee osteoarthritis and comorbid central sensitization, those with higher baseline fasting blood glucose levels demonstrate worse knee symptoms, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Using MRIs to grade articular pathologies can help identify knees suitable for osteoarthritis trials, as well as those without cartilage damage for which treatment is not indicated, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline for the surgical management of knee osteoarthritis, according to a press release.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Results showed use of Zynrelef as part of a multimodal analgesia protocol may significantly reduce pain and opioid use after total knee arthroplasty.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Patients with a thin native patella who underwent patellar resurfacing during primary total knee arthroplasty had 98% survivorship free of patellar revision at median 10-year follow-up, according to a presenter.

Randomized controlled trials sit atop the research triangle as the best-quality evidence available in medical research. Using the best method to randomly assign patients in a trial is critical to account for sample size and multiple covariables.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Web-based follow-up care for routine total hip and knee arthroplasty may be cost-effective and safe, but requires some work for implementation, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Andrew Shimmin, MBBS, FRACS, spoke about several technical aspects of resurfacing the patella during total knee replacement despite the lack of available technology.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Patient activity after total joint arthroplasty can be highly variable and depends more on the patient than the surgery, according to a presenter here.