Knee News

Surgeons should understand the stages and indications for removal of retained hardware in total knee arthroplasty to avoid malpositioning, infection or the unnecessary removal of hardware, according to a presenter.

Surgeons should consider computer-assisted surgery, adjuvant osteotomy and technique when planning for extra-articular deformity correction in patients with varus and valgus knees in total knee arthroplasty, a speaker said.

Optimization and pragmatic thinking can improve the patient experience and help surgeons transition from a “sick-patient” model to a “well-patient” model in the era of outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasty, according to a presenter.

Published results showed the type and cost of nonoperative treatment had substantial variation among patients with late-stage knee osteoarthritis prior to total knee arthroplasty.

Results showed routine joint aspiration may not predict residual infection prior to reimplantation in patients undergoing two-stage exchange for periprosthetic joint infection.

Published results showed orthopedic surgeons are at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing loss due to damaging decibel levels in the OR.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons presented the inaugural Industry Innovation Award to Enovis and bioMerieux Inc. at the AAHKS Annual Meeting, according to a press release.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Persona OsseoTi keel tibia for patients undergoing cementless total knee replacement, according to a company press release.

According to published results, no significant clinical differences were found in long-term cognitive trajectories of patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty compared with patients without total joint arthroplasty.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed most patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty achieved the minimum clinically important difference at all theoretical patient-reported outcome measure thresholds with low complications and readmissions.