Knee News

Patients with type 2 diabetes who report regular metformin use demonstrate a potential slowing of knee osteoarthritis progression, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

Published results showed high-risk patients who received individualized nurse navigator counseling and education prior to undergoing total joint arthroplasty experienced similar outcomes to the broader patient population.

Patients with higher BMI prior to total knee arthroplasty typically experience worse overall physical function following surgery, while those with lower osteoarthritis severity experience more positive outcomes, according to data.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed synovial biomarkers did not demonstrate high prognostic utility for predicting failure following reimplantation.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found a 5% incidence of unexpected positive sonication cultures with at least five colony-forming units in patients undergoing presumed aseptic revision total joint arthroplasty.

Published results showed high quality care for total hip arthroplasty may be maintained, while care for total knee arthroplasty may be improved with reduced complications and length of stay under a fee-for-service model.

Results from the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed the 2018 International Consensus Meeting definition for periprosthetic joint infection had poor accuracy in identifying reimplantations that did or did not fail.

Compared with enoxaparin, aspirin use resulted in higher rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism within 90 days following total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, according to published results.

According to published results, several racial and ethnic disparities in utilization rates and postoperative outcomes exist among patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty.

MicroPort Navibot has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its SkyWalker robotic-assisted platform, according to a company press release.