Knee News

A personalized referral system dubbed Support and Treatment After Replacement, or STAR, is cost effective and improves chronic pain after total knee replacement over a 1-year period, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Published results showed no association between morbid obesity and an increased risk in adverse outcomes after aseptic revision total knee arthroplasty, but an association between tobacco use and severe complications.

Just a few weeks ago, my identical twin brother, Mike, lost his nearly 5-year battle with cancer. My brother was my hero, and he faced the suffering of a terminal illness with extraordinary grit and positivity.

Although initially more expensive, a physical therapy course for knee osteoarthritis is more cost-effective after 1 year than a course of glucocorticoid injections, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

TAMPA, Fla. — Periprosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, antibiotics, irrigation and implant retention resulted in a three times higher failure rate than when these measures were used along with modular component exchange.

TAMPA, Fla. — Results of a pilot study presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting provided quantitative evidence that unicompartmental knee arthroplasty restored native kinematics better than total knee arthroplasty.

Kinex Medical has released a market report on the future of postoperative recovery and telerehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty, featuring insight from 189 surgeons, leaders and hospital executives, according to a press release.

Adding duloxetine to usual care fails to result in any “clinically relevant effect” in patients with chronic hip or knee osteoarthritis pain, compared with usual care alone, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Published results showed many commonly performed elective orthopedic procedures do not have a strong, high-quality evidence base that shows these are more effective than nonoperative alternatives.

Smith & Nephew has announced acquisition of Engage Surgical and its cementless partial knee system, according to a company press release.