Knee News

For experienced high-volume surgeons, robotic total knee arthroplasty was a longer and more costly procedure than manual total knee arthroplasty, with similar lengths of stay and complications, a comparison of cost and quality showed.

Published results showed a 93.3% survivorship free from any aseptic patellar complication at 20 years in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty with a cemented all-polyethylene patellar component.

Use of sufentanil sublingual in a multimodal analgesic regimen may lower opioid utilization, lead to more rapid discharge and reduce admissions to skilled nursing facilities in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty.

The end of a year presents challenges and opportunities to improve wellness. Wellness is a process whereby we seek to achieve our full potential in life. Wellness is not a destination. It is a journey toward a positive lifestyle that supports and nurtures core values.

Physical activity, defined as recreational whole-body physiological energy expenditure, and time spent in physical activity are not associated with knee osteoarthritis outcomes, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Although same-day surgery may be safely performed in select patients and with experienced surgical teams, there are controversies that need to be addressed, according to a presenter here.

Patients with a fixed flexion contracture should be carefully evaluated and educated on stretching exercises and how to gain extension, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts of Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

Home health care for Medicare-aged patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty was associated with increased costs with no improvements in complications, ED visits or readmissions, according to published results.

Adults with osteoarthritis who exercised daily reduced their pain, produced anti-inflammatory cytokines and increased their levels of endocannabinoids, according to findings published in Gut Microbes.

Platelet-rich plasma injections failed to improve knee osteoarthritis symptoms or joint structure at 12 months, compared with a saline placebo, in patients with symptomatic, mild-to-moderate radiographic disease, according to data.