Knee News

Biden administration officials recently discussed several initiatives within a multi-pronged, multi-agency collaboration that they said are needed to address the overdose epidemic.

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who were overweight or obese and took part in telehealth exercise and diet programs reported less pain and improved function compared with similar patients who did not have telehealth sessions, data showed.

Smith & Nephew has introduced its Legion Conceloc Cementless Total Knee System and the first completed surgical procedures with the device, according to a company press release.

Both cemented and cementless total knee replacements have 10-year implant survivorship rates of greater than 95%, while cementless implants have higher revision and reoperation rates, according to published results.

Results showed African American, Asian and Hispanic patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis had significant disparities in the utilization of imaging, administration of injections and total joint arthroplasty compared with white patients.

Published results showed use of robotic-assisted and computer-assisted navigation total knee arthroplasty increased between 2010 to 2018 and were linked with lower odds of readmission within 90 days postoperatively vs. conventional TKA.

Primary total knee arthroplasty patient-reported outcomes through the 1-year follow-up reliably predicted longer-term outcomes, according to results presented the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Results presented here showed statistically better clinical outcomes and shorter tourniquet times among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty who received a medial-stabilized implant compared with a posterior-stabilized implant.

The fatigue domain of the 29-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Profile, or PROMIS-29, used before total hip or knee arthroplasty predicted postoperative opioid use, results of a prospective study showed.

Symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee affects more than 14 million people in the United States, with more than half younger than 65 years. Orthopedic surgeons sit at the crossroads of nonoperative vs. operative treatment.