Knee News

According to published results, revision total joint arthroplasty performed by surgeons with less experience may result in longer surgeries, increased blood loss and early reoperations compared with surgeons with more experience.

Compared with lower-volume surgeons, high-volume surgeons had improved 5-year survivorship rates for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty despite being more likely to operate on older Medicare patients, according to published results.

Published results showed meniscal allograft transplantation combined with arthroscopic intervention may delay the need for arthroplasty, as well as improve pain relief and function for patients initially recommended for knee arthroplasty.

Results showed rapid exchange arthroplasty with intra-articular antibiotic irrigation for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection may have a higher rate of treatment success at 6 months compared with two-stage exchange arthroplasty.

Results presented here showed delays from admission to debridement, antibiotic and implant retention for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty may result in poor outcomes.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed combined primary and extended oral antibiotics may predict lower treatment failure rates for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting revealed 40 international Delphi consensus statements on wound closure and dressing management in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed dalbavancin may be an effective antibiotic for treatment of gram-positive periprosthetic joint infections.

For patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection, multistage revision total knee arthroplasty procedures were associated with high remission rates and low mortality at minimum 5-year follow-up, according to published results.

Published results showed 12% of patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty received at least one surprise bill after surgery, which may negatively affect patient satisfaction.