Knee News

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who use opioids showed worse baseline structural degeneration and faster progression and had greater quality of life loss compared with controls, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

WAILEA, Hawaii — To avoid the difficulty of treating infected total joint replacements, a speaker said orthopedic surgeons would be wise to use dilute betadine lavage intraoperatively as an “ounce of prevention.”

Jack Farr, MD, applies a new micro-anchor skin closure device. The micro-anchors are applied with slight tension. Then, the opposite side of the device is also applied to the incisional region of a patient’s knee.

According to published results, spinal anesthesia combined with the use of a tourniquet resulted in increased Oxford Knee Score and favorable outcomes for patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty.

Improvements in articular cartilage thickness among patients with knee osteoarthritis who received sprifermin, versus placebo, during the FORWARD trial were maintained over a 3.5- to 4-year follow-up period, according to data.

Long-term results showed computer-assisted surgery used in 1,048 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty was associated with average alignment of 1.52° varus and Kaplan-Meier survivorship of 98.34%, a presenter said.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Custom patellofemoral knee arthroplasty is a simple and effective procedure indicated for women and patients with isolated patellofemoral arthritis involving the patella, a speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said.

Conformis Inc. has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Identity Imprint total knee replacement system, according to a press release.

Think Surgical Inc. and Ortho Development Corporation have announced FDA clearance of Ortho Development’s Balanced Knee System and TriMax implants with Think Surgical’s TSolution One Total Knee Application, according to a press release.

WAILEA, Hawaii — For patients with malaligned knees or in whom systemic embolization is a concern, total knee arthroplasty performed with navigation can be invaluable, a speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said.