Knee News

Heron Therapeutics Inc. announced it received FDA approval for Zynrelef to provide postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy and total knee arthroplasty.

According to published results, preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early functional outcomes and increase the risk of moderate to severe knee pain in postmenopausal women who undergo total knee arthroplasty.

According to published results, tranexamic acid use in high-risk patients during total hip and total knee arthroplasties was associated with decreased odds of blood transfusion with no increased risk for complications.

This year’s iteration of the Great Debate at the OARSI 2021 World Congress centered on the role of nerves in pain, functionality and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.

Progress toward effective drug therapies is often marked with failure; yet even among a host of difficult-to-treat arthritis conditions, osteoarthritis has received a disproportionate share of therapeutic setbacks and disappointing clinical trials.

HHS has released new practice guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

This case involves a 64-year-old diabetic woman who had a left total knee placed in 2001 by an outside surgeon.

For patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis, total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty improved psychosocial and physical aspects of sexuality, according to published results.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Rosa Partial Knee System for robotically assisted partial knee replacement.

Medicare physician fee reimbursement for septic revision total knee arthroplasty has not kept up with inflation and has been devalued at a greater rate than aseptic revision TKA, according to published results.