Knee News

For patients with a history of coronary artery disease or coronary stents who undergo total joint arthroplasty, use of topical and intravenous tranexamic acid is safe, according to published results.

Published results showed it is possible to predict when patients with knee osteoarthritis may undergo a total knee replacement and which patients would likely experience fast progression toward TKR.

Compared with aseptic revision total knee replacement, revision for periprosthetic joint infection or fracture doubles the risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism, according to the published results.

Patellar fracture after total knee arthroplasty with a retained patella is uncommon and may provide better clinicoradiological results than total knee arthroplasty with a resurfaced patella, according to published results.

Common beta-blockers are associated with a reduced cumulative risk for knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and hip pain consultations, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Compared with total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty yielded shorter hospital stays, more day-of discharges, fewer periprosthetic joint infections and fewer reoperations, according to published results.

Sprifermin improved cartilage thickness and pain symptoms in a subgroup of patients with knee osteoarthritis who demonstrated low minimum joint-space width and moderate-to-high pain at baseline, according to data.

Total knee replacement increased quality-adjusted life-years and lifetime medical costs in older patients with a BMI of 40 kg/m2 or greater and end-stage knee osteoarthritis, according to published results.

Risk of acute kidney injury was greater in patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease than those without after two-stage exchange arthroplasty with a high-dose antibiotic-loaded bone cement spacer, according to results.

A standalone, healthy lifestyle app, called dr. Bart, can lower costs, compared with usual care, and help provide education and goal setting for patients with osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.