Knee News

Pregnant women were “frequently” coprescribed opioids and psychotropic medications, researchers of a cross-sectional study wrote. These prescriptions sometimes led to antepartum hospitalization, they added.

Results showed use of an all-polyethylene tibial component in total knee arthroplasty may significantly lower surgical and total hospital admission costs while maintaining equivalent 90-day outcomes compared with metal-backed components.

When deciding which patients qualify for outpatient procedures, surgeons should use experienced “eyeballs” with risk stratification assessment tools and neither of these should be used alone, according to an adult reconstruction specialist.

Outpatient total joint arthroplasty provides a safe option for the right candidate, increases patient satisfaction and may be beneficial for the surgeon, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

It takes careful patient selection, a sound surgical technique and stable components to achieve reliable uncemented fixation of total knee arthroplasty, a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting said.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center announced the appointment of Frank A. Liporace, MD, as chair of the department of orthopedics, according to a press release.

Training with fully immersive virtual reality improved scrub nurses’ understanding, technical skills and efficiency during complex revision total knee arthroplasty, according to presented results.

Although African American patients experienced low in-hospital complication rates after bilateral total knee arthroplasty, published results showed a lower utilization of bilateral TKA among these patients compared with white patients.

Results showed conversion to total knee arthroplasty or failure due to aseptic loosening were more than twice as likely to occur in patients who underwent knee arthroscopy within 2 years prior to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

Self-guided meditation techniques may improve hours slept and decrease awakenings among patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty, according to results from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.