EFORT Annual Congress
Vitamin E-diffused polyethylene liners have a high resistance to linear wear after THA
Despite no notable differences in hip function or pain in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty, vitamin E-diffused polyethylene liners had “significantly less liner wear” than crosslinked polyethylene liners at 7-year follow-up.
Ceramic-on-polyethylene showed higher revision rate vs metal-on-polyethylene THA implants
Patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty with ceramic-on-polyethylene implants had a higher risk of revision compared with those who had metal-on-polyethylene implants, according to results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress.
Immobilization for 1 week after a humeral fracture considered effective conservative care
One week of immobilization was as effective as 3 weeks of immobilization for patients with proximal humeral fractures in results of a prospective study that included mostly Neer two-part fractures treated with the technique.
Hip fracture sustained as inpatient vs outpatient event led to higher mortality risk
Patients who sustained a hip fracture in hospital had a higher mortality risk than patients who sustained a hip fracture outside the hospital, according to results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress.
Single preoperative dose of tranexamic acid may decrease blood loss after TJA
A preoperative 1-gram dose of tranexamic acid decreased blood loss in patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasties, according to results of the Gold Award-winning paper in orthopaedics at the Virtual EFORT Congress.
Function is better with fixed-bearing vs mobile-bearing UKA
Oxford Knee Score improvements after fixed-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were associated with more meaningful patient outcomes vs. those for mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, study results showed.
Stroke risk predicted by assessment score in patients with hip fractures
Results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress showed an association between the CHA2DS2-VASc score with risk of stroke, thromboembolism and death among patients with or without atrial fibrillation undergoing treatment for hip fracture.
Patellofemoral OA did not affect preoperative outcome measures in medial, lateral OA
Preoperative knee-specific and generic patient-reported outcome measures were not affected by the presence of patellofemoral osteoarthritis among patients with medial or lateral OA, according to results from the Virtual EFORT Congress.
Young patients find lack of rehabilitation programs for their needs after hip fracture
Young and middle-aged adults with hip fractures face continual challenges through 3.5 years after their injury, according to results of a study to highlight patients’ recovery experiences.
IL-6, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may predict patient outcomes of TKA for OA
Interleukin-6 and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may be used as preoperative risk stratifying tools among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, according to results presented at the Virtual EFORT Congress.