Total Joint Reconstruction News

SAN DIEGO — The prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy did not mitigate the risk for wound complications in patients undergoing direct anterior total hip arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with osteoarthritis who screened positive for difficulties with social determinants of health less likely to underwent total joint arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — The use of NSAIDs may be an effective way to reduce postoperative stiffness and manipulation under anesthesia procedures following total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients undergoing joint arthroplasty.

The patient was a 73-year-old man with progressively disabling right hip pain for 2.5 years. The patient had failed nonsurgical approaches to this condition.

A 78-year-old man presented to clinic with long-standing left groin and thigh pain.

SAN DIEGO — Results presented here showed patients who had significant weight loss prior to total hip arthroplasty with use of a GLP-1 receptor agonist experienced a decreased risk for complications but an increased risk for mortality.

SAN DIEGO — Prior authorization may be a barrier to cost-effective care for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Results presented here showed health care descriptions created by ChatGPT were perceived to be accurate, authentic and believable by patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty compared with descriptions from orthopedic surgeons.