Total Joint Reconstruction News

Medacta Group SA announced a partnership with Think Surgical Inc. for robotic total knee replacement solutions, according to a press release.

Use of a tourniquet may reduce local tissue concentrations of cefazolin, which could increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to published data.

Use of a cryo-pneumatic compression device may decrease opioid consumption and improve function after shoulder surgery compared with standard of care rehabilitation, according to published results.

Published results showed robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty was associated with reduced postoperative visits and readmissions with no differences in total care costs compared with manual TKA.

According to published results, revision total joint arthroplasty performed by surgeons with less experience may result in longer surgeries, increased blood loss and early reoperations compared with surgeons with more experience.

Compared with lower-volume surgeons, high-volume surgeons had improved 5-year survivorship rates for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty despite being more likely to operate on older Medicare patients, according to published results.

Published results showed meniscal allograft transplantation combined with arthroscopic intervention may delay the need for arthroplasty, as well as improve pain relief and function for patients initially recommended for knee arthroplasty.

Presented results showed patients with periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty may have similar rates of mortality compared with those of common cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Hip instability and mechanical loosening after total hip arthroplasty are some of the most common complications that can require revision surgery.

Results showed rapid exchange arthroplasty with intra-articular antibiotic irrigation for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection may have a higher rate of treatment success at 6 months compared with two-stage exchange arthroplasty.