Orthopedics News

DALLAS — Results presented here showed lower outpatient arthroplasty risk assessment score prior to total joint arthroplasty was predictive of same- and next-day discharge and fewer complications and readmissions.

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Think Surgical Inc. announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its TMINI miniature robotic total knee arthroplasty system to be used with LinkSymphoKnee implants from Waldemar Link GmbH & Co KG, according to a company press release.

Acuitive Technologies Inc. announced FDA 510(k) clearance for Citrepore, a synthetic bioactive bone void filler designed to promote bone healing after orthopedic surgical procedures, according to a company press release.

DALLAS — Results showed a high rate of Cutibacterium acnes for patients having total hip arthroplasty, with no significant difference in the positive culture rate between standard surgical preparation or preparation with benzoyl peroxide.

DALLAS — Results presented here showed patient expectations and outcomes prior to total knee arthroplasty may be influenced by health literacy, with high health literacy leading to higher expectations postoperatively.

DALLAS — Results showed betadine wash, vancomycin powder and betadine wash plus vancomycin powder had no differences in wound complication, superficial infection and deep periprosthetic joint infection rates after total joint replacement.

DALLAS — In this video, Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, discusses results that showed about 20% of patients with periprosthetic joint infections of the knee met eligibility criteria for one-stage exchange.

WASHINGTON — The use of colchicine for gout flare prevention imparts a “modest” decrease in the risk for knee or hip replacement over several years, according to a study presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

DALLAS — In this video from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting, Robert A. Burnett, MD, discussed results that showed repeat mesh glue dressing exposure yielded a fivefold increased risk of allergic dermatitis.