Hip Osteoarthritis

A publicly funded exercise and education program for all patients awaiting joint replacements could reduce surgeries, alleviate wait times and result in net savings, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

DALLAS — In this video, Joshua C. Rozell, MD, discussed outcomes of an 11-year retrospective analysis that showed several factors may increase the risk of wound complications after direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.

Published results showed navigation-assisted hip resurfacing may yield enhanced acetabular cup positioning and positive 2-year patient-reported outcomes for patients with hip osteoarthritis.

Knee osteoarthritis pain responds best to exercise combined with a non-exercise intervention, such as diet, while hip osteoarthritis moderately benefits from non-exercise interventions vs. resistance exercise, according to data.

The patient was a 74-year-old woman who presented to the office with chronic, worsening, right hip pain. Her past medical history included myasthenia gravis and dyslipidemia.

Use of cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue, known as Wharton’s jelly, may be an alternative treatment for tissue regeneration in patients with hip cartilage defects and osteoarthritis, according to published results.

Despite clinical improvements in patients who received education and exercise for hip osteoarthritis, patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty had greater improvements in pain relief, function and quality of life, according to results.

Published results showed arthroscopic correction was associated with favorable outcomes for patients with femoroacetabular impingement despite a similar progression of osteoarthritis vs. patients who received nonoperative treatment.

According to published results, gluteal tendinopathy was commonly observed in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty with the posterior approach and was associated with inferior patient-reported outcomes at 1 year after surgery.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline for management of hip osteoarthritis, according to a press release.