Hip Replacement

The first World Expert Meeting in Arthroplasty was held in September in Istanbul. We were honored to be faculty and take part in the inaugural event.

After 30 years of practicing orthopexdic surgery, I faced one of my career’s most critical and challenging decisions – choosing a surgeon for my joint replacement.

A vaginal ring that releases dapivirine for HIV prevention has been licensed for use in 11 sub-Saharan African countries according to the Population Council.

The FDA designated a drug-device combination for periprosthetic joint infection in hip and knee replacement patients as a breakthrough therapy, which may accelerate its approval, the manufacturer said.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In this video, Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, discusses results that showed patients with an infection in a single joint had a low risk for infection in an ipsilateral prosthetic joint at 5 years.

SAN DIEGO — Mitigating infection risks while preventing flares is often a balancing act for rheumatologists managing patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a presenter at the 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

From implant technology and robotic surgery to techniques and complications, Healio revisits the most influential news, research and advancements in total hip arthroplasty in 2022.

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases who are undergoing elective hip or knee arthroplasty should maintain their usual doses of methotrexate, leflunomide, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine and apremilast , according to new guidelines.

Joint replacement in patients with inflammatory arthritis is often beset with pitfalls like disease flares and infectious complications, and up until recently, the emergence new treatments were rendering the current guidelines outdated.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Swiss-based medical technology company Naviswiss for its CT-based preoperative planning application for hip replacement, according to a press release.