Knee Arthritis

Although total knee arthroplasty has been commonly performed with cemented fixation, research has shown an increase in cementless fixation during the years.

In patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, genicular nerve block achieved “equivalent, longer-term improvement,” after 12 weeks compared with steroid therapy, according to data published in Clinical Rheumatology.

According to study results, a preoperative bone scan to confirm isolated patellofemoral arthritis may be useful to help select patients for patellofemoral joint arthroplasty.

Results from a recently published study demonstrated overloading and underloading may lead to worsening cartilage damage in the medial tibiofemoral joint, and underloading may lead to worsening damage in lateral patellofemoral cartilage.