Knee Replacement Surgery

Researchers did not find an association between initiation of CMS mandatory bundled payment policies and decreased access to hip and knee replacements for Medicare patients, according to published results.

The increasing number of elderly people who wish to maintain mobility throughout their lives keeps challenging the health care system. In particular, the orthopaedic and traumatology community now faces more cases of bone fragility, sarcopenia and wear of the joints. In the knee joint, arthroplasty replaces diseased or damaged weight-bearing surfaces to relieve pain or help individuals cope with disability.

The FDA announced it approved two applications for the first generic versions of apixaban tablets to reduce risk for stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

Social support appears to be a prognostic factor for some outcomes, including long-term beneficial impacts on certain WOMAC and Oxford Knee scores, following total hip or knee replacement, according to findings published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

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