Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

After the development of total hip arthroplasty in the 1970s, orthopedists continued to push surgical innovations to develop total joint replacement in other extremities.

SAN FRANCISCO — Levels of intra-articular antibiotic concentrations fall dramatically for most bacteria at 24 hours following total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

Published results showed patients who received a prescription of 15 opioid tablets had similar pain control and patient satisfaction after ACL reconstruction compared with patients who received prescriptions for 25 or 35 tablets.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed use of a smartphone application after total joint arthroplasty may improve compliance in completion of patient-reported outcome measures compared with other electronic and paper collection methods.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Prior authorization to approve elective total joint replacement may increase surgical wait times and lead to a high administrative burden, according to results presented here.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results presented here showed low-dose enteric-coated aspirin was inferior to uncoated chewable aspirin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in total knee arthroplasty, but not total hip arthroplasty.

Harvard MedTech has leveraged its virtual reality platform and program, Vx Therapy, in a collaborative study with Rothman Orthopaedics, according to a press release.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Presented results showed a subacromial interpositional balloon spacer yielded positive short-term to midterm results for patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears with or without previous rotator cuff repair.

Patients who underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a double cortical button technique vs. a traditional docking technique had similar return to sport rates and postoperative outcomes, according to published results.

Compared with patients with normal patellar height, patients with patella alta demonstrated less severe cartilage damage and a lower frequency of full-thickness defects after patellar instability, according to published results.