Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Hyponatremia associated with increased length of stay, complications after TJA
Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found patients with hyponatremia, a common electrolyte abnormality, are at risk for increased length of stay, complications and nonhome discharge after total joint arthroplasty.
Synovial fluid cultures had consistent positivity, organism profiles during transport time
LAS VEGAS — Synovial fluid cultures had consistent positivity and organism profiles for at least 1 to 6 days of transport time to the laboratory, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, installed as 33rd president of AAHKS
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, took office as the 33rd president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons on March 8, according to an association press release.
Artificial intelligence as good as other methods for documenting hand surgery cases
LAS VEGAS — Automatic-populated clinical notes that are artificial intelligence-based may decrease documentation burden for hand surgery cases in the future vs. transcription services or voice recognition systems, according to a presenter.
Plasma D-dimer found noninferior to serum CRP in diagnosis of PJI
Published results showed plasma D-dimer was noninferior to serum C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection.
VIDEO: Joint aspiration may not predict residual infection prior to reimplantation
Results showed routine joint aspiration may not predict residual infection prior to reimplantation in patients undergoing two-stage exchange for periprosthetic joint infection.
Orthopedic surgeons risk noise-induced hearing loss in the OR
Published results showed orthopedic surgeons are at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing loss due to damaging decibel levels in the OR.
Preoperative patient-reported outcome measure thresholds create access-to-care barriers
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed most patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty achieved the minimum clinically important difference at all theoretical patient-reported outcome measure thresholds with low complications and readmissions.
Synovial biomarkers may not predict failure after reimplantation
Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed synovial biomarkers did not demonstrate high prognostic utility for predicting failure following reimplantation.
High-quality THA, TKA care may occur without being enrolled in a bundle payment model
Published results showed high quality care for total hip arthroplasty may be maintained, while care for total knee arthroplasty may be improved with reduced complications and length of stay under a fee-for-service model.