Surgical Revision

Results showed patients categorized as frail may be at risk for loosening, infection, instability, longer length of stay, readmission and increased costs after revision total knee arthroplasty vs. with patients without frailty.

According to published results, patients who underwent re-revision ACL reconstruction had low rates of return to sport at their pre-injury level despite improvements in stability and patient-reported outcomes.

According to published results, patients with osteoporosis had a two-fold increased risk for revision for periprosthetic fracture at 5 years after total knee arthroplasty compared with patients without osteoporosis.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed severe idiopathic arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty treated with irradiation and revision with a rotating hinge maintained a gain in range of motion with reliable flexion contracture correction.

According to published results, the use of larger 32-mm and 36-mm femoral heads was associated with significantly reduced risk of all-cause revision total hip arthroplasty compared with use of smaller 28-mm heads.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In this video from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, discussed several techniques to augment healing after index and revision rotator cuff repair.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patients who received press-fit vs. loose-fit stems for radial head arthroplasty had similar risks for revision and reoperation at 10-year follow-up.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — According to presented results, concurrent subacromial decompression with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may reduce the risk of revision surgery at 2 years.

Published results indicated a possible link between cannabis use with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, revision, pneumonia, cerebrovascular accidents and cardiac complications after total joint arthroplasty.

Revision total knee arthroplasty with full metal component revision yielded lower re-revision rates but higher complication rates compared with liner exchange revision, according to results published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.