Total Joint Arthroplasty

Cefuroxime surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administered within 60 minutes prior to incision to maximize risk reduction for surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery, according to published results.

LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent outpatient total joint arthroplasty had high satisfaction scores and low readmission rates, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Published results found inconsistencies between mean prices insurers negotiate for total joint arthroplasty and hospital-provided quality of care.

Although wearable technology has been used for research in orthopedics for several decades, its use for tracking patient outcomes has been in constant flux.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Patient factors that can impact outcomes after same-day total joint reconstruction should be modified, if possible, and patients who cannot be optimized should be excluded from same-day surgery, a presenter said.

Published results showed a novel irrigation solution had high efficacy against planktonic bacteria and bacterial biofilms in laboratory testing.

Results showed the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program reduced racial disparities in readmission rates and Medicare payments for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty; but, racial disparities in other outcomes persisted.

Surgeons may prevent wound complications after total knee arthroplasty in patients with previous incisions with proper skin incision choice, meticulous hemostasis and by avoiding excessive tension, according to a presenter.

Historically, patients with rheumatoid arthritis were considered ideal candidates for total wrist arthroplasty because of profound bone destruction, debilitating pain and a relatively low activity level.

Traditionally, wrist fusion has been the gold standard for pan-carpal wrist arthritis due to low complication rates, pain relief and durability.