Total Joint Replacement

At NorthShore Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, one of the cornerstones in reducing opioid prescriptions has been learning techniques that allow surgeons to not only reduce pain but speed up recovery without the use of narcotics after surgery.

Published results showed patients with and those without prior lumbar spinal fusion had similar improvements in physical activity level following total hip arthroplasty, despite lower self-reported physical activity levels among patients with prior lumbar spinal fusion.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In commenting on 40 years of developments in the orthopedic specialty, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, discussed advancements in minimally invasive surgery, arthroscopic surgery, use of rods or plates and other unique devices in fractures, anatomic devices used in total joint arthroplasty and regenerative medicine.

DALLAS — Patients who underwent preoperative mindfulness training prior to total joint arthroplasty as part of a three-arm randomized trial involving different behavioral pain management techniques showed a clinically and statistically significant improvement in patient-reported function outcome scores at 6 weeks postoperatively, according to a speaker at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.

ORLANDO — Treatment with cefazolin may be safe in patients who report a penicillin allergy, may reduce the rate of infection and provide cost-savings in patients undergoing total joint replacement, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

My EFORT Travelling Fellowship began on Sunday 6 October 2019. My many expectations for the fellowship were to improve my knowledge of orthopaedic and traumatology surgery and to meet colleagues who come from different countries to learn about everyone’s working realities. I was proud to represent my country through this experience.

DALLAS — At the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, president of the society, spoke about the advocacy and research efforts of the organization.

Each year, members of the worldwide orthopaedics and traumatology community share with EFORT about 3,500 abstracts with compelling clinical and experimental results from different levels of scientific knowledge, as well as many systematic reviews. This implies that attendees from all stages of an orthopaedics and traumatology medical career can actively participate in the EFORT annual meetings by having abstracts accepted for onsite presentation.

For each edition of the EFORT Congress, preparing an up-to-date scientific program based on high-quality scientific findings is key to accomplish the organization’s mission of ensuring the best orthopaedic and traumatology education across Europe. Construction of the first program draft starts 18 months before the meeting and is based on the collection of proposals from all the EFORT National Member Societies, numerous specialty collaborating societies and each EFORT standing committee.

Disease burden is high, and prescriptions for analgesics are frequent, among patients with both knee and hip osteoarthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.