Total Knee Arthroplasty

Published results showed implementation of a surgical site infection prevention bundle may decrease rates of deep incisional or organ space Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections after total joint arthroplasty.

Cutibacterium-positive prosthetic joint infection cultures after total hip and total knee arthroplasty may lead to subtle clinical and laboratory changes, according to a presentation at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed single-stage arthroplasty exchange may be an alternative to two-stage exchange in patients without prior infection surgery and bone or soft tissue compromise.

Results published in the Journal of Arthroplasty showed surgeons may be disproportionately referring Medicaid patients to non-local care centers for revision total hip and revision total knee arthroplasties.

LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, use of a tourniquet during total knee arthroplasty had no significant negative impact on patients’ daily pain or functional outcomes for the first 90 days after surgery.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty was associated with increased complications and readmission compared with unilateral TKA.

Patients who contract COVID-19 after total joint arthroplasty may be at increased risk for complications, including death, according to published results.

Although total knee arthroplasty has been commonly performed with cemented fixation, research has shown an increase in cementless fixation during the years.

The controversy over fixation in the obese patient population undergoing TKA remains unsolved.

Results published in the Journal of Arthroplasty showed patients with class II and class III obesity do not benefit or harm from preoperative weight loss prior to total knee arthroplasty.