Total Knee Arthroplasty
Sufentanil sublingual may lower opioid use after THA, TKA
Use of sufentanil sublingual in a multimodal analgesic regimen may lower opioid utilization, lead to more rapid discharge and reduce admissions to skilled nursing facilities in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty.
Anatomic, kinematic alignment may have advantages over mechanical alignment for TKA
Anatomic, kinematic and functional alignment for total knee replacement may have clear and consistent advantages over mechanical alignment, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.
Several surgical factors may prevent wound complications in TKA with previous incisions
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.
Stretching exercises, gaining extension key after treatment of fixed flexion contractures
Patients with a fixed flexion contracture should be carefully evaluated and educated on stretching exercises and how to gain extension, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts of Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.
Home health care after TKA may not provide value for Medicare-aged patients
Home health care for Medicare-aged patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty was associated with increased costs with no improvements in complications, ED visits or readmissions, according to published results.
Smith & Nephew announces new cementless total knee system
Racial, ethnic disparities found in imaging, treatment of hip, knee OA
Technology-assisted TKA may yield lower 90-day readmission rates
Published results showed use of robotic-assisted and computer-assisted navigation total knee arthroplasty increased between 2010 to 2018 and were linked with lower odds of readmission within 90 days postoperatively vs. conventional TKA.
Patient-reported outcomes beyond 1 year may be unnecessary for accurate TKA assessment
Primary total knee arthroplasty patient-reported outcomes through the 1-year follow-up reliably predicted longer-term outcomes, according to results presented the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Medial-stabilized TKA may lead to better clinical outcomes vs posterior-stabilized TKA
Results presented here showed statistically better clinical outcomes and shorter tourniquet times among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty who received a medial-stabilized implant compared with a posterior-stabilized implant.