Total Knee Arthroplasty

SAN DIEGO — Results showed patients who did not receive narcotic medication after total knee arthroplasty had equivalent pain scores and reduced opioid dependence compared with patients who received narcotic medication.

In a company press release, Smith & Nephew announced two new total knee arthroplasty technologies – the Journey II Medial Dished and Sync Performance Instruments.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with cannabis use disorder experienced longer length of stay, higher rates of 90-day medical complications and costs of care after total knee arthroplasty vs. a comparison cohort, according to results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty who were married had quicker recovery and improved outcomes compared with patients who were not married, according to results.

Patients with pulmonary hypertension who undergo primary or revision total knee arthroplasty have increased mortality and complications within 90 days of surgery, according to published results.

The short answer to this question is “yes,” but orthopedic medicine is a complex, multifaceted collection of physicians, ancillary health care staff, hospitals, equipment manufacturers, insurance companies and government stakeholders, to name a few. So the manner in which the transition of orthopedics to a predominantly outpatient surgical subspecialty will impact health care economics is likely to unfold during the next several years.

Results of a study showed aspirin was linked with lower rates of early, deep prosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty vs. non-aspirin chemoprophylaxis, a presenter said.

According to published results, alcohol withdrawal syndrome is an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality, as well as medical and surgical complications, in patients who undergo total hip or knee arthroplasty.

Intraosseous delivery of vancomycin after tourniquet inflation is safe and effective for reducing periprosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty, according to published results.

According to published results, tranexamic acid administration reduced intraoperative blood loss and decreased the risk of 90-day complications for patients with preoperative coagulopathy who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty.