Total Knee Arthroplasty

Patellar fracture after total knee arthroplasty with a retained patella is uncommon and may provide better clinicoradiological results than total knee arthroplasty with a resurfaced patella, according to published results.

Compared with total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty yielded shorter hospital stays, more day-of discharges, fewer periprosthetic joint infections and fewer reoperations, according to published results.

Risk of acute kidney injury was greater in patients with preexisting chronic kidney disease than those without after two-stage exchange arthroplasty with a high-dose antibiotic-loaded bone cement spacer, according to results.

An 81-year-old man with an unclear remote history of right knee surgery developed significant osteoarthritis with severe valgus and flexion contracture deformity of the right knee.

Long-term results showed computer-assisted surgery used in 1,048 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty was associated with average alignment of 1.52° varus and Kaplan-Meier survivorship of 98.34%, a presenter said.

Eliminating periprosthetic joint infection as a disease process is a “dream,” a presenter at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting said, noting the orthopedic community will produce novel innovations that can improve patient care.

Morbidity and mortality among patients who underwent elective total hip and knee arthroplasty was significantly greater during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the same time period the year before the pandemic, study results showed.

Use of a prediction model with 10 clinical factors may identify patients undergoing total knee replacement who may be at high risk for future adverse outcomes from persistent opioid use and dependence, according to published results.

High risk patients who received extended antibiotics after total joint arthroplasty experienced a significant reduction in risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to published and recently presented results.

High-risk patients who received extended antibiotics after total joint arthroplasty experienced a significant reduction in risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to published and recently presented results.