Total Knee Arthroplasty

Published results showed meniscectomy within 1 year prior to total knee arthroplasty may be a risk factor for poor functional outcomes compared with patients who had no history of meniscectomy.

Use of telehealth for patients who require revision total joint arthroplasty may improve office efficiency and reduce barriers to care, according to published results.

Published results showed robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty was associated with reduced postoperative visits and readmissions with no differences in total care costs compared with manual TKA.

According to published results, revision total joint arthroplasty performed by surgeons with less experience may result in longer surgeries, increased blood loss and early reoperations compared with surgeons with more experience.

Published results showed meniscal allograft transplantation combined with arthroscopic intervention may delay the need for arthroplasty, as well as improve pain relief and function for patients initially recommended for knee arthroplasty.

Results presented here showed delays from admission to debridement, antibiotic and implant retention for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty may result in poor outcomes.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed combined primary and extended oral antibiotics may predict lower treatment failure rates for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee arthroplasty.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting revealed 40 international Delphi consensus statements on wound closure and dressing management in total hip and knee arthroplasty.

For patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection, multistage revision total knee arthroplasty procedures were associated with high remission rates and low mortality at minimum 5-year follow-up, according to published results.

Results showed patients with depression who received antidepressants within 6 months prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty had greater improvements in outcomes at 2 years compared with patients with depression who were untreated.