Guidance Issued for Optimal Timing of Knee, Hip Total Joint Arthroplasty
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic, radiographic, moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis of the hip or knee, total joint arthroplasty (TJA) should not be delayed in order to pursue additional nonoperati…
Learn MoreIntraoperative Staff Turnover Linked to Procedural Inefficiency
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Turnover among operative staff is associated with procedural inefficiency during total joint arthroplasty, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Surgery.Henry C. Cousins, M.Phil., from Stanfo…
Learn MoreLos implantes de metal podrían dañar la piel
VIERNES, 17 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A muchos pacientes les preocupa que recibir un implante de metal pudiera provocar una alergia a un metal, según la Academia Americana de Dermatología (American Academy of Dermatology).”Los casos en que …
Learn MoreHow Metal Implants Could Mess Up Your Skin
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many patients worry that receiving a metal implant might set off their metal allergy, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.”Cases in which patients are inquiring about a metal allergy as it relate…
Learn MoreAAOS: Implant Survivorship 99 Percent for Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision and readmission, according to a study presented at …
Learn MoreAAOS: Implant Survivorship 99 Percent for Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients younger than 65 years undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have 99 percent implant survivorship at eight years and have low rates of revision and readmission, according to a study presented at …
Learn MoreAAOS: Demand for Arthroplasty to Outpace Surgeon Capacity
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The demand for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is expected to outpace the orthopedic workforce, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from …
Learn MorePlasma D-Dimer Can Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Plasma D-dimer is noninferior to C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) among patients undergoing revision hip or knee arthroplas…
Learn MoreHigher Price Tag Doesn’t Guarantee Better Quality Joint Replacement: Study
MONDAY, Dec. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The prices that health insurers agree to pay for joint replacement surgery vary widely and are unrelated to conventional measures of the quality of care.That’s the conclusion of a new study that found who is fo…
Learn MoreMetformin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Joint Replacement in T2DM
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes, metformin use is associated with a reduced risk for total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR), according to a study published online Dec. 19 in CMAJ, the j…
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