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MRI imaging measures joint’s geometry and role in severe knee injury
The successful rise and fall of an athlete’s moving body relies on an orchestrated response of bones, joints, ligaments and…
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Use of drains increased blood loss, overall costs in THA, TKA
Bjerke-Kroll BT. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2013.10.027. The use of drains in patients undergoing primary unilateral total hip and total knee…
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Study Raises Questions About New Joint Implants
By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Innovations to devices used in joint replacement have been introduced without sufficient evidence…
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Antibiotic cement during primary TKA may not decrease infection rates
Qadir R. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.032. Judicious risk-stratified usage of antibiotic cement during primary total knee arthroplasty may not decrease infection…
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Older patients still fastest-growing demographic for TKA
Despite total knee arthroplasty becoming more prevalent in patients younger than 65 years of age, the main demographic of growth…
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Patients with mild osteoarthritis may not benefit from knee surgery
A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus…
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Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss in patients undergoing TKA
Sarazeem MM. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.031. Patients who received tranexamic acid when undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced a decrease in blood…
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Comparative Survivorship of Different Tibial Designs in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD, MSc; Rafael J. Sierra, MD; Cathy D. Schleck, BS; Daniel J. Berry, MD; Miguel E. Cabanela, MD; Arlen D. Hanssen, MD; Mark W. Pagnano, MD; Robert T. Trousdale, MD; David G.Lewallen, MD J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2014 Jul 16;96(14):e121. http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.M.00820 ABSTRACT…
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High flexion TKA design achieved additional intraoperative flexion
Lutzner J. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2013.09.046. Use of a cruciate-retaining high-flexion design for total knee arthroplasty achieved a small amount of…
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Periprosthetic infections after TKA increased hospital stay, costs
Periprosthetic infections following total knee arthroplasty increased readmission rates, mean hospitalization period and episode cost, representing a tremendous economic burden…
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APEX Robotic Technology™ on display at CAOS
During the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Surgery, a study presented by Dr. Jan Koenig…
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