Arthroplasty News

• Why Should Doctors Be Penalized for Patient Outcomes? Many patients fail to take their medication or follow physician treatment recommendations, and yet physicians are often held responsible for poor outcomes. Can this situation be improved?
  Medscape Medical News, September 08, 2021
• AAOS 2021 Knee Arthroscopy Timing May Complicate Total Knee Arthroplasty Study results suggest that arthroplasty should be delayed at least 9 months following knee arthroscopy to avoid complications.
  Medscape Medical News, September 03, 2021
• AAOS 2021 Cannabis Use Tied to Poorer Outcomes of Total Hip, Knee Replacement Cannabis use before total knee or hip replacement is associated with increased medical and implant-related complications, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  Reuters Health Information, September 02, 2021
• Nerve Blocks: Two Better Than One for Hip Replacement As surgeons aim for quicker recovery and fewer opioids, nerve blocks are playing a bigger role. However, the researchers say the ideal combinations of multimodal analgesia have yet to be identified for total hip arthroplasty.
  Medscape Medical News, August 25, 2021
• No Infection Help From Vancomycin in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty Results of a systematic review showed insufficient evidence to support the use of topical vancomycin in hip and knee arthroplasty.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2021
• Injuries Rise as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons Aggressive sales tactics have allegedly led surgeons to use defective or wrong-size implants, screws, or other products on patients, including former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton.
  Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2021
• CMS May Reverse Decision on Outpatient Knee, Hip Surgeries The decision may pave the way for reversing previous decisions that removed total hip and total knee arthroplasties from the inpatient-only list.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2021
• Most Orthopedic Joint Surgery Lacks Scientific Justification This doesn't mean the treatments aren't effective, only that there are few good studies comparing surgery to nonoperative care.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2021
• Abelacimab Prevents VTE and Bleeding Risk in Knee Replacement A monoclonal antibody that inhibits factor XI effectively reduces thromboembolism risk for knee-replacement patients, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, July 19, 2021
• Surgery Not Definitively Superior in Many Orthopedic Situations Despite a lack of strong evidence, national guidelines often favor elective surgery for treatment of number of common orthopedic condition that may respond as well to other measures, according to UK researchers.
  Reuters Health Information, July 15, 2021
• Synthetic Meniscus Implant Eases Lingering Pain After Partial Meniscectomy A synthetic meniscus implant provides better relief of lingering pain following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy than nonsurgical care alone, according to data from two clinical trials.
  Reuters Health Information, July 09, 2021
• COVID's Lingering Effects Can Stop Elective Surgeries Even after recovering from COVID, many experience respiratory or other problems. Since this effect of the virus is so unpredictable, doctors aren't sure when it is safe to undergo elective surgery.
  Kaiser Health News, June 28, 2021
• Are Medicare Beneficiaries With Knee Osteoarthritis Receiving Enough Conservative Care? Nonsurgical care for knee osteoarthritis is uncommon among older adults, especially in regions of the US where total knee arthroplasty rates are high, a large retrospective analysis shows.
  Reuters Health Information, June 18, 2021
• Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Every year, a torrent of cash and other compensation flows to these surgeons from manufacturers of hardware for spinal implants, artificial knees, and hip joints, an analysis of government data shows.
  Kaiser Health News, June 17, 2021
• Pain Expectations Before Surgery Can Be a Self-fulfilling Prophecy A new study finds that patients who believe that their pain will get worse after surgery could be at higher risk of developing long-lasting postsurgical pain.
  Medscape Medical News, June 17, 2021
• Shorter Antibiotic Regimen Fails Noninferiority Test Against Prosthetic Joint Infections When it comes to treating prosthetic joint infections with antibiotics, less isn't more.
  Reuters Health Information, May 26, 2021
• Males, Younger Patients at Higher Risk for Multiple Revisions After Knee Replacement Patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may have a higher risk for multiple revision procedures when they're male or less than 55 years old, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 20, 2021
• OARSI 2021 Insoles or Braces Show Best Pain Relief for Knee OA Meta-analysis finds low-quality evidence for biochemical interventions but favors combination insoles or braces for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• AAPM 2021 Hypnotherapy Reduces Postoperative Opioid Use In a randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent hypnosis before surgery reduced postoperative opioid use.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2021
• Many Postsurgical Hospital Readmissions Preventable Could improved inpatient and ambulatory care lower the rate?
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2021