Total knee and hip replacements are highly effective operations for patients with severe pain in these joints, and opioids are the main drugs used for acute pain management after such surgeries.
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Nearly one million
total joint replacements — most commonly of the
hip and knee — were performed in the United States in 2011.
Although some important risk factors for complications have been identified, the relationship between smoking
and complications after
total hip or
knee replacement has been unclear.
Using data from a national database, their study sample consisted of 872,416
total hip or
knee replacement procedures at 510 US hospitals between 2006
and 2012.
So a team of US researchers, led by Dr Stavros Memtsoudis at Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College,
and Dr Jashvant Poeran at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, both in New York, set out to determine the effectiveness
and safety of tranexamic acid in a large sample of US patients undergoing
total hip or
knee replacement surgery.
The study included data on 15,264 patients who underwent a
total of 17,394
total joint replacements between 2000
and 2014 — 8,917
hip and 8,477
knee replacements.
There were 2,636 patients who underwent a
total knee replacement
and 792 who underwent a
total hip replacement after bariatric surgery.
A simplified frailty index created by surgeons at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Mich., is a reliable tool for assessing risk of mortality
and serious complications in older patients considering
total hip and knee replacement procedures, according to new study findings presented at the 2014 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Put another way, morbidly obese patients who had bariatric surgery were 75 % less likely to have in - hospital complications from a
total hip replacement
and 31 % less likely to have in - hospital complications for a
total knee replacement.
A study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a
total hip or
knee replacement can reduce in - hospital
and 90 - day postoperative complications
and improve patient health, but it does not reduce the risk of needing a revision surgery.
The propensity score was defined as the conditional probability of a patient undergoing bariatric surgery, given his or her baseline characteristics, including: age, year in which a
total hip or
total knee replacement was performed, laterality (unilateral versus bilateral surgery), sex, health care payer, region (rural versus urban),
and Elixhauser comorbidities.
«I think using our frailty index can kind of enlighten surgeons into recognizing that even if they are doing an elective case, such as
total knee or
hip replacement, sicker patients who have significant medical histories may have a high risk of wound infections
and even mortality,» Dr. Adams said.
Currently more than 1 million
knee replacements
and hip replacements are performed each year in the United States,
and with the aging population, the number of
total joint replacements is expected to grow.
Orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed two new prediction tools aimed at identifying
total hip and knee replacement patients who are at - risk of developing serious complications after surgery.
«Improved anesthesia
and rehabilitation techniques have made outpatient
and overnight stay for
total hip and total knee replacements more common than ever,» said lead investigator P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, a fourth - year orthopaedic surgery resident.
In the second study, doctors Courtney, Lee,
and their colleagues, examined a
total of 738 patients who underwent
total hip and knee replacement.
Thus, patients with even one of these risk factors should not undergo outpatient or overnight
total hip and total knee replacement.
Injections received in the months prior to
total knee (TKR) or
total hip replacement (THR) surgery may increase the risk for infection
and related complications, according to two studies — among the largest conducted on this topic — presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
A new study appearing in the Journal of Bone
and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that these surgeries are generally safe with mortality rates decreasing for
total hip (THR)
and total knee (TKR) replacement
and spinal fusion surgeries,
and complication rates decreasing for
total knee replacement
and spinal fusion in patients with few or no comorbidities (other conditions or diseases).
Readmission rates
and reasons were assessed for all surgical procedures
and for six representative operations: bariatric procedures, colectomy or proctectomy, hysterectomy,
total hip or
knee arthroplasty, ventral hernia repair,
and lower extremity vascular bypass.
Two related studies also found a growing incidence of adults younger than age 65 undergoing
total knee replacement (TKR)
and total hip replacement (THR) surgeries,
and a potential underutilization of these procedures in some segments of the population.
In the related studies presented at the annual meeting, «Trends in
Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States: The Shift to a Younger Demographic»
and «Trends in
Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States: Understanding the Shift to a Younger Demographic,» researchers conducted a retrospective review of 2000 - 2009 hospital discharge data on TKR
and THR patients from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Healthcare Cost
and Utilization Project (HCUP).
The authors reviewed data on 2,613 patients who were evaluated for unexplained joint pain after
total hip and / or
knee replacement.
The incidence of
total knee replacement
and total hip replacement between 2001
and 2011 was determined by linking the cohort records to the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry.
These relatively high prevalence estimates also highlight the significant ongoing need to care for all of the patients with
total hip and knee replacement.
The number of revision
total knee replacement (RTKR) procedures increased 133 percent,
and the number of revision
total hip replacement (RTHR) procedures by 27 percent.
Among the remaining 13,681 participants, there were 524
total knee replacements
and 454
total hip replacements.
The results show a «remarkable
and significant» increase in immune cell sensitivity to metals in women compared to men with unexplained pain after
total hip or
knee replacement.
In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists
and orthopedic surgeons has developed guidelines for the perioperative management of anti-rheumatic medication in patients undergoing
total hip or
knee replacement.
In this new study, researchers reviewed the outcomes of 546
total hip and knee replacement patients with a minimum of 11 months post-operative followup.
Total joint replacement, including
knee and hip replacement, is rapidly becoming one of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedics.
Total joint arthroplasties, particularly of the
knee,
hip, wrist,
and elbow, are highly successful.
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In end - stage arthritic patients, surgery can be beneficial — modern medicine has made
total hip replacements almost routine,
and we are perfecting
knee and elbow replacements as we speak.
Dr. Liska has played a significant role in the development of the canine
total knee replacement, the Micro
total hip replacement for small dogs
and for cats
and a new upgrade design of
hip replacement implants for larger dogs.
In
total, there are 30 points of articulation, including bendable tail; his elbows
and knees are on swivel joints, his jaw is on a hinge joint,
and the rest of him — ankles, wrists,
hips, shoulders, torso, base of the neck
and base of the skull — is chock full of ball joints.
Students will gain knowledge of the most common
Hip, Knee, Shoulder pathologies and procedures, as well as current total hip, total knee and traumatic surgical treatment optio
Hip,
Knee, Shoulder pathologies and procedures, as well as current total hip, total knee and traumatic surgical treatment opti
Knee, Shoulder pathologies
and procedures, as well as current
total hip, total knee and traumatic surgical treatment optio
hip,
total knee and traumatic surgical treatment opti
knee and traumatic surgical treatment options.
Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw • NY 2011 — 2011 Position Aided with
total care of clients recovering from amputation, cerebral vascular accident,
hip and knee replacement
and spinal cord injuries.
Charge Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care
and medical team support across a variety of medical disciplines Responsible for 30 residents with broad medical needs
and diseases including dementia, Parkinson's, congestive heart failure, COPD, acute renal failure, MRSA,
and stroke Implement physician directed treatment plans alerting medical team of patient status changes as appropriate Maintain patient charts
and confidential information in a secure
and organized manner Supervise
and educate CNA on infection control
and patient care best practices Advocate for patient rights striving to understand patient needs
and concerns Administer medications via peripheral line assessing IV site
and flow rate Monitor urinary elimination including consistency, odor, volume,
and color indwelling catheter patients Inspect wounds for type, drainage, odor, presence of undermining
and / or tunneling,
and pain Collect specimens from patients for a variety of laboratory tests Assess patients receiving oxygenation therapy for symptoms of impaired gas exchange Maintain alignment of the affected joints post
total hip /
knee replacement Encourages deep breathing
and coughing exercises Assesses pain control
and evaluates response to pain management Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism,
and integrity
Total joint replacement, including
knee and hip replacement, is rapidly becoming one of the most commonly performed procedures in orthopedics.