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).
Not exact matches
Dr. Goesling and her team analyzed patterns of opioid use
in 574 patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (
arthroplasty).
«If smoking is associated with elevated perioperative risk of readmission and / or reoperation, then it may be reasonable to engage the patient
in a smoking cessation program prior to total joint
arthroplasty,» Dr. Austin and coauthors write.
The study, «High satisfaction and return to sports after total shoulder
arthroplasty: age 55 and younger,» appeared
in the Sept. 28, 2016 issue of the World Journal of Orthopaedics.
«This information is important as it demonstrates that total shoulder
arthroplasty may be a good option
in younger patients who are indicated for a shoulder replacement.»
There is increased interest
in nonpharmacological treatments to reduce pain after total knee
arthroplasty (TKA; knee replacement).
In the second study, «Do Injections Increase the Risk of Infection Following Total Knee
Arthroplasty?
In «Preoperative Hip Injections Increase the Rate of Periprosthetic Infection after Total Hip Arthroplasty,» researchers reviewed data from 177,762 patients in the Statewide Ambulatory Surgery and Inpatient Database, for Florida and California, from 2005 to 201
In «Preoperative Hip Injections Increase the Rate of Periprosthetic Infection after Total Hip
Arthroplasty,» researchers reviewed data from 177,762 patients
in the Statewide Ambulatory Surgery and Inpatient Database, for Florida and California, from 2005 to 201
in the Statewide Ambulatory Surgery and Inpatient Database, for Florida and California, from 2005 to 2012.
«This study, for the first time, shows that the use of regional anesthesia improves outcomes
in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint
arthroplasty.
The results suggest that the risk of revision surgery and most other complications of shoulder
arthroplasty increases along with BMI
in obese patients.
In this population of shoulder -
arthroplasty patients, obesity was not a risk factor for blood clot - related complications (thromboembolism), as it is for patients undergoing hip or knee replacement.
For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (
arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased complications — including the need for «revision» surgery, reports a study
in the June 7 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
«These findings may explain, at least
in part, the sex disparity
in the outcomes of certain TJA [total joint
arthroplasty] implant designs,» the researchers write.
In the second study, «High - intensity versus Low - intensity Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial,» researchers found that activating and exercising the quadriceps muscles as soon as possible after TKR may be the key to regaining optimal, post-surgical function in the knee and leg
In the second study, «High - intensity versus Low - intensity Rehabilitation after Total Knee
Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial,» researchers found that activating and exercising the quadriceps muscles as soon as possible after TKR may be the key to regaining optimal, post-surgical function
in the knee and leg
in the knee and legs.
Findings indicate that 306 patients
in the
arthroplasty group and 286
in the non-surgical group developed myocardial infarction during the follow - up period.
In a new study, «Driving Performance after Total Shoulder
Arthroplasty,» the driving skills of 28 shoulder replacement patients, with a mean age of 65 ± 10 years, were tested at four distinct time points before, during and after surgery using a driving simulator.
Genotype - guided warfarin dosing for patients undergoing elective hip or knee
arthroplasty resulted
in a reduced risk of the composite of major bleeding, elevated international normalized ratio (INR), venous thromboembolism (VTE), or death compared with clinically guided dosing, according to results of the Genetic Informatics Trial (GIFT) published
in JAMA.
28th Annual Congress of the International Society for Technology
in Arthroplasty.
The sex specificity of hip - joint muscles offers an explanation for better results
in men after total hip
arthroplasty.
A daily adjustable progressive resistance exercise protocol and functional training to increase quadriceps muscle strength and functional performance
in an elderly homebound patient following a total knee
arthroplasty.
Using computed tomography
in hip
arthroplasty patients, Preininger et al. (2012) reported muscle volumes of 333ccm
in males and 250ccm
in females.
Total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) for preservation of ambulation is indicated
in young adults with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA).
Markel D C, Kester M: High Performance: What is it and why we need it, Seminars
in Arthroplasty Vol 17:2, p 31, June 2006
Dr. King recently became one of only a few veterinary neurologists
in the world certified to perform Cervical Disc
Arthroplasty.
Plante J, Dupuis J, Beauregard G, et.al.: Long - term results of conservative treatment, excision
arthroplasty and triple pelvic osteotomy for the treatment of hip dysplasia
in the immature dog.
While the major reason for hip replacement is to treat disabling HD, other disorders can also benefit: Legg - Calvé - Perthes disease, permanent dislocation from trauma, bad fracture of the femoral head and neck, hereditary or environmental defects
in union of bone centers, and excision
arthroplasties that have failed to solve the problem.