Pacira Presents Real-World Data on EXPAREL® Showing Lower Total Healthcare Costs in Outpatient Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures

Select findings demonstrate that the use of EXPAREL ® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) in outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) ...
Medscape

Relationship Between Obesity and Early Failure of Total Knee Prosthesis

The data collected by RIPO in the period 2000-2005 were analyzed so as to have at least an 18-month follow-up. The study was performed on patients treated by fully cemented total knee prosthesis due ...
Healio

Cemented, uncemented TKA with patella resurfacing had similar outcomes

Cemented and cementless total knee arthroplasty with patella resurfacing yielded similar revision rates, reoperation rates ...
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Novel multimodal analgesia protocol following total knee arthroplasty provides pain relief without opioids

A study led by Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that a novel surgical pain management strategy following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), ...
Healio

Patients on testosterone may have higher risk for complications after TKA

Patients who have undergone prior testosterone replacement therapy may have higher risk for complications after total knee arthroplasty, according to a recently presented study. Argen Omurzakov, a ...
Medical Dialogues

All CR knees developed progressive posterior translation without any significant impact on functional outcomes: study

Apart from infection, instability and implant wear are the most common reasons for revision surgery following total knee ...
Onlymyhealth

ROSA Knee System: Expert Explains What It Is And How Can It Revolutionise Total Knee Arthroplasty

“The ROSA Knee System is a robotic surgical assistant developed to assist orthopaedic surgeons in TKA. Unlike what some might assume, the ROSA Knee does not operate autonomously. Instead, it functions ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Significant Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Infections After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Periprosthetic infections following total knee arthroplasty represents a tremendous economic burden for tertiary-care centers and patients, according to a study published in The Journal of ...
Medscape

Relationship Between Obesity and Early Failure of Total Knee Prosthesis

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for knee arthritis. Total knee arthroplasty is the definitive surgical treatment of this disease. Therefore, a high percentage of subjects treated are overweight.