Tag: Artificial Knees

Readmission rates higher for preoperative marijuana users compared with nonusers at 90 days and at one year following total knee arthroplasty

Single, postoperative IV dose of abelacimab superior to enoxaparin for preventing venous thromboembolism, with no increase in bleeding risk

Greater use of nonsurgical care associated with lower rates of total knee arthroplasty

Risk for complications not increased in patients with preexisting comorbidities undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty

Potential risk factors for moderate-to-severe knee pain after TKA include vitamin D deficiency, smoking, high BMI

Reduced model with 10 predictors identifies persistent high-dose opioid use with high discrimination

For patients undergoing high tibial osteotomy, cumulative incidence of total knee replacement 5 and 21 percent at five and 10 years, respectively

Findings show significant reduction in rehospitalization rate for patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty

Tourniquet use makes little or no difference to function at 12 months, has little or no effect on quality of life

Test demonstrates good performance for rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection around joint implants