New advances mean many patients go home same day after knee replacement
Robert Fleetwood, 73, needed joint replacements in both knees, both to relieve his arthritis pain and to continue competing in athletic activities.
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Opioid limits didn't change surgery patients' experience, study shows
Worries that surgery patients would have a tougher recovery if their doctors had to abide by a five-day limit on opioid pain medication prescriptions didn't play out as expected, a new study finds.
Oct 13, 2023
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Computational modeling could improve knee implant alignment
A Texas A&M University doctoral student has collaborated with an innovative surgical navigation and robotics company on motion capture research that can potentially improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries.
Jul 25, 2023
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'Prehabilitation' boosts surgery outcomes, shows study
Pre-surgery exercise and education—widely known as prehabilitation—can significantly improve outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open,
May 31, 2023
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Intravenous plus periarticular corticosteroids improve rehabilitation measures after knee replacement
For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a combination of intravenous and periarticular corticosteroids does not improve pain control—but, may improve key indicators of functional recovery in the days after ...
May 25, 2023
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Robotic-assisted medial knee arthroplasty shows good long-term outcomes
Robotic-arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) provides good long-term outcomes, with implant survival and patient satisfaction rates exceeding 90% at 10 years' follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of ...
May 10, 2023
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Study: Single-use surgical items contribute two-thirds of carbon footprint of products used in common operations
A new analysis of the carbon footprint of products used in the five most common surgical operations carried out in the NHS in England shows that 68% of carbon contributions come from single-use items, such as single-use gowns, ...
Apr 14, 2023
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AAOS: demand for arthroplasty to outpace surgeon capacity
The demand for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is expected to outpace the orthopedic workforce, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from March 7 to 11 ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Pain protocol eliminates need for opioids following knee replacement in most patients
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), or total knee replacement, ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Central pain mechanisms and other peripheral pain sources contribute to post-knee replacement pain
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide, affecting more than 500 million people worldwide and 34 million people in the U.S. There are no treatments available that prevent its progression and ...
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