Patients who engage in structured rehabilitation recover faster, experience less pain, and reduce their risk of long-term ...

The lifespan of total knee replacement in hemophilic patients is shorter than in patients with osteoarthritis because of the increased risk of infection. The only way to combat this degeneration ...

Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is usually done using spinal anesthesia along with a nerve block to help reduce pain ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Total knee replacement is a highly predictable operation but it is surgeon-dependent. We have just entered the second ...

The effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists on patients with joint infections was a popular topic at the American ...

The mean time from surgery to the onset of surgical site infection symptoms was approximately 17.1 days (95% CI 13.2 to 21.0 days). Conclusion Male sex, obesity, tobacco use, diabetes mellitus, ...

Vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of infection and wound complications. Outcomes were assessed at 3 months among high-risk patients who underwent hip or knee ...

Preoperative weight change did not impact outcomes after total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.“Few ...

A research team led by David C. Ayers, MD, has identified important factors in total knee replacement that predict outcomes ...

Total knee replacement means surgery done to replace ... The procedure typically is done in about 1 to 2 hours. Infection at the surgical site Deep vein thrombosis (clotting of the blood in ...

The most common reason for requiring revision surgery is infection. Other reasons include loosening of the implants, fractures, instability, pain, and stiffness. In a revision total knee ...