News Updates
News Updates
Early life intervention may prevent knee OA later in life
Source: Healio
A recent narrative review of the association between childhood or early adulthood risk factors and the development of knee osteoarthritis showed osteoarthritis may be prevented later in life with early life intervention.
Effect of General Anesthesia on Preoperative Hip Range of Motion in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy
Source: Healio
Hip ROM does not change to a clinically significant extent with induction of general anesthesia. Small increases in external rotation in patients with FAI or acetabular dysplasia are within the standard error for ROM measurements.
Study: Risk stratification protocol reduced rate of postoperative aggressive anticoagulation
Source: Healio
Recently published results showed 70% of patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty avoided more aggressive anticoagulation after the use of a risk stratification protocol for venous thromboembolism.
Primary hip arthroscopy yields improved patient-reported outcome scores
Source: Healio
Patients who underwent primary hip arthroscopy experienced greater improvement in patient-reported outcome scores at 2-year follow-up compared with patients who underwent revision arthroscopy, according to recently presented data.
Morbidly obese, nonobese patients experienced similar outcomes after revision THA
Source: Healio
No differences found in incidence of complications or survivorship free of reoperation or rerevision.
