News Updates
News Updates
Managing Pain With Fewer Opioids After Joint Replacement
Source: HealthDay
Using two or more pain control methods after hip and knee replacement surgery rather than opioid painkillers alone reduces risks to patients, a new study finds.
Weight loss after stomach-narrowing surgery eases chronic knee pain
Source: Science Daily
A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less from arthritic knee pain.
Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups except middle age
Source: Medical Xpress
As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study in the March 21, 2018, issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Patellar tendonitis (jumper`s knee): Treatment and recovery
Source: Medical news today
Patellar tendonitis is a knee injury affecting the patella tendon. It is common in athletes who jump and land with force.
Take intraoperative steps to reduce joint infection risk
Source: Healio
With an increasing number of total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty procedures being performed in the United States, the rate of failure has also increased. In its annual report, the American Joint Replacement Registry listed infection as a leading cause of TKA and THA revisions from 2012 to 2016.
