More Data on Outpatient vs Inpatient Joint Replacement
In addition to the Pearl Diver-based retrospective study by Arshi et al. on one-year complications after outpatient knee replacement, …
Modern Irrigation/Debridement Yields Good Results for Early Post-THA Infection
Nowadays, chronic deep periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are typically treated with 2-stage exchange arthroplasty, but what about acute PJIs? In …
December 2017 Article Exchange with JOSPT
In 2015, JBJS launched an “article exchange” collaboration with the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) …
Fructosamine Bests HbA1c for Preop Glycemic Screening
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of postoperative complications following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Additionally, perioperative hyperglycemia has been …
High Value Joint Replacements at Physician-Owned Hospitals
In the November 15, 2017 issue of The Journal, Courtney et al. carefully evaluate CMS data to compare …
Certain Comorbidities Boost Risk of Acute Kidney Injury after THA
The relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) is circular: surgical patients with preexisting CKD are …
What’s New in Hip Replacement 2017
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Has Conventional Polyethylene Become Obsolete in THA?
Highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) has been in clinical use for nearly 15 years. In acetabular components for total hip arthroplasty …
Long-term Results Show No Advantage to “Minimalist” THA
The debate regarding minimally invasive/minimal incision total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been simmering for a decade and a half. When …