March 8, 2023 – For patients with higher body mass index (BMI) undergoing unicompartmental or “partial” knee replacement (UKR), long-term outcomes are improved when the
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February 10, 2023 – Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels – a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders – can provide useful information when
January 13, 2023 – For patients with spinal stenosis, operative treatment is associated with a lower risk of death and lower costs over two years,
December 22, 2023 – For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or “partial”) knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of
December 5, 2022 – Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of knee and hip replacement surgery that can, in some cases, be difficult
October 28, 2022 – The widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the
October 14, 2022 – Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a common cause of shoulder pain and immobility. New findings point to specific genes associated
July 1, 2022 – As they get started in their careers, orthopaedic surgeons with subspecialty training in sports medicine spend much of their time performing
May 26, 2022 – Rates of adverse events after hip replacement surgery are essentially the same for procedures performed by female and male orthopaedic surgeons,
May 3, 2022 – Tranexamic acid (TXA) – a medication given to reduce the risk of bleeding during some orthopaedic surgical procedures – can be