With or Without Cement, Results with Triathlon TKA Are Same after 2 Years
With the increasing frequency of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries and the ever-increasing implant options available to orthopaedists for these …
Autophagy: A Culprit in Aseptic Implant Loosening?
This post comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and …
Preventing Acetabular Component Migration in Revision THA
Revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a challenging procedure for many reasons, not the least of which is the risk …
Activities that Patients—and their PTs—Should Avoid After THA
The adult joint-reconstruction community has made great strides in the last 2 decades in understanding what causes aseptic loosening of …
What’s New in Musculoskeletal Basic Science 2017
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Reverse TSA Components Are Durable, But Patient Outcomes Decline Over a Decade
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) has yielded promising medium-term outcomes, but what about longer-term results? In the March 15, 2017 …
What’s New in Hip Replacement
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Synovial Aspirates to Differentiate Septic vs Aseptic TKA Failures
When diagnosing loose components after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), orthopaedists often turn to synovial-fluid analysis to help them differentiate between …