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Hip Knee Need to Know

Outpatient Knee/Hip Arthroplasty Yields Fewer Adverse Events

March 25, 2021 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database contains more than a half-million records of patients who received a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), unicompartmental knee

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Hip Knee Need to Know

A Deeper Dive into Diabetes and Total Joint Replacement

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

There are many more “types” of diabetes than the pathophysiologic designations of Type 1 and Type 2. In the December 16, 2020 issue of The

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Editor's Choice Knee

TKA Cost Efficiency Is Improving, But We Can Do Better

June 4, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Wide variability in the cost and quality of health care in the US has led some to describe our system as “uniquely inefficient.” Consequently, we

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Need to Know Shoulder

Volume-Outcome Relationships in Reverse TSA

March 11, 2020 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In an OrthoBuzz post from early 2016, JBJS Editor-in-Chief Marc Swiontkowski, MD observed the following about volume-outcome relationships in total hip and total knee arthroplasty:

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Editor's Choice Knee

Revisiting INR Targets Prior to TKA

March 25, 2019 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

An elevated International Normalized Ratio (INR)—a standardized gauge for how long it takes blood to clot—is rarely a good sign when someone is about to

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Hip

Will New Payment Models Adversely Affect Medicaid Patient Access to THA?

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Concerns have arisen that the implementation of value-based, alternative payment models pegged to “bundled” episodes of care and/or patient outcomes may make it harder for

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Hip Knee Pain Management

Prescribing Opioids: Smallest Dose for Shortest Time

July 20, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Some people are tired of reading and hearing about the opioid crisis in America. When this topic comes up at meetings, there are rumblings in

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Hip Knee Need to Know

More Data on Outpatient vs Inpatient Joint Replacement

December 11, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In addition to the Pearl Diver-based retrospective study by Arshi et al. on one-year complications after outpatient knee replacement, the December 6, 2017 issue of

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Need to Know Oncology Spine

In Spinal-Metastasis Surgery, High-Volume Yields Better Outcomes

October 26, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In orthopaedics, the connection between a hospital/surgeon performing a surgical procedure many times and improved outcomes has been demonstrated compellingly with total joint replacement. In

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Editor's Choice Shoulder

Ambulatory Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Safe

April 20, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

In the April 19, 2017 issue of The Journal, Cancienne et al. compare complication and readmission rates for patients undergoing ambulatory shoulder arthroplasty with those

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