The Challenges of Complex Revision Elbow Arthroplasty
Lower-extremity joint replacement is quite well-advanced, thanks to a high incidence of disabling osteoarthritis and a 40-plus-year history of development …
Complex Technology Demands Conflict-Free Reporting
In the October 7, 2020 issue of The Journal, Du et al. report on a multicenter database-derived cohort …
Complex Reconstructions Call for Creative Solutions
Metastatic disease around the acetabulum often leads to patients needing total hip arthroplasty (THA), plus supplementary acetabular reconstruction. Traditional methods …
Reoperation Rates for Wrist-Arthritis Treatments
With contemporary teaching and advanced-imaging diagnostic protocols, the incidence of advanced wrist arthritis related to scaphoid nonunion and carpal instability …
THA in the Very Young: Midterm Results
Orthopaedic surgeons work hard to find good alternatives to total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients <50 years old. That’s because …
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, …
Smoking Boosts Rate of Reoperation for Infection after TJA
Here’s one thing about which medical studies have been nearly unanimous:  Smoking is a health hazard by any measure. In …