Contralateral Limb Function Before THA: An Indicator of Postop Gait Speed
In a prospective case-control study reported in JBJS, Ohmori et al. evaluated factors related to postoperative gait speed in patients …
Isoelastic Monoblock vs Modular Press-Fit Cup
As the volume of total hip arthroplasty (THA) cases continues to rise, so too will the need for revision surgery. …
JBJS Webinar June 28–Femoral Neck Fractures: The THA vs Hemi Toss-Up
Consulting with their patients, orthopaedic surgeons make many decisions each day by weighing the best evidence available. One frequent—and controversial—decision …
Outpatient Knee/Hip Arthroplasty Yields Fewer Adverse Events
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database contains more than a half-million records of patients who received a total …
A Closer Look at Impingement in Ceramic-on-Ceramic THA
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) with ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) bearings has become popular, especially in younger patients, largely because of the material’s …
Bone-Preserving Stems in THA – Do They Work?
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a tried-and-true treatment for debilitating hip osteoarthritis. But as the number of patients undergoing THA …
A Deeper Dive into Diabetes and Total Joint Replacement
There are many more “types” of diabetes than the pathophysiologic designations of Type 1 and Type 2. In the December …
Eschew Standard-Sized Heads When Revising THAs for Dislocation
No consensus has emerged yet regarding the best prosthetic construct with which to manage patients who require revision surgery for …
Dashboard Depicts Surgeon-Level Value of TKA/THA
Remember when a “dashboard” referred to the display just behind a car’s steering wheel? In today’s digital universe, the word …