Posts by Christian Klemt, PhD
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U.S. Minority Groups Have Worse Outcomes Than White Patients After Revision Total Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty
Christian Klemt, PhD, Anand Padmanabha, MD, Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD, and colleagues have determined that utilization of revision total hip and knee joint arthroplasty (TJA) in racial/ethnic minorities is worse than for primary TJA, and a number of post-revision outcomes are significantly worse than for white patients.
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Dual Mobility Implants Viable Alternative for Revision THA in Some Patients
Researchers in Massachusetts General Hospital's Bioengineering Lab found that among patients undergoing revision THA who had severe tissue necrosis and abductor muscle deficiency, none who received a dual mobility implant experienced dislocation, versus 16% of those who received conventional liners.
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Timing of Lumbar Spinal Fusion Relative to Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects Complications
Postoperative instability rates are lower when patients undergo revision total hip arthroplasty before lumbar spinal fusion than when the order is reversed, according to a study by Christian Klemt, PhD, Young-Min Kwon, PhD, MD, and colleagues in the Bioengineering Lab of the Department of Orthopaedics.
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New Cruciate-Retaining TKA Implant Does Not Fully Restore In Vivo Articular Contact Kinematics During Strenuous Activities
A new cruciate-retaining implant for TKA has asymmetric tibial polyethylene bearing geometry to improve outcomes. However, Christian Klemt, PhD, Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD, and colleagues in the Bioengineering Lab observed deficiencies when patients performed strenuous activities postoperatively.
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Optimal Synovial Marker Thresholds for Diagnosis of Infection Differ in Taper Corrosion of Metal-on-Polyethylene THA
When patients have adverse local tissue reactions (ALTR) due to head-neck taper corrosion of metal-on-polyethylene (MoP) hip implants, synovial marker thresholds for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection are lower than the reported ALTRs associated with metal-on-metal hip implants and MoP implants without ALTRs.
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