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Featured
Patient, Procedure Factors May Predict Surgical Site Infection Risk After TJA
The use of an artificial neural network model identified Charlson comorbidity index and smoking status as the strongest predictors of surgical site infection after total joint arthroplasty.
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Featured
Spinal Anesthesia Is a Viable Option for Revision THA in Selected Patients
When spinal anesthesia was administered during revision total hip arthroplasty, perioperative blood loss, inhospital complications and length of stay were significantly lower than in a propensity-matched cohort that received general anesthesia.
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Review: Engineering Articular Cartilage Through Bioassembly
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers review methods for generating articular cartilage tissue through bioassembly—using spherical microcartilage building blocks to construct a macrotissue. This "bottom-up" approach allows greater complexity and easier replication than conventional methods, usually at a lower cost.
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Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Christopher Melnic, MD, Hany S. Bedair, MD, and colleagues derived optimal lab values for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection after partial knee arthroplasty. They found they align more closely with international consensus than previously proposed thresholds for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
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Advances in Arthroplasty From the Harris Orthopaedics Lab: Maximizing Safety and Effectiveness
The Harris Orthopaedic Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital is driving research and innovation to eliminate infection and improve pain management related to total joint arthroplasty.
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Two-Stage Revision TJA as Salvage for Deep Infection of Periarticular Fracture Internal Fixation
Janna van den Kieboom, MD, Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD, and colleagues at the Bioengineering Lab observed a 43% overall failure rate and 35% reinfection rate in patients who underwent two-stage revision hip/knee total joint arthroplasty as a salvage procedure for deep infection of periarticular fracture internal fixation.
Hip and Knee Contributors
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Hany S. Bedair, MD
Chief, Center for Hip & Knee Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH/NWH Kaplan Joint Center at NWH, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
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Scott Martin, MD
Director, Joint Preservation Service, Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Sex Differences Evident in Utilization, Perioperative Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
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Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two-Stage Revision TJA as Salvage for Deep Infection of Periarticular Fracture Internal Fixation
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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