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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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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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AAOS 2023: Dr. Miho Tanaka Presents Femoral Tunnel Research
In this video research summary, recorded by Healio at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Miho Tanaka, MD, PhD, discusses her research on optimizing medial patellofemoral complex reconstruction.
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Rehabilitation of Anterior Knee Pain in the Pregnant Athlete
Pregnant women are encouraged to exercise, but physiological changes can lead to musculoskeletal problems. Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians have published trimester-by-trimester guidance about rehabilitation goals and interventions for pregnant recreational and competitive athletes who have anterior knee pain.
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Polyethylene Loaded With Dual Analgesics Has Synergistic Effects Against Staphylococci
Dmitry Gil, PhD, Ebru Oral, PhD, and colleagues showed ultra–high-molecular-weight polyethylene loaded with bupivacaine and tolfenamic acid had synergistic effects against Staphylococci, suggesting the material could provide not just post-arthroplasty pain relief but also short-term antibacterial prophylaxis.
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Revision ACL Reconstruction With Concomitant Femoral Tunnel Bone-Dowel Allograft Grafting
Courtesy of AAOS Orthopaedic Video Theater, Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine surgeon Peter Asnis, MD, performs a femoral tunnel bone-dowel allograft grafting during a revision ACL reconstruction.
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 -
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 -
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