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Featured
Taper Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Taper corrosion-related ALTR is a rare complication of THA. A systematic evaluation may ensure early diagnosis to improve revision-surgery outcomes.
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Featured
Infection Care Costs after THA Greatly Exceed Expectations
Care costs to society calculated for periprosthetic joint infections after total hip arthroplasty are over three times prior cost estimates.
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Age, Chondral Damage Affect Need for THA 20 Years After Arthroscopy for Labrochondral Injuries
Patients who underwent arthroscopic intervention for labrochondral injuries before developing widespread chondral damage were at reduced risk of needing total hip arthroplasty within 20 years.
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Wider Adoption of Customized Knee Implants Could Reduce Costs
The first systematic study of customized knee implants suggests that greater adoption could reduce costs for patients, hospitals and insurers, but better insurance coverage would be required.
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Gender Influences Gait Asymmetry After Bicruciate-Retaining TKA
Gender differences have been reported to influence the functioning of the anterior cruciate ligament in native knees. What happens to gait when the ACL is preserved in patients with total knee arthroplasty? Orthopedic surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital were the first to explore this question.
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Preop Osteoarthritis Predicts Poor Prognosis After Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Based on the first meta-analysis of the topic, orthopedic surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital recommend against arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement in patients who have frank osteoarthritis.
Hip & Knee contributors
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Hany S. Bedair, MD
Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Kaplan Joint Center at NWH, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Wider Adoption of Customized Knee Implants Could Reduce Costs -
Scott Martin, MD
Director, Joint Preservation Service, Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Preop Osteoarthritis Predicts Poor Prognosis After Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement
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Young-Min Kwon, MBBS, PhD
Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program, Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Gender Influences Gait Asymmetry After Bicruciate-Retaining TKA
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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