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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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Shared Decision-Making Tied to Better Outcomes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
When Massachusetts General Hospital researchers provided a decision aid to all patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis before they consulted a surgeon, 68% met criteria for well-informed, patient-centered (IPC) decisions about treatment, and patients with knee osteoarthritis who made IPC decisions had better outcomes.
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Elevated BMI Is a Risk Factor for Failure to Achieve Minimal Clinically Important Difference After TKA
Researchers from the Center for Hip & Knee Replacement found that higher BMI increases the risk that a patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty will not notice meaningful improvement. The risk is particularly high for high-functioning patients who have relatively low preoperative pain.
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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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The Lab for Therapeutic 3D Bioprinting at Mass General
In this video, Brian E. Grottkau, MD, chief of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Service and director of the Lab for Therapeutic 3D Bioprinting at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses some of the research projects currently underway at the lab.
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
Shared Decision-Making Tied to Better Outcomes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
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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
Novel Physical Examination Techniques Identify Rotator Cuff Tears Missed by Static Tests
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Young-Min Kwon, MBBS, PhD
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
U.S. Minority Groups Have Worse Outcomes Than White Patients After Revision Total Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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