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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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Opioid Use Is Similar After Patellofemoral Knee Arthroplasty and TKA
One month after patellofemoral knee arthroplasty, the percentage of patients using opioids for pain relief was about the same as after total knee arthroplasty and significantly higher than among patients who had medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
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Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hip Using Puncture Capsulotomy
Orthopedic surgeons at Mass General are using puncture capsulotomy for excision of pigmented villonodular synovitis from the hip joint, which maintains the integrity of the capsule while preserving the iliofemoral ligament.
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Editorial: Periprosthetic Joint Infection Is a Disease Unto Itself
Periprosthetic joint infection is not a complication, a Massachusetts General Hospital orthopedic surgeon argues—adding that care should be provided by multidisciplinary specialty centers.
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Predicting Which Patients Are Unlikely to Improve After THA
Women, patients with high joint space width and those with poor scores on the Short-Form 36 Mental Component Summary are at increased risk of failing to achieve meaningful improvements in pain and/or function after total hip arthroplasty.
Hip and 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
Opioid Use Is Similar After Patellofemoral Knee Arthroplasty and TKA
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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
Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hip Using Puncture Capsulotomy
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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
Bicruciate-retaining TKA Does Not Restore Articular Contact Behavior During Gait
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