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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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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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Bone Marrow Aspirate Promising for Treating Hip Arthroscopy
Scott D. Martin, MD, and colleagues report significant improvement in short-term improvement on International Hip Outcome Tool–33 and other measures for 50 patients who had full-thickness chondral flaps preserved with bone marrow aspirate concentrate during hip arthroscopy, compared to 31 treated with microfracture.
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Mechanism of Knee Flexion Differs Between Morphological and Physiological Measurements
In a study with implications for developing total knee arthroplasty systems and planning patient-specific procedures, a bioengineering research team led by Guoan Li, PhD, and Hany Bedair, MD, compared methods for evaluating knee joint motion, and identified two separate mechanisms of axial rotation in the knee.
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Tourniquet-less Revision TKA a Viable Option for Selected Patients
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found tourniquet-less revision total knee arthroplasty leads to increased perioperative blood loss, but not increased transfusion rates, and they linked tourniquet omission to reductions in length of stay, 30-day readmissions and overall 90-day major complications.
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IUDs Not Linked to Hip Pain in Premenopausal Women
In a first-of-its-kind nationwide study, Nathan H. Varady, MD, MBA, Scott D. Martin, MD, and colleagues found no difference between users of intrauterine devices and users of other long-acting contraception in rates of hip pain or related outcomes.
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
Mechanism of Knee Flexion Differs Between Morphological and Physiological Measurements
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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
Bone Marrow Aspirate Promising for Treating Hip Arthroscopy
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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
Tourniquet-less Revision TKA a Viable Option for Selected Patients
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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