Source: OrthogenRx Novel Prescribing and Reimbursement Platform Launched Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.
Spinal Imaging Pays Off – for Total Hip Replacement! Is Preop spine imaging for total hip arthroplasty, cost justified? ...
Inconsistent, Low Comorbidity Reporting in Arthroplasty Studies? Given their impact, it may be a bit of a surprise to some that diabetes, cardiac issues and the...
Getting to the Heart of Racial Disparities in OA How do overall health and socioeconomic factors relate to racial disparities in incidence rates for...
Source: Wikimedia Commons and Arafat Uddin Missing the Psychological Boat on TKA? Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.
Osseointegration Technologies Improve QOL for Leg Amputees A new study on osseointegrated prostheses has found that the devices result in high levels of...
Hip Corticosteroid Injections on Trial? A team from Hawaii decided to dig deeper into the topic of hip corticosteroid injections. ...
How Much Does Implant Design Affect Shoulder Outcomes? Implant design, critical shoulder angle and acromial index should be considered during preoperative...
Source: OrthAlign, Inc. Surgical NAV Firm Crosses 200,000 Arthroplasties Milestone Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.
Biceps Tenodesis vs SLAP Repair for Type II SLAP Tears In a new study, biceps tenodesis is more effective in improving pain and function than superior...
Danger Zone Mapped for Neurovascular Injury The risk of iatrogenic neurovascular injury in lateral meniscal repair can be minimized by avoiding...
Transfusion Rate Decline: “Remarkable” Have blood transfusion rates following Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty truly...
Source: Pixabay and Pexels Arthroscopic Bankart Riskier Than Open Latarjet for Young Males Tracey Romero
Lumbar Fusion Before THA=Higher Dislocation? Researchers dove in to determine how dislocation and revision rates are impacted by the timing of a...
Lazurite, UH Ventures Partner for Wireless Surgical Camera Lazurite Holdings and University Hospitals (UH) Ventures have pulled together to undertake a...
How Representative is the AAOS Joint Replacement Registry? Garbage in, Garbage out. That is the #1 risk of any dataset, data stream or...
IncludeHealth MSK-OS™ / Source: IncludeHealth, Inc. Google and IncludeHealth Launch Orthopedic “Operating System” Kim DelMonico
NASA Work Translating to Earth-Bound Humans Unlike Sir Richard Branson, most of us will remain space flight...
Innovative Citrate Based Tendon Fixation System Launched Stryker’s Trauma & Extremities Division has launched its Citrelock Tendon Fixation Device...
Postless Hip Arthroscopy Shortens Hospital Stays: New Study A new study shows using the postless technique for hip arthroscopy resulted in shorter time from...
What’s the Link Between Opioids and Post-Op Complications? Researcheres set out to determine if there was a link between dose-dependent opioid use and...
Insall Award; Aspirin Effective for Below Knee Clots After TKR The winner of the 2021 Knee Society John N. Insall Award is...
AAOS Updates Knee OA Guideline, Highlights Zilretta® AAOS has updated its evidence-based clinical practice guideline for treating painful osteoarthritis...
mymobility® With Apple Watch® May Replace Traditional PT? Physical therapists need not “apply?”—new study using a smartwatch with an app, i.e.,...
Hip Fracture Surgery Raises Prolonged Opioid Use Risk Opioid-naïve patients who have hip fracture surgery at risk of prolong opioid use, according to...
Are TKA tourniquets Worth the Risk? New Study From Mass Gen New study finds tourniquet-less revision TKA may be a viable option in selected...
Sugar…Yes, Sugar…Increases Periprosthetic Infection Risk Testing fructosamine levels may help predict increased risk of periprosthetic joint...
Children Overprescribed Opioids After Common Procedures A new study suggests that overprescribing is occurring in children’s common orthopedic...
Study Combines Wearable Tech, PRP in Knee OA Patients The patients were fitted with wearable sensors so they could perform the timed up and go test,...
How Often Are Very Young Patients Receiving THA? Over the past 20 years how often has total hip arthroplasty been performed in patients under...