Large Joints and Extremities | Orthopedics This Week

Dr. Christopher E. Pelt Holding Aurum® fabricated Klassic Femur / Courtesy of Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc.

New Implant Metal to Challenge Cobalt Chrome: AAOS Launch

Robin Young

Do We Really Know How to Treat Gluteal Tendinopathy?

“Rigorously validated outcome measures for gluteal tendinopathy are lacking,” according to a...

Racial Disparity in Arthroplasty Utilization Rates and Outcomes

Does a patient’s race affect decisions to have a lower-extremity arthroplasty…realize an...

Cementless Knee Replacement 27 Minutes Faster!?

“In patients with good bone quality, cementless knees will undoubtedly become more...

Courtesy of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

First and Only Biologic OA Treatment Unblinds Phase 3 Data

Kim DelMonico

Ankle Instability and Cartilage Lesions, Connection?

A new study determines one in three patients with chronic lateral ankle instability has a cartilage...

ALPSA vs Bankart Shoulder Repair, Which Wins?

Anterior labroligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion lesions associated with higher postoperative...

Stryker Introduces MIS Bunion Surgery All-in-One Guide

Stryker debuted its PROstep MICA SOLO Guide at the recent American College of Foot and Ankle...

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Surgical Simulator Under Utilization: Why?

Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.

First Lapidus Wedge With an FDA Lengthening Reference, Launched

Nvision Biomedical Technologies unveiled its PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced in Lapidus and Subtalar Fusion...

Robotic-Assisted THA vs Manual THA, Which Wins?

New study questions robotic-assisted vs manual THA—which one...

Can ‘Microprocessor’ Knees Reduce Amputee Falls?

New study collects data on active amputee patients—this group tends to have a high incidence of...

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Outlook for Digital Technologies in Orthopedics

Robin Young

How Often Does Antibiotic Suppression Prevent Reoperation?

How often does chronic antibiotic suppression prevent reoperation due to a prosthetic joint...

New Insights Into Rotator Cuff Repair Efficacy

“Individual contributions of the rotator cuff and superior capsule…are not well...

Could Adipose Tissue Improve Rotator Cuff Outcomes?

Rotator cuff repair augmentation with autologous microfragmented lipospirate tissue improves...

Advanced Bunion Osteotomy System Launched

Podiatrists have a new, minimally invasive/joint-sparing correction technique for moderate/severe...

Solving the Problem of Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infection

What are effective strategies for treating a patient with recurrent prosthetic joint infections...

How Effective Is Nonoperative Hip Micro-Instability Treatment?

“Hip micro-instability has recently gained acceptance as a cause of hip...

Severely Obese Patients Do Well After Rotator Cuff Repair

Severely obese patients can achieve excellent functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff...

Mechanical vs Kinematic TKA Alignment. Which Wins?

What is the difference between different total knee arthroplasty (TKA) alignment...

Outcome Data for Arthroscopic Hip Labral Augmentation

Updated outcome data for arthroscopic hip labral augmentation as a treatment after previous hip...

Connecting Bone Fragment Resorption to Clinical Outcomes

Researchers compared bone fragment resorption/clinical outcomes between arthroscopic repair versus...

Just 6 Questions Can Determine Discharge Status

A new 11,600 patient study from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation put to the test two discharge...

Tobacco Worse Than Obesity in Revision TKA

Smoking creates more adverse event risk in patients than...

Which 3D Printed Structure Is Most Cell Friendly?

Additive manufacturing has opened up an entire new way of thinking about implant/tissue...

What’s the Connection Between Age and Shoulder Stabilization?

New study shows patients with anterior shoulder dislocation have lower recurrent instability and...

Open or Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair?

Arthroscopic and open/mini-open rotator cuff repair—both techniques lead to similar long-term...

Tourniquet With Lidocaine Better Anesthetic for Minor Hand Surgery

New study: For minor hand surgery, a combination of a tourniquet and buffered lidocaine solution...

Ways to Approach Osteochondral Lesions and Ankle Instability

New study: patients who’d had a single-stage surgery had better clinical outcomes at the...