Arthroplasty/Joint Replacement
Original Research
Risk Factors for Early Readmission After Anatomical or Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Hospital readmissions are undesirable and expensive. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use hospital readmission rates as one...
Original Research
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Reported rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after shoulder arthroplasty (SA) range from 0.2% to 13%. Few studies have evaluated the incidence...
Original Research
Direct Anterior Versus Posterior Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasties: No Major Differences at 90 Days
End-stage osteoarthritis of the hip is a debilitating disease that is reliably treated with total hip arthroplasty (THA). Up to 35% of patients...
Clinical Review
Modern Indications, Results, and Global Trends in the Use of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and High Tibial Osteotomy in the Treatment of Isolated Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis
An increasingly number of patients with symptomatic isolated medial unicompartmental knee...
Original Research
Ceramic Femoral Heads for All Patients? An Argument for Cost Containment in Hip Surgery
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has revolutionized the practice of orthopedic surgery. The number of primary THAs performed in the United States......
Original Research
Does Accelerated Physical Therapy After Elective Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Facilitate Early Discharge?
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are among the most effective surgical procedures in modern medicine. Use of primary...
Tips
Surgical Pearls in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Lifetime of Lessons Learned
After over 4 decades of experience with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), I have learned many lessons regarding surgical technique. These include...
Article
Study Identifies Two Biomarkers That Contribute to Spine Osteoarthritis
Original Research
Biomechanical Consequences of Anterior Femoral Notching in Cruciate-Retaining Versus Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty
Anterior femoral notching during total knee arthroplasty is a potential risk factor for periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture. We conducted...
Original Research
Using Aminocaproic Acid to Reduce Blood Loss After Primary Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Extensive blood loss after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is common, and affected patients often require blood transfusions.