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Do Converted ‘Partial’ Knee Replacements Have a Long Shelf Life?
The risk of revision surgery in three times higher for TKA converted from UKA compared with primary TKA, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Total Joint Replacement May Reduce Risk for Cardiac Events
A study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that total joint replacement (TJR) may reduce the risk for “cardiac events”, such as stroke and heart attack, and boost long-term survival.
Healthy Gut = Successful Joint Replacement, Per Mice Study
Having healthy gut flora – the trillions of bacteria housed in our intestines – could lower the risk of infection following knee and hip replacement surgeries, while an unhealthy intestinal flora may increase the risk of infection, a recent study suggests.
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Athletic Excellence Goes High-Tech
Technology-based sports rehab treatments help athletes perform better and reduce injuries. A feature for the June/July 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Robert Aranbayev, DPT, and Lev Kalika, DC.
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Get Moving: Therapeutic Exercise is a Prescription for Health
Therapeutic exercise and the importance of specific dosage recommendations. A feature for the June/July 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA.
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Following Joint Replacement, RA Patients Risk Infection But Not VTE
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had an increased risk of nonsurgical site infection but a lower risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) following joint replacement surgery, a nationwide Danish study found.
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Ivy Rehab Partners with Progress Physical Therapy
Ivy Rehab announces that Progress Physical Therapy (Progress), which operates 13 clinics in the Philadelphia area, has joined its network of physical and occupational therapy practices.
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Knee Cartilage Clinical Trials Should Be More Inclusive, Penn Researchers Suggest
Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage regeneration, suggest Penn Medicine researchers, in a study published in Regenerative Medicine.
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Synovasure Test Kit to Detect Joint Infection Receives FDA Approval
CD Diagnostics Inc has received FDA authorization to market the Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit, designed to help detrect periprosthetic joint infection in the synovial fluid of patients being evaluated for failed implant revision surgery.
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Artificial Intelligence May Help Predict Joint Surgery Outcomes, Per HSS Study
Artificial intelligence may help orthopedic surgeons better predict which patients will do well after joint replacement procedures and which are less likely to experience benefits, a recent study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests.
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For Poor People, Joint Surgery Could Literally Cost a Leg
Low-income patients could be at increased risk for above-knee amputation (AKA), a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery, suggests a study published recently in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
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Researchers ID Joint Replacement Revision Risk Factors
Patients who are under 60 years of age, males, those with chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes, liver disease, and a higher body mass index are at increased risk of having joint replacement revision surgery due to infection, note researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol.
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Athlete’s Core: 5 Myths Debunked
Dr William C. Meyers discusses five common myths about the athlete’s core. Truly understanding the core involves breaking down these common myths in order to see it with new eyes, he notes.
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'Wear Debris' Brings Upon Bone Loss and Joint Implant Failure, Study Suggests
Researchers from Rutgers University have discovered the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss.
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Appropriate Care—Including PT—At Home Could Aid Knee Replacement Recovery
Patients who received more physical therapy visits at home were able to recover better from knee-replacement surgery, according to a team of physical therapy researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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Self-Powered Sensor Enables Remote Monitoring of Joint Surgery Patients
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a self-powered sensor designed to be fitted to braces after joint surgery that they suggest could allow physicians to remotely monitor their patients’ recovery.
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Geriatric Therapy Comes of Age
The right exercise program can slow or reverse many of the declines associated with older patients, and improve postop recovery, according to Polly A. Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA, in a feature for the August/September 2018 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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