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Avoid Hip Arthroscopy in Patients with Hip Arthritis, HSS Researchers Suggest
The percentage of patients with hip arthritis who had a hip replacement within two years of hip arthroscopy was unacceptably high at 68%, according to a new study of more than 2,600 patients by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Prior hip arthroscopy was also associated with significantly worse outcomes after hip replacement.
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Bariatric Surgery Prior to TKR May Help Improve Outcomes
A study from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City suggests that bariatric surgery prior to total knee replacement (TKR) may be a cost-effective option to improve outcomes.
Kessler Foundation Receives Grant to Study Meniscal Tears Treatment
Kessler Foundation recently received a $590,000 award from The Geneva Foundation for a 3-year study of the use of an experimental minimally invasive treatment for meniscal tears
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The NUsurface Artificial Meniscus is Now Available in Israel for the First Time
Two patients in Israel have undergone knee surgery to receive the NUsurface Meniscus Implant – reportedly the first “artificial meniscus” to be marketed in the Middle East, Active Implants LLC reports.
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Racial Variation Apparent in Postoperative Care Following Knee Replacement Surgery
African Americans were significantly more likely than white patients to be discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility rather than home care after undergoing a knee replacement procedure. Those under 65 were more also likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of the procedure, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
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BioPrax Biofilm Disruption Device Receives FDA Breakthrough Nod
BioPrax, a minimally invasive device designed to help eliminate biofilm infections on prosthetic knee implants, has been granted Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA, its manufacturer announces.
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NUsurface Meniscus Implant Receives Breakthrough Device Designation
The NUsurface Meniscus Implant has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration, Active Implants LLC, announces.
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Computational Models Offer Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Prediction
Researchers have developed a method to predict post-traumatic osteoarthritis in patients with ligament ruptures using a simplified computational model.
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Surgeons Not Good at Predicting Benefit from Knee Operations
Surgeons are no better at determining which patients might benefit from operations to treat torn knee cartilage than if they just flipped a coin, a new study suggests.
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AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Receives ‘High Performing’ Rating for Hip and Knee
U.S. News and World Report has recognized AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, a hospital in AdventHealth’s West Florida Division, as a High Performing Hospital for 2019-20.
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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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