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What are the implications of withholding total joint arthroplasty in the morbidly obese?

The Bone & Joint Journal, 2019
AIMS The aim of this study was to observe the implications of withholding total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in morbidly obese patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 289 morbidly obese patients with end-stage osteoarthritis were prospectively followed ...
B. Springer   +4 more
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2019 Chitranjan S. Ranawat Award: Elective joint arthroplasty outcomes improve in malnourished patients with nutritional intervention.

The Bone & Joint Journal, 2019
AIMS To date, no study has demonstrated an improvement in postoperative outcomes following elective joint arthroplasty with a focus on nutritional intervention for patients with preoperative hypoalbuminaemia.
W. Schroer   +5 more
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Total Joint Arthroplasty

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1983
The interaction of the prosthetic material with the host and the efficacy of surgical techniques are the focuses of this article that describes the extremely rapid development of prosthetic design and surgical approach. Joint kinematics is also analyzed at some length.
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Infection triples the cost of a primary joint arthroplasty

Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: In Europe few studies have analyzed the costs of treating aseptic revisions and prosthetic joint infections with either debridement, antibiotics and implant retention or two-stage revision, as compared to the cost of a primary total joint ...
T. Puhto   +3 more
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Postoperative Blood Glucose Levels Predict Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2018
Background: Perioperative hyperglycemia has many etiologies, including medication, impaired glucose tolerance, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, or stress, the latter of which is common in patients postoperatively.
M. Kheir   +4 more
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Reductions in Race and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Readmissions Following Total Joint Arthroplasty from 2005 to 2015.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2019
BACKGROUND Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital readmissions following total joint arthroplasty present opportunities for reducing cost and improving health equity.
R. Aseltine   +6 more
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Total joint arthroplasty in haemophilia

Haemophilia, 2000
In severely affected haemophilic patients arthropathy is a common problem which can lead to considerable pain and functional deficit. Surgical management, including total joint arthroplasty, can be undertaken if conservative management fails. A search of the literature showed that a number of studies describing the use of total knee arthroplasty (TKA ...
K. Beeton   +2 more
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Increased Postoperative Glucose Variability Is Associated with Adverse Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2018
Background: Increased glucose variability during hospitalization has been associated with a longer length of stay in the hospital and a higher mortality rate following non-orthopaedic surgical procedures.
N. Shohat   +5 more
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Efficiency and Economics in Joint Arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2009
• Understand ways in which to build efficient and economic surgical teams to effectively deliver high-quality care in an ever-demanding environment • Understand the economic barriers to providing high-quality care in a financially constrained health-care environment and ways in which to balance cost, implant utilization, and the interests of everyone ...
Robert E. Booth   +4 more
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Arthroplasty of the Thumb Basal Joints

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1985
Implant arthroplasty reconstruction of the thumb basal joints can provide pain-free, stable mobility and improved strength. The complications are few and essentially retrievable. The recommended operative procedures are challenging and must be carefully executed to obtain rewarding results.
Swanson Ab, de Groot Swanson G
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