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The Psychology of Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2020
Patient dissatisfaction after total joint arthroplasty can be as high as 20%. There are many factors that lead to dissatisfaction including unmet expectations, persistent pain, and technical errors. There is increasing evidence that psychological factors play a role in a patient's ability to manage with the surgical stress of total joint arthroplasty ...
Bryan D, Springer, Wayne M, Sotile
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Legislation Limiting Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Does Not Impact Patients' Perception of Pain Management After Total Joint Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2022
Background: In an effort to combat the opioid epidemic, state legislation was passed to limit postoperative narcotic prescribing. The purpose of this study was to assess if the legislation had an impact on patients’ perception of pain management after ...
Anthony V. Paterno, MS, Ryan H. Barnes, MD, Feng-Chang Lin, PhD, Tamy H.M. Tsujimoto, MS, Daniel J. Del Gaizo, MD   +4 more
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Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2017
Outpatient total joint arthroplasty (OTJA) allows for a safe, cost effective pathway for appropriately selected patients. With current pressures on arthroplasty surgeons and their associated institutions to reduce costs per episode of care, it is important to define the steps and challenges associated with establishing an outpatient arthroplasty ...
Jack M, Bert, Jessica, Hooper, Sam, Moen
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Patient-related risk factors of prosthetic joint infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty at King Abdulaziz Medical City, a 10-year retrospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Background Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) can be associated with the development of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). It is necessary to determine the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors of PJI to provide optimum healthcare to TJA candidates ...
Wazzan S. Aljuhani, Abdullah M. Alanazi, Abdullah I. Saeed, Khalid H. Alhadlaq, Yazeed S. Alhoshan, Ziad A. Aljaafri   +5 more
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The Association Between Clopidogrel and Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2021
Background: Anticoagulation after total joint arthroplasty has been demonstrated to reduce venous thromboembolism. However, anticoagulation can lead to adverse bleeding events.
David Kugelman, MD, Greg Teo, MD, Michael Doran, MD, Daniel Buchalter, MD, William J. Long, MD, FRCSC   +4 more
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Corneal Abrasions in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2021
Introduction Corneal abrasion (CA) is the most common ocular complication in patients undergoing nonocular surgery. Corneal abrasions can be caused by a variety of mechanisms, the most common being drying of the cornea due to reduced tear secretions ...
Megan E. Young BS, Simon C. Mears MD, PhD, Ahmed B. Sallam MD, PhD, Riley N. Sanders MD, C. Lowry Barnes MD, Jeffrey B. Stambough MD   +5 more
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The Potential Role of Gut Bacteriome Dysbiosis as a Leading Cause of Periprosthetic Infection: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Microorganisms, 2023
(1) Background: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) represent a small yet important risk when undertaking a joint arthroplasty; they occur in approximately 1–2% of treatments.
Konstantinos Valtetsiotis, Alberto Di Martino, Matteo Brunello, Leonardo Tassinari, Claudio D’Agostino, Francesco Traina, Cesare Faldini   +6 more
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Complications in Total Joint Arthroplasties [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
Total joint arthroplasties (TJA) are today considered highly successful operations [...]
Enrique Gómez-Barrena, Eduardo García-Rey   +1 more
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The seroprevalence of HIV in patients undergoing lower limb Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) in South Africa

SICOT-J, 2020
Aim: The aim was to assess the seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in non-haemophilic patients undergoing primary Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) at an academic hospital in South Africa.
Maharaj Zia, Pietrzak Jurek Rafal Tomasz, Sikhauli Nkhodiseni, van de Jagt Dick, Mokete Lipalo   +4 more
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Predictors of postoperative delirium in elderly patients following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is widely reported as a common postoperative complication following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and knee in elderly patients, leading to many adverse effects.
Quan Zhou, Xinfeng Zhou, Yijian Zhang, Mingzhuang Hou, Xin Tian, Huilin Yang, Fan He, Xi Chen, Tao Liu   +8 more
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