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Total knee arthroplasty in Charcot's joint

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 1993
The authors report three cases with neuropathic (Charcot) knee joint due to tabes dorsalis in which total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was performed. Three cases (5 joints) were observed for more than 8 years after TKA. No ataxia was seen before or after surgery.
S, Yoshino, J, Fujimori, A, Kajino, M, Kiowa, S, Uchida   +4 more
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Pain Management After Total Joint Arthroplasty

AORN Journal, 2016
AbstractControlling pain after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is critical to minimizing complications, decreasing costs, and expediting patients’ return to function. We implemented a TJA multimodal pain management protocol at a Level III trauma center in a small, rural community in New York.
Lisa T, McDonald, Nicole C, Corbiere, Jay A, DeLisle, Alexander Martin, Clark, Laurel, Kuxhaus   +4 more
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Metal Hypersensitivity in Total Joint Arthroplasty

JBJS Reviews, 2018
* Metal hypersensitivity has been reported in various case reports and cohort studies. Type-IV (delayed-type) hypersensitivity to various implant metals, most frequently nickel, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of metal hypersensitivity.* Currently, there are no guidelines for addressing suspected or known metal ...
Nima Eftekhary, Nicholas Shepard, Daniel Wiznia, Richard Iorio, William John Long, Jonathan Vigdorchik   +5 more
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Blood Transfusion Trends in Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: Recent Declines Are Not Shared Equally.

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2019
INTRODUCTION This study examined whether recent nationwide declines in the incidence of transfusion following total joint arthroplasty were equal across inpatient facilities. METHODS This analysis used the Premier database (2010 to 2015).
Chloe C. Kimball, C. Nichols, J. Vose
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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, T. Tan, M. Kheir, M. Maltenfort, Antonia F Chen   +4 more
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Preventing Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2010
Recent projections have forecast that by the year 2030 the number of primary total knee arthroplasty procedures will increase to 3.48 million, an increase of 673% compared with 2005, and the number of primary total hip arthroplasties will increase by 174% to 572,000, with the expectant result being that over 4 million primary total joint arthroplasties
Wadih Y, Matar, S Mehdi, Jafari, Camilo, Restrepo, Matthew, Austin, James J, Purtill, Javad, Parvizi   +5 more
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Transfusion options in total joint arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2002
Concern about the safety of allogeneic blood transfusion, including the risk of viral infection and immunosuppression, has led to the development of transfusion options in total joint arthroplasty, including intraoperative and postoperative blood salvage, autologous donation, hemodilution, and the use of epoetin alfa.
E Michael, Keating, Merrill A, Ritter
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Metal hypersensitivity in total joint arthroplasty

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2014
To review the clinical manifestations, testing methods, and treatment options for hypersensitivity reactions to total joint arthroplasty procedures.Studies were identified using MEDLINE and reference lists of key articles.Randomized controlled trials were selected when available.
Michelle L, Pinson, Christopher A, Coop, Charles N, Webb   +2 more
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Bladder management after total joint arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 1996
This study was undertaken to determine the impact of an indwelling Foley catheter on bladder dysfunction and incidence of urinary tract infections after total joint arthroplasty. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted assigning use of an indwelling Foley catheter (group 1) or intermittent catheterization (group 2) for 48 hours ...
R M, Knight, V D, Pellegrini
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Comparative outcomes of total joint arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty, 1995
A prospective pre- and postoperative general health/quality-of-life factor comparison, using the Rand SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire (TyPE Specification, Quality Quest [Health Outcomes Institute, Minneapolis, MN]), was carried out on a consecutive series of patients with diagnosed osteoarthritis undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty between ...
M A, Ritter, M J, Albohm, E M, Keating, P M, Faris, J B, Meding   +4 more
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