Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients With an Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Device
Arthroplasty Today, 2023 Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may be used as bridge therapy or destination therapy in heart failure patients. Total joint arthroplasty may improve the functional status of patients limited by arthritis.
John H. Rosenberg, MD +3 more
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Coinfection of HIV and hepatitis C increases complication rates after total joint arthroplasty
SICOT-J, 2020 Introduction: As advances in efficacy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis-C virus (HCV) anti-viral medications increase, patients are able to maintain higher quality of lives than ever before.
Fang Christopher +5 more
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Does bariatric surgery prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty reduce post-operative complications and improve clinical outcomes for obese patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
, 2016 AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS:
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2023 Background Before the advent of total hip arthroplasty, Vitallium mold arthroplasty had been widely performed. We present a case with a 42‐year follow‐up after Vitallium mold arthroplasty.
Junsheng Leng +3 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Introduction: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of major psychiatric illness on patient outcomes after total joint arthroplasty. Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of a major psychiatric disorder undergoing total joint arthroplasty were ...
Sahil Kooner +7 more
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Postoperative IL-6 levels cannot predict early onset periprosthetic hip/knee infections: an analysis of 7,661 patients at a single institution [PDF]
European Cells & Materials, 2022 Prior studies have outlined C-reactive protein (CRP) within the first 5 d following total hip arthroplasty (THA) as an inappropriate indicator of an early periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
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Silicon Nitride Bearings for Total Joint Arthroplasty
Lubricants, 2016 The articulation performance of silicon nitride against conventional and highly cross-linked polyethylene, as well as for self-mated silicon nitride bearings, was examined in a series of standard hip simulation studies. Wear rates for polyethylene liners
Bryan J. McEntire +5 more
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Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial - TOPKAT : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2013 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Arden, Nigel +11 more
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Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in total joint arthroplasty
Arthroplasty Today, 2018 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently released their 2017 Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. One of their recommendations is the ordering of a single dose of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics with no subsequent ...
Adolph J. Yates, Jr., MD
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Postdischarge Opioid Use after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty Today, 2021 Background: As America’s third highest opioid prescribers, orthopedic surgeons have contributed to the opioid abuse crisis. This study evaluated opioid use after primary total joint replacement.
Keenan Atwood, MD +5 more
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