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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, Ramaswamy Lakshminarayanan, Darin A. Ray, Ian C. Clarke, Leonardo Puppulin, Giuseppe Pezzotti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

Thrombosis, 2012
Approximately 775,000 hip and knee arthroplasties are performed yearly in the United States, with a dramatic increase expected. Patients having hip and knee arthroplasties are at high risk of developing a venous thromboembolism. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) have updated ...
Knesek, David, Peterson, Todd C., Markel, David C.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Preoperative sleep quality affects postoperative pain and function after total joint arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
BackgroundThe relationship between preoperative sleep quality and postoperative clinical outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is unclear. We performed a prospective cohort study to determine whether preoperative sleep quality was correlated with
Ze-yu Luo, Ling-li Li, Duan Wang, Hao-Yang Wang, F. Pei, Zong-ke Zhou   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT) : design features, baseline characteristics and two-year functional outcomes after alternative approaches to knee replacement [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The aim of continued development of total knee replacement systems has been the further improvement of the quality of life and increasing the duration of prosthetic survival.
Campbell, Marion Kay, Fiddian, Nick, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Grant, Adrian Maxwell, Gray, Alastair, Johnston, Linda, KAT Trial Group, MacLennan, Graeme Stewart, McCormack, Kirsty, Morris, Richard, Murray, David, Ramsay, Craig R, Rowley, David, Walker, Allan   +13 more
core   +1 more source

The Differential Effect of COVID on Total Joint Arthroplasty Between Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Centers/Hospital Outpatient Departments: A Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality Initiative Analysis

Arthroplasty Today, 2023
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID) created unprecedented challenges, especially for high-volume elective subspecialties like total joint arthroplasty.
Dexter Powell, MD, David Markel, MD, Heather Chubb, MS, Stefano Muscatelli, MD, Richard Hughes, PhD, Brian Hallstrom, MD, Nicholas Frisch, MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of electronic cigarettes on the outcomes of total joint arthroplasty. [PDF]

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
Zaidi H, Stammers J, Hafez A, Mitchell P, Alazzawi S, Maris A, Maslaris A.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Popliteus impingement after TKA may occur with well-sized prostheses [PDF]

, 2016
To determine the mechanisms and extents of popliteus impingements before and after TKA and to investigate the influence of implant sizing. The hypotheses were that (1) popliteus impingements after TKA may occur at both the tibia and the femur, and (2 ...
Bonnin, Michel, de Kok, Arnoud, Saffarini, Mo, Van Der Straeten, Catherine, Van Hoof, Tom, Verstraete, Matthias, Victor, Jan   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of Total Joint Arthroplasty Subsequent to Ostomy: A Case Series

Arthroplasty Today, 2023
Background: Ostomy surgery is associated with a high rate of postoperative complications and poses several theoretical concerns for subsequent total joint arthroplasty (TJA).
Hannah Kenneally, BS, Nicholas Brown, MD, Daniel Schmitt, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with cardiac complication after total joint arthroplasty of the hip and knee: a systematic review

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2019
BackgroundCardiac complication represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality after total joint arthroplasty, thus necessitating investigation into the associated risks in total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty.
Y. Elsiwy, I. Jovanovic, K. Doma, K. Hazratwala, Hayley Letson   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source