Orthopedic News
Bilateral TKA associated with poor peri-operative outcome
Unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) appears to be associated with better peri-operative morbidity and mortality than bilateral procedures, say researchers. They also found that staging bilateral TKA procedures during the same hospitalization offers no mortality benefit and may even increase morbidity compared with carrying out bilateral TKA on the same day.
Using antibiotics, doubling surgical gloves among ways to prevent periprosthetic infection
While the greatest risk for periprosthetic infection after hip and knee replacement procedures occur within the first few months after surgery, the risk of infection persists throughout the lifetime of the patient and the implant, according to an orthopedist from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester in Minnesota. “The one thing we can do most effectively to prevent periprosthetic infection is to give antibiotics,” Robert T. Trousdale, MD, said during his presentation at Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2010, here. He suggested that surgeons administer antibiotics to their patients within an hour before the skin incision.
Researchers identify protein involved in causing osteoporosis, arthritis
Investigators at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, along with several collaborators, reported that a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) plays an important role in the development of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and periodontitis (gum disease). The study, which appeared online Aug. 30 ahead of print in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to new treatments, according to the authors.
Ibuprofen Bests Acetaminophen/Codeine for Kids' Broken Arms
Children treated for arm fractures said ibuprofen reduced the pain as effectively as a combination of acetaminophen and codeine (Tylenol 3), with fewer adverse effects, in a randomized, double-blind trial.
Surgery, 'Sham' Equal in Treating Compression Fracture Pain
Two new studies suggest that vertebroplasty, a widely used surgery to help heal compression fractures, is no better than "sham" surgery when it comes to relieving pain and improving daily function.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Doesn't Harm NFL Career Length, Study Suggests
Knee injuries are a common problem in collegiate and professional football, often hindering an individual's career length and future. A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Keystone.
