Arthroplasty
Clinical Practice Guideline for Postoperative Rehabilitation in Older Patients With Hip Fractures.
12 Jul, 2021 | 01:39h | UTCRelated: Guideline for the perioperative management of hip fractures 2020
RCT: Among patients with prosthetic joint infection, antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks was NOT shown to be noninferior to antibiotic therapy for 12 weeks and resulted in a higher percentage of patients with unfavorable outcomes.
27 May, 2021 | 08:20h | UTCAntibiotic Therapy for 6 or 12 Weeks for Prosthetic Joint Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A: Among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, glucocorticoid supplementation in periarticular infiltration analgesia is effective and does not increase complications or side effects.
21 May, 2021 | 08:22h | UTC
Consensus on pre-operative total knee replacement education and prehabilitation recommendations: a UK-based modified Delphi study
28 Apr, 2021 | 08:01h | UTC
Safety of tranexamic acid in hip and knee arthroplasty in high-risk patients – this large observational study did not show an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, seizures, ischemic strokes, or transient ischemic attacks, irrespective of patient high-risk status at baseline
28 Apr, 2021 | 07:59h | UTCSafety of Tranexamic Acid in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in High-risk Patients – Anesthesiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries on Twitter
Our study online @_Anesthesiology today: safety of TXA in high-risk pts ➡️data from 500 hospitals shows no increased risks of VTE, MI, seizures, ischemic stroke or TIA. @HipKneeDoc @MountSinaiOrtho 🔗 https://t.co/za7SH8C7rj pic.twitter.com/J8hoW6stNm
— Jashvant Poeran (@jashvant_p) April 16, 2021
Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in High-risk Patients @_Anesthesiology
👉TXA in high risk pts is not associated w/ venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, seizures, ischemic strokes, or TIAshttps://t.co/DwZe0brJ9L pic.twitter.com/KGcRCftcOl
— Emily Sharpe, MD (@emilysharpe) April 22, 2021
M-A: Intravenous tranexamic acid in surgical patients is not associated with increased risk of thromboembolic events and mortality
20 Apr, 2021 | 05:28h | UTCAssociation of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid With Thromboembolic Events and Mortality: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Invited commentary: Tranexamic Acid and Safety in the Right Patient – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 216 RCTs (N=125,550 patients) finds no excess risk of thromboembolic events among surgical patients who received intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) compared with placebo or no treatment.https://t.co/C18EJjpR7p
— Lucas Morin (@lucasmorin_eolc) April 18, 2021
M-A: Time to reconsider the routine use of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty surgery
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:23h | UTC
M-A: Evaluation of exercise interventions and outcomes after hip arthroplasty
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:18h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis
16 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review – JAMA (free or a limited period)