Orthopedics / TJR

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined how race can affect outcomes and complications following total joint arthroplasty.

Research published in The Journal of Arthroplasty examined the rate of opioid consumption for total hip and knee arthroplasty patients.

Four Pewaukee-based Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin surgeons have performed 163 shoulder replacements using ExactechGPS since their facility implemented the navigation system in 2017, the Waukesha Freeman reports.

Medicare's mandatory bundled payments for joint replacement created modest savings per hip or knee replacement episode without increasing complications, according to research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty examined how sleep apnea affects total joint arthroplasty complications.

Although knee replacements are largely considered successful, some recipients said their pain returned after surgery, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Kamran S. Hamid, MD, shared three lessons he learned through building a value-based orthopedic clinic in the latest issue of the Rush Orthopedics Journal.

Physicians aren't staying engaged with patients after outpatient surgery despite the growing popularity of outpatient orthopedic procedures, according to new research published in the Rush Orthopedics Journal.

Keith Berend, MD, is a hip and knee surgeon and founding physician of Joint Implant Surgeons in New Albany, Ohio.

Joshua Siegel, MD, is the sports medicine director and a founding member of Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H.