Those who suffer from painful lower-body osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may benefit from knee replacement surgery, according to Reuters Health. According to the new study, knee replacement surgery may significantly ease lower-body pain, improve leg function and increase quality of life in patients suffering from arthritis. Researchers cautioned that surgery didn’t restore patients to […]
Dilute betadine lavage reduces infection rates following joint replacement surgery
The implementation of dilute betadine lavage before wound closure in total joint replacement operations reduced post-op infection rates from 0.97% to 0.15%, according to a 2011 study of more than 2,000 surgeries. Nicholas Michael Brown, MD, discussed his team’s results at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Brown said although […]
Obesity Linked to Higher Infection Rates in Knee Replacement Surgery
A new meta-analysis shows that obese patients are two times as likely to sustain infection after total knee replacement surgery. The study was published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in late October, and led by Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs, MD, PhD of the Orthotrauma Research Center in Amsterdam. Researchers consistently found that obesity […]
Total Knee Replacement Surgeries Have Doubled Over Past Decade
According to a new study, more than 4.5 million Americans are currently living with Total Knee Replacements (TKR). Over the past 10 years, TKR surgeries have doubled. The study, presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, used US Census data, combined with the National Health Interview Survey, the Multicenter […]