Arthroplasty Today

Today we are highlighting articles some of the top downloaded discussing arthroplasty in patients with rare condition, explore and learn from them!

"Total Knee Arthroplasty in Osteogenesis Imperfecta"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(18)30109-2/fulltext

"Total hip arthroplasty in concomitant achondroplasia and developmental dysplasia"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(15)00010-2/fulltext

"Total Knee Arthroplasty in Hemophilia A"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(19)30169-4/fulltext

"Femoral artery injury during total hip arthroplasty"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(18)30041-4/fulltext

"Total knee replacement in patients with osteoarthritis and concomitant inveterate patellar dislocation"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(18)30046-3/fulltext

"Total knee arthroplasty in patients with extra articular deformity"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(15)00078-3/fulltext

"Long term outcomes of the knee and hip arthroplasty in patients with alkaptonuria"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(20)30156-4/fulltext

"Segmental Fractures of the Neck Of Femur: Fix or Replace? Case report and literature review"
https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(21)00040-6/fulltext

This case report discusses simultaneous bilateral TKA in the setting of end-stage osteoarthritis and bilateral lipoma arborescens.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00091-8/fulltext

This study examined outcomes of cemented vs. uncemented robotic-assisted TKA.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00045-1/fulltext

This study investigated the efficacy of utilizing antibiotic-loaded locked intra- medullary nails as static spacers for the multiply revised, infected total knee arthroplasty.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00055-4/fulltext

This database study found that patients with knee osteoarthritis who are lower income, report nonheterosexual orientation, or have poor physical and mental health are at increased risk of having decreased access to treatment.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00038-4/fulltext

This study examined mid-term outcomes of a cementless primary THA stem with a modular neck.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00072-4/fulltext

This database study analyzed opioid prescription and dislocation trends among patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome undergoing primary THA.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00075-X/fulltext

This case report describes total hip arthroplasty in the setting of a proximal femur aneurysmal bone cyst.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00077-3/fulltext

This study of THA, TKA, and UKA from a single health system found that increased number of unplanned postop phone calls was associated with increased ED visits, but not increased electronic messaging.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00037-2/fulltext

This case report discusses staged bilateral THA in a patient with Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen (DMC) disease, a rare spondyloepiphyseal autosomal recessive disorder.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00087-6/fulltext

This study examined postop complications and implant survivorship in pts undergoing THA/TKA with vs. without previous bone marrow transplant.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00058-X/fulltext

This randomized trial compared anterior skin numbness after medial vs. lateral parapatellar approach TKA with midline skin incision. No difference was found at 6 months and beyond.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00050-5/fulltext

This Norwegian study examined if there was any association between increased BMI and risk of revision after primary TKA.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00061-X/fulltext

This surgical technique paper describes conversion total hip arthroplasty using the anterior-based muscle sparing approach, enabling the surgeon to perform an anterior-based THA and remove proximal femoral hardware from the same interval.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00054-2/fulltext

This study investigated risk factors for acute kidney injury after total hip or knee arthroplasty.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00047-5/fulltext

This case report discusses simultaneous post and cone fractures of a polyethylene insert in a mobile-bearing posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty 12 years postop.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00001-3/fulltext

This database study of primary THA found increased risk of postoperative medical and surgical complications in patients with active amphetamine abuse.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00057-8/fulltext

This case report describes an unusual prosthetic joint infection caused by bacillus Calmette-Guérin, which was administered during the treatment of bladder cancer 3 years prior to total knee arthroplasty.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00035-9/fulltext

This study found that patients discharged to a non-home facility on aspirin had higher rates of postop venous thromboembolism compared with those on more aggressive anticoagulation (warfarin, factor Xa inhibitor, direct thrombin inhibitor, low-molecular-weight heparin, pentasaccharide, etc).

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00053-0/fulltext

What is the best landmark to use for measuring femoral neck anteversion?This study compared CT measurements using the posterior condylar axis (PCA) vs the transepicondylar axis (TEA).

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00003-7/fulltext

This study looked at patients with prosthetic joint infection and multiple total joint arthroplasties to determine the risk of developing a second prosthetic joint infection in an ipsilateral lower extremity joint replacement.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00008-6/fulltext

This survey study examined patient interest in and perception of robotic total hip and knee replacement.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00027-X/fulltext

This database study found increased risk of early postoperative complications among patients undergoing primary THA with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(23)00194-2/fulltext

This case series discusses 3 cases of lateral knee pain after TKA treated with arthroscopic removal of cement protruding at the lateral femoral bone-prosthesis interface.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00019-0/fulltext

How accurate are surgeon websites marketing robotic TKA? This study investigates.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00042-6/fulltext

This surgical technique paper describes using CT-based 3-D modeling and instrument tracking to assist with core decompression for osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00022-0/fulltext

Check out this article reviewing highlights of the 2023 American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) annual report!

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00010-4/fulltext

This retrospective review of consecutive TKA cases in pts with BMI>35kg/m2 with and without robotics by a single surgeon found longer tourniquet times and improved alignment in robotic-assisted cases.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00005-0/fulltext

How do you counsel patients with knee OA and a history of extensor mechanism repair? This database study looked at postoperative complication rates after TKA with and without preop extensor mechanism repair.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00004-9/fulltext

This study compared outcomes of conversion THA following closed reduction/percutaneous pinning vs. intramedullary nail, and found that prior intramedullary nail was associated with worse perioperative outcomes.

https://www.arthroplastytoday.org/article/S2352-3441(24)00002-5/fulltext