Hip
Clinical Review
Evolution of Femoroacetabular Impingement Treatment: The ANCHOR Experience
Our understanding of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) as a cause of hip pain and secondary osteoarthritis has rapidly evolved since Ganz’s...
Clinical Review
Multicenter Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy: Epidemiology (MASH Study Group). What Are We Seeing in the Office, and Who Are We Choosing to Treat?
As the field of hip arthroscopy continues to grow rapidly, our understanding of the population of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy has led to...
Clinical Review
Current Concepts in Labral Repair and Refixation: Anatomical Approach to Labral Management
Arthroscopic labral repair and refixation have garnered much attention over the past several years. Restoration of suction seal and native labral...
Tips
Current Techniques in Treating Femoroacetabular Impingement: Capsular Repair and Plication
Management of the hip capsule has evolved with increased awareness that capsular closure during hip arthroscopy restores the normal anatomy of the...
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery or total joint replacement: which first?
NEW ORLEANS – Encourage obese patients who need a total hip or knee replacement to undergo bariatric surgery beforehand, not after.
Video
T-Capsulotomy to Improve Visualization of the Peripheral Compartment and Repair
Original Research
Comparing Cost, Efficacy, and Safety of Intravenous and Topical Tranexamic Acid in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can be associated with significant blood loss that in some cases...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Biologics: Proposed guideline addresses perioperative management
Biologic agents should be stopped prior to elective total knee or hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to a draft...
From the Journals
Anti–nerve growth factor drug has long-term OA pain benefit, but unclear safety
Treatment for a year with the human anti–nerve growth factor monoclonal antibody fulranumab provided pain relief and functional benefits to...
Original Research
Direct Anterior Versus Posterior Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasties: No Major Differences at 90 Days
End-stage osteoarthritis of the hip is a debilitating disease that is reliably treated with total hip arthroplasty (THA). Up to 35% of patients...
Original Research
Ceramic Femoral Heads for All Patients? An Argument for Cost Containment in Hip Surgery
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has revolutionized the practice of orthopedic surgery. The number of primary THAs performed in the United States......