Knee
Original Research
Current Evidence Does Not Support Medicare’s 3-Day Rule in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
Patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty and are destined for discharge to an extended-care facility—particularly Medicare beneficiaries—are...
Article
Are Knee and Hip Replacements Bad For the Heart?
Commentary
Commentary to "CDC Will Soon Issue Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection"
Article
Total Knee Replacement Is Effective in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Article
Knee Replacement Proves Effective for Degeneration Caused by Blount Disease
Original Research
Safety of Tourniquet Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Radiographic Evidence of Vascular Calcifications
Tourniquets are often used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to improve visualization of structures, shorten operative time, reduce intraoperative...
Case Reports
Recorrection Osteotomies and Total Knee Arthroplasties After Failed Bilateral High Tibial Osteotomies
This article reports the case of a 58-year-old man with failed bilateral opening wedge high tibial osteotomies. Because of excessive valgus...
Original Research
Role of Surgical Dressings in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare efficacy of an occlusive antimicrobial barrier dressing and a standard surgical dressing in...
Clinical Review
Causes and Rates of Unplanned Readmissions After Elective Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
To address the lack of consensus on the leading reasons for readmissions after primary elective unilateral total joint arthroplasties (TJAs), we...
Case Reports
Intrinsic Healing of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in an Adolescent
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligamentous stabilizer of the knee. The natural primary healing potential of the ACL has been...
Case Reports
Fracture Blisters After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fracture blisters are tense vesicles that arise on markedly swollen skin overlying traumatized soft tissue.