Knee
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Preop pain perceptions drive outcomes after knee surgery
Patients with more severe pain catastrophizing prior to surgery were less likely to return to a similar level of sport after rehab.
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Consider centralized pain in patients with rheumatic disease
LAS VEGAS – Every patient with chronic pain should complete a fibromyalgia survey, Dr. Daniel J. Clauw says.
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Tranexamic acid does not increase complications in high-risk joint replacement surgery patients
The researchers investigated 38,220 patients who underwent total knee or total hip arthroplasty between 2011 and 2017 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Delaying revision knee replacement increases the odds of infection
The confounding factors that cause delay to surgery must be elucidated in non-database studies.
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Bariatric surgery has mostly positive impact in knee arthroplasty
Future studies should attempt to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on the long-term outcomes of arthroplasty
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Be alert to deep SSI risk after knee surgery
MRSA and MSSA were the most common bacteria found in deep surgical-site infections after knee surgery.
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Preoperative tramadol fails to improve function after knee surgery
Patients given preoperative tramadol showed less improvement at 3 months than those given narcotics or no opiates.
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What’s hot in knee OA rehab research
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Liposomal steroid brings durable pain relief in knee OA
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How common is accelerated knee OA?
TORONTO – More than one in seven women who developed knee OA in a large prospective population-based U.K. study had the more severe accelerated...
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Minor surgeries appear safe for hemophilia patients on emicizumab
MELBOURNE – Patients with hemophilia A treated with emicizumab can safely undergo minor surgery, often without needing prophylactic coagulation...