Hip
Conference Coverage
Marathon running does not increase arthritis risk: Survey
For those runners who had undergone knee or hip surgery or had a previous hip or knee injury that prevented running, the likelihood of having...
Guidelines
Guidelines: Don’t delay total joint arthroplasty for additional nonoperative therapies
The guidelines also state that obesity alone should not be a reason to delay surgery.
Conference Coverage
New ESC guidelines for cutting CV risk in noncardiac surgery
The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations, compared...
From the Journals
Add AFib to noncardiac surgery risk evaluation: New support
Preexisting atrial fibrillation should again be part of pre–noncardiac surgery cardiac risk assessment, argues a new report.
Conference Coverage
Rapid MRSA and S. aureus decolonization beneficial for emergency hip surgery
Conference Coverage
Inadequate pain relief in OA, high opioid use before TKA
Rates of inadequate pain relief in knee and hip OA, and high opioid use before total knee replacement surgery were reported in separate studies at...
Conference Coverage
POISE-3 backs wider use of tranexamic acid in noncardiac surgery
The antifibrinolytic agent significantly reduced the risk for bleeding in a wide array of major noncardiac surgeries, suggesting an expanded role...
Conference Coverage
Is aspirin the best way to prevent blood clots after THA/TKA?
Patients discharged to facilities rather than home may need more aggressive agents to prevent venous thromboembolism.
From the Journals
Stress tests before knee, hip replacement surgeries down, with no ill effects
While routine preoperative stress tests appear to be a thing of the past, many patients without known risk factors are still being tested. Do...
Conference Coverage
Standardized protocol guides therapies to reduce VTE after arthroplasty
From the Journals
Delayed hospital admission after hip fracture raises mortality risk
Most studies focus on surgery timing among hospitalized patients and fail to consider preadmission waiting time.