Hip
From the Journals
Total Hip Replacement Superior to Exercise Therapy for Improving Hip Osteoarthritis Pain and Function
Greater improvement in patient-reported hip pain and function at 6 months was achieved with total hip replacement than with resistance training in...
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Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia: To Operate or Not?
Among patients with dementia living at home with a fracture of the head or neck of the femur, those who underwent surgery had a lower risk for...
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Are There Benefits to Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Before Joint Surgery?
Two new studies looked at the effects of the weight-loss drugs on rates of complications after hip replacement procedures. The results were mixed...
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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.
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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.
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Rapid MRSA and S. aureus decolonization beneficial for emergency hip surgery
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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...
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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...
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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.