Hip

Original Research

Blood Loss Reduction with Tranexamic Acid and a Bipolar Sealer in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author:

Sherif Dabash, MD

Leticia C. Barksdale, MD

Colin A. McNamara, MD, MBA

Preetesh D. Patel, MD

Juan C. Suarez, MD

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Conference Coverage

Surgery may be best option for hip impingement syndrome

Author:

Sara Freeman

A better outcome was seen with hip arthroscopy than with physiotherapy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome in UK FASHIoN trial.

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Clinical Review

The Prevention and Treatment of Femoral Trial Head Loss in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author:

Douglas Navasartian, MD, MS

Paul Allegra, MD

Benjamin Giliberti, MD

David Chalnick, MD

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From the Journals

Study links RA flares after joint replacement to disease activity, not medications

Author:

Randy Dotinga

Ceasing biologics prior to surgery doesn’t seem to make a difference to progression afterward.

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Original Research

Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemiarthroplasty: US National Trends in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures

Author:

Colin Y. L. Woon, MD

Vincent M. Moretti, MD

Brian E. Schwartz, MD

Benjamin A. Goldberg, MD

There is controversy regarding whether total hip arthroplasty (THA) or hemiarthroplasty (HA) is the treatment preferred for displaced...

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Original Research

Does Knowledge of Implant Cost Affect Fixation Method Choice in the Management of Stable Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures?

Author:

Neil S. Kumar, MD

Andre M. Jakoi, MD

Amrit S. Khalsa, MD

Andrew M. Star, MD

The continuing increase in the population of patients older than 65 years in the United States is well known. For orthopedic surgeons, this trend...

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Conference Coverage

For women with RA, small-joint surgery rate nearly twice that of men

Author:

Doug Brunk

SAN DIEGO – The rate of small-joint procedures is declining for both sexes.

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From the Journals

Genotype-guided warfarin dosing reduced adverse events in arthroplasty patients

Author:

Michele G. Sullivan

The absolute difference of 3.9% in the composite endpoint was largely driven by a 2.8% absolute difference in the rate of an INR of 4 or greater...

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Original Research

Use of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid Improves Early Ambulation After Total Knee Arthroplasty and Anterior and Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author:

Eugene S. Krauss, MD, FAAOS, FACS

MaryAnne Cronin, MS, PharmD, BCPS

Sanjeev J. Suratwala, MD, FAAOS, FACS

Paul Enker, MD, FRCS(C)

Lisa Rosen, ScM

Ayal Segal, MD

We conducted a retrospective cohort study (N = 477) to determine if use of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) improves early ambulation and reduces...

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Original Research

Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture After Steroid Injections in Patients With Medicare

Author:

Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

Kevin L. Ong, PhD

Edmund Lau, MS

Steven M. Kurtz, PhD

Steven D. Glassman, MD

To further evaluate the relationship between steroid injections and osteoporotic fracture risk, we analyzed Medicare administrative claims data on...

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Original Research

Management and Prevention of Intraoperative Acetabular Fracture in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author:

Jonathon M. Brown, DO

Kevin S. Borchard, MD

Claire E. Robbins, PT, DPT, MS

Daniel M. Ward, MD

Carl T. Talmo, MD

James V. Bono, MD

Intraoperative acetabular fracture (IAF) is a rare complication of primary total hip...

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