Knee

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

Use of a Small-Bore Needle Arthroscope to Diagnose Intra-Articular Knee Pathology: Comparison With Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author:

Carl A. Deirmengian, MD

Joshua S. Dines, MD

Joseph V. Vernace, MD

Michael S. Schwartz, MD, MBA

R. Alexander Creighton, MD

James N. Gladstone, MD

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Tips

Knotless Tape Suture Fixation of Quadriceps Tendon Rupture: A Novel Technique

Author:

James M. Paci, MD

Amanda Pawlak, MD

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Original Research

Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel Suture Augment in Patella Fixation

Author:

Steven Magister, BA

Seth Yarboro, MD

Patella fractures, although uncommon in the context of corresponding long bone fractures, carry a disproportionately high degree of morbidity, and...

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Original Research

Minimally Invasive Anatomical Reconstruction of Posteromedial Corner of Knee: A Cadaveric Study

Author:

Jorge Chahla, MD, PhD

Damián Arroquy, MD

Tomas Vilaseca, MD

Martin Carboni, MD

Justin J. Mitchell, MD

Chase S. Dean, MD

Mark E. Cinque, MS

Scott A. Rodeo, MD

Cecilia Pascual-Garrido, MD

We conducted a study to determine if a minimally invasive posteromedial reconstruction technique would return medial knee stability to its intact...

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Original Research

A Systematic Review of 21 Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Studies and More Than 1000 Knees: Indications, Clinical Outcomes, Complications, and Reoperations

Author:

Bryan M. Saltzman, MD

Allison Rao, MD

Brandon J. Erickson, MD

Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD

David Levy, MD

Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD

Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we searched the literature for tibial tubercle...

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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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Original Research

Return to Activities After Patellofemoral Arthroplasty

Author:

Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD

Jacqueline M. Brady, MD

Brian Grawe, MD

Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, MD, MPH

Joseph T. Nguyen, MPH

Elizabeth Wolfe, BS

Marcia Voigt, BS

Gregory Mahony, BS

Sabrina Strickland, MD

Compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), single-compartment knee arthroplasty may provide better physiologic function, faster recovery, and...

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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

Patella Alta: A Comprehensive Review of Current Knowledge

Author:

Roland M. Biedert, MD

Philippe M. Tscholl, MD

We systematically reviewed patella alta with respect to type of measurements, reported cutoff values, cutoff values for surgical correction, and...

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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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