Allograft ACL reconstruction had higher revision rate in patients younger than 34 years
NEW ORLEANS — While ACL reconstruction with an allograft was associated with a high risk of revision in younger patients, it may be an acceptable choice for older patients who are not athletes, according to a presenter here.
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease: Causes, symptoms, and treatments
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a condition that occurs due to a temporary loss of blood supply to the thighbone. This affects the shape of the bone, meaning it may not move easily in the hip socket.
Retained Functional Antibiotic Hip Spacers Have High Rates of Stem Loosening, Subsidence, and Reoperation.
Functional antibiotic hip spacers for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection may be retained in patients deemed too sick for reimplantation, or who elect to forego additional surgery.
5 Long-Term Problems After Meniscus Surgery
Although arthroscopic surgery of the meniscus is minimally invasive, you may still experience knee pain after surgery.
Genetic study explores the microbiome of hip and knee osteoarthritis
Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) techniques show the presence of bacterial DNA in surgical specimens of hip and knee arthritis, from patients undergoing first-time total joint arthroplasty, reports a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
