Redefining the Acetabular Safe Zone with AI
Researchers from Mayo Clinic may have taken the first step in a very high tech way: They’ve used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze thousands of post-THA radiographs and then calculate anteversion and inclination angles that redefine the concept of an acetabular safe zone.
Outcomes of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection of Knees in an Outpatient Clinic
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequently occurring degenerative joint disease. Treatments include both surgical and conservative interventions. Popular conservative treatments involve rest, oral anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, and injections. Intra-articular injections, specifically cortisone, have been a mainstay of conservative treatment. However, cortisone treatments of OA have certain limitations and have produced mixed results. Similarly, the use of viscosupplementation preparations has been studied with no conclusive results.
Driving Innovation: A Transportation Methodology to Support the Transition of Orthopaedic Surgery from Acute to Ambulatory Care
Using innovation to get instruments into the surgeons’ hands efficiently and effectively is needed for future success in orthopaedics. As the United States healthcare delivery system trends toward provision of more-cost-effective care by moving from inpatient to ambulatory settings, it is fully expected that within the next five years we will see all musculoskeletal-related procedures and services be removed from the inpatient-only list, with corresponding support of outpatient funding in the outpatient setting when clinically appropriate
Can a novel opioid-free protocol following total knee arthroplasty prevent chronic opioid addiction? A follow-up study of 386 patients.
Studies have shown that there is an approximately 8.2% risk of chronic addiction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using conventional methods to recover from surgery in patients who are opioid-naive (1). A previous study by the authors found that a novel multimodal protocol significantly reduced the use of postoperative TKA opioids in the first 90 days post-op (2). The present study sought to ascertain whether the protocol had persistent effects which led to a lower risk of chronic addiction than that which is currently published.
The use of imageless navigation to quantify cutting error in total knee arthroplasty
A retrospective study including 60 consecutive patients undergoing primary TKA using a novel imageless navigation device.