5/14/15 Patients who underwent knee replacement exhibited less cartilage thickness at baseline and, over time, greater lateral and location-independent femorotibial cartilage loss than those who did not get replacement, researchers said. Furthermore, location-independent analysis of change in cartilage thickness predicted future knee replacement. These were among the findings of a U.S.-European prospective cohort study published […]
Lee, Jae Chul MD; Lee, Sang-Hun MD; Peters, Colleen MA; Riew, K. Daniel MD Spine15 May 2015Vol. 40 – Issue 10: p E571–E577 Abstract Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine, using survivorship analysis, the rate of adjacent segment pathology (ASP) development and to identify the risk factors […]
Mackie A, et al. J Arthroplasty. 2015;doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.09.003. April 1, 2015 Weight gain after total knee arthroplasty had a negative association with SF-36 pain and function scores, according to study results. Researchers identified 1,545 patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and recorded BMI and patient-reported outcome measures preoperatively and for up to 3 years […]
Singh JA, et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014;doi:10.1186/1471-2474-15-440. February 24, 2015 During a study period spanning 1993 to 2005, researchers observed a worsening of patient-reported function and pain outcomes after total knee arthroplasty. The researchers reviewed data for 7,229 patients from the Mayo Clinic Total Joint Registry who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between 1993 […]
The Revision Rate and Occurrence of Adjacent Segment Disease After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Study of 672 Consecutive Patients van Eck, Carola F. MD Spine 15 December 2014 Vol. 39 – Issue 26: p 2143–2147 Abstract Study Design. Level III: retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the […]
The Spine Journal December 1, 2014 Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages 2854–2860 Jacob A. Miller, BS Abstract Background context C5 palsy is a debilitating postoperative complication of cervical decompression surgery. Although the prognosis is typically good, patients may be unable to perform basic activities of daily living, resulting in a decreased quality of life. No […]
Published: Dec 4, 2014 By Ed Susman , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that these studies were published as abstracts and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. CHICAGO — Individuals with knee pain who undergo surgery to repair meniscus […]
Complications and Mortality in Cervical Spine Surgery: Racial Differences Skolasky, Richard L. ScD; Thorpe, Roland J. Jr PhD; Wegener, Stephen T. PhD; Riley, Lee H. III MD Spine 15 August 2014 Vol. 39 – Issue 18: p 1506–1512 Abstract Study Design. Retrospective national database analysis. Objective. Our goal was to estimate racial and ethnic differences […]
Medscape Medical News Knee Surgery: No Benefit for Those With Mild Osteoarthritis Jennifer Garcia August 27, 2014 Arthroscopic surgery for middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscal tears and mild or no osteoarthritis provided no benefit when compared with nonoperative management, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis. These results were published online August 25 inCMAJ. The review […]
CNBC.com Herb Greenberg | @herbgreenberg Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 8:58 AM ET Story Source Shawn Todd, who lives just outside of Mobile, Ala., thought she was having a routine partial hysterectomy. For Sonya Melton of Birmingham, it was routine same-day gynecological surgery to treat uterine fibroids. And for Kimberly McCalla, just 24, it was […]
OrthopedicsToday August 18, 2014 Patients with osteoarthritis who had high body mass index and performed intensive physical activity at work experienced a higher risk of having a knee replacement, according to study results. Researchers prospectively followed 315,495 patients who underwent knee replacement and identified through the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. Cox proportional hazard regression was used […]