(Reuters Health)—Patients who live in low-income communities and lack a college education may have worse pain after knee replacement surgery than their more educated neighbors, a recent study suggests. Two years after total knee replacement surgeries, patients in poor communities who hadn’t gone to college had average pain scores that were about 10 points worse…
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Time to Rethink Inpatient Rehab After Knee Replacement?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Inpatient rehabilitation did not lead to better mobility following total knee replacement compared with a home-based program in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Australia. The findings do not support inpatient rehabilitation for adults undergoing uncomplicated total knee arthroplasty, conclude the authors in JAMA on March 14.1 “Normally, one study is…
Total Joint Arthroplasty Outcome Measures Toolkit Helps Rheumatologists’ Post-Surgical Assessments
Amir Atwal* is a 76-year-old man who had a knee arthroplasty six weeks ago: He wonders how he is doing in comparison to other individuals of his age at the same stage of recovery. Will you be able to provide him with an answer? If you are looking for a one-stop shop to help you…
Exercise Therapy Recommended to Manage Knee Osteoarthritis
The benefits of exercise therapy for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are well known. The ACR strongly recommends both aquatic exercise and land-based aerobic and resistance exercise for managing knee OA.1 A recent Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that high-quality evidence supports the use of exercise to reduce pain and improve physical function and…
Study Associates Higher Risks with Total Joint Arthroplasty among Patients with Hepatitis C
A study that looked at the impact of hepatitis C on short-term outcomes of total joint arthroplasty found an increase in co-morbidity compared with patients without the liver disease. The number of people in need of total joint arthroplasty is expected to rise in conjunction with an aging population and advances in hepatitis C treatments….
Knee Replacement Offers Cardiovascular Benefits for Patients with Arthritis
Knee arthroplasty may help prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with osteoarthritis; same-day bilateral surgery safe for select patients with rheumatoid arthritis
One-Third of Total Knee Replacements May Be Inappropriate
Rheumatologists advised to use standardized measures of self-reported pain, functional status to determine which patients should have surgery
Improved Survival Odds Following Hip & Knee Replacements
Decreases in mortality rates following elective hip and knee replacement surgeries since 2004 may be partly due to modern surgical techniques and better pre- and post-op care.
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Physicians Search for Ways to Improve Clinical Outcomes for Total Knee Replacements (TKR)
Widely variable results for people post-TKR procedures have prompted doctors to develop a standardized approach to rehabilitation care
His and Hers Knees
Do gender-specific knee implants offer clinical benefits for women?
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