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Makoplasty Robotic partial knee resurfacing is a less invasive solution designed to restore the feeling of a natural knee.
Eric Hamrin Senorski, PT, MSc, PhD*, Eleonor Svantesson, MD, MSc, Susanne Beischer, PT, MSc, … First Published April 16, 2018 Research Article Can Athletes return to Strenuous Sports 1 Year after Surgery for a Torn ACL Knee? The answer is yes, but not all. We continue to learn about return to sport after ACL knee injury. Not all patients return to their sport. […]
Read MoreStudy: Is there a reasonable BMI criterion for TJA? A study published in the April 4 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery attempts to assess various body mass index (BMI) criteria for total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The authors conducted a retrospective, cohort study of 27,671 TJAs to determine if various BMI eligibility criteria had […]
Read MoreIt’s becoming increasingly clear that orthopaedic patients who smoke have worse outcomes than those who don’t. The clinical effects of smoking on bone and wound healing have been well-studied, and include longer times to union, higher rates of nonunion, and higher rates of infection and wound complications. Cigarette smoke contains about 5,000 chemical agents and […]
Read MoreA literature review published in the May issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty attempts to define and identify areas of concern for obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). “Obesity risk assessment is compounded by the fact that obesity is rarely an isolated diagnosis,” the authors write, “and tends to cluster with other co-morbidities that […]
Read MoreAs a surgeon my aim is to replicate the function and feel of a natural knee when performing joint replacement surgery. Researchers measure outcomes following surgery and place a “forgotten knee score” to measure satisfaction. 6 months after replacement surgery the score is 59, 12 months after replacement surgery the score is 72, and 24 […]
Read MoreEssential Amino Acids and Vitamin D might prove to be a safe and easy way to improve recovery after knee replacement surgery. One study found that 2 grams of essential amino acids (protein available OTC) daily for 1 week prior and 2 weeks after surgery will improve your recovery. Additionally, some basic science research has […]
Read MoreStryker’s Joint Replacement division today announced that its cementless Mako Total Knee with Triathlon Tritanium has received market clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Q4 2017. Triathlon Tritanium combines Triathlon knee implant with the latest in highly porous biologic fixation technology for a knee system that holds the promise of improved fixation and […]
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The perfect total knee is known as “the forgotten knee”. Patients with a forgotten artificial knee state that the artificial knee always feel normal in daily activities. This occurs approximately 66 % of the time, according to French surgeons. Gender, age, body mass index, and preoperative pain were not predictive of outcome. Inability to fully […]
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