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.
Accuracy of Image-less Navigation for Functional Cup Positioning in Total Hip Arthroplasty
A study on the the impact of an imageless navigation system to accurately achieving pre-operative targets for cup position and for leg length changes.
What to know about tendinitis
Tendinitis — also known as tendonitis — is the inflammation of a tendon. It usually happens when a person overuses or injures a tendon during physical activity.