Correction After publication of this article, it came to our attention that an author's name was misspelled. The correct name is Elise P Jansma. The authors and Publisher apologize to the readers for the inconvenience caused. Vet HCW: Systematic review: do patient expectations influence treatment outcomes in total knee and total hip arthroplasty? Cite this article as: Haanstra et al.: Correctio...

Massive allograft can be a useful option in revision total joint arthroplasty for treatment of significant bone loss. In rare cases, revision hip and knee arthroplasty procedures can be performed simultaneously using massive allograft-prosthetic composites. We present an 18 year follow up of a patient who received a simultaneous revision hip and knee total femoral allograft and discuss recent l...

This article analyzes the hip and knee reconstruction section of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE). All of the hip and knee reconstruction questions from 2005 to 2009 were analyzed, and the following data were recorded: number of questions per year in the hip and knee section, total number of questions on the OITE per year, national average score by year in training, references cit...

BACKGROUND Hip and knee arthroplasties are common and successful procedures, however, success and durability are not guaranteed. The revision burden, defined as the ratio of implant revisions to the total number of arthroplasties in a specific period, is a measure of the steady state of arthroplasty success in a given registry. This study examines the hypothesis that revision burden would be si...

INTRODUCTION One aim of modern pharmacologic treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to prevent joint destruction and reduce the need for surgery. Our purpose was to investigate secular trends in the incidence of primary total hip and knee arthroplasties in a well defined sample of patients with RA. METHODS Prevalent cases with RA in 1997 and incident cases from 1997 to 2007 in a community ...

BACKGROUND Although total knee arthroplasty reduces pain and improves function, patients continue to walk with asymmetrical movement patterns, that may affect muscle activation and joint loading patterns. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the specific biomechanical abnormalities that persist after total knee arthroplasty and examine the neuromuscular mechanisms that may contribute to th...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE An increasing number of patients have several joint replacement procedures during their lifetime. We investigated the use and suitability of multi-state model techniques in providing a more comprehensive analysis and description of complex arthroplasty histories held in arthroplasty registries than are allowed for with traditional survival methods. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...

Purpose: The goal of this study was to investigate whether our institution adhered to current guidelines for the use of prophylactic antibiotics in hip and knee arthroplasty. Type of Study: Retrospective case series. Methods: Data on the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for 798 consecutive total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and hip hemiarthroplasty procedures were record...

There are many studies of long-term recovery from major point arthroplasty, but little is known about the first days and weeks after operation. We measured function, emotional state and life evaluation before arthroplasty and at seven and 50 days after in a consecutive series of 40 hip and 23 knee replacements. Pain was relieved significantly at seven days after hip arthroplasty and even more a...

BACKGROUND Rising health care costs and emphasis on value have placed the onus of reducing healthcare costs on the surgeon. METHODS Financial data from 3,973 hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasties performed at a physician owned orthopedic hospital was retrospectively reviewed over a two-year period. A wasted implant financial report was posted starting the second year of the study. Each surge...