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Routine gait analysis may be a helpful guide for post-TKA rehabilitation
Source: Healio
Many patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty did not experience improvement in their gait relative to preoperative patients by 12 months postoperatively; however, use of routine gait analysis was helpful for guiding patients’ postoperative rehabilitation and may be useful for developing strategies for mobility improvement, according to researchers’ findings.
Benefit of preoperative exercise for post-TKR functional outcomes unclear
Source: Healio
According to study results, a median of 10 exercise sessions before total knee replacement demonstrated a small yet non- significant improvement in functional assessments compared with patient education only; however, benefits were not sustained after surgery, demonstrating inconclusive results regarding whether preoperative exercise was beneficial for postoperative functional outcomes.
PRP did not improve clinical outcomes of hip arthroscopy for labral tears
Source: Healio
Results of a prospective study showed patients who had an intraoperative platelet-rich plasma injection at the end of hip arthroscopy for labral treatment trended toward higher pain scores and lower modified Harris Hip Scores at 2-years compared with patients who received bupivacaine.
Risk Factors for Postoperative Urinary Retention in Men Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty
Source: Healio
Postoperative urinary retention is a common complication after major orthopedic procedures of the lower limb. In total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, the incidence ranges from 7% to 84%. In this study, the incidence and risk factors for postoperative urinary retention were described in a cohort of 376 men undergoing total hip arthroplasty.
Biomarkers of Inflammation Don’t Correlate with Early Outcomes of THA
Source: ICJR
A study from Mayo Clinic – reported at the MAOA annual meeting – found no differences in pain and early functional outcomes in direct anterior THA patients vs. mini-posterior THA patients regardless of any changes in serum biomarkers for muscle damage.
