At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Annual Meeting, New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery presented five orthopedic studies.
The studies include:
1. "New Use for an Old Drug: TXA to Reduce Blood Loss in Joint Replacement Surgery"
At the meeting, Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD, outlined the benefits of using tranexamic acid to limit blood loss and transfusion rates linked to joint replacement surgery.
2. "Hip Replacement too Soon After a Steroid Injection Increases Infection Risk"
Orthopedic surgeon, Seth Jerabek, MD, discussed how patients contemplating hip replacement surgery should wait to have the procedure until three months after receiving a steroid injection to minimize hip pain.
3. "Procedures to Repair Damaged Knee Cartilage Show Promise in Treating Patients Over 40"
Sports medicine surgeon Riley Williams, MD, discussed a study showing how patients over 40 benefit from cartilage "plugs" to repair knee cartilage damage.
4. "Guiding Knee Replacement Patients to High-Volume Hospitals Could Save up to $4 Billion Annually"
Jayme Burket, PhD, discussed a study showing how knee replacement surgery completed at high-volume hospitals costs less over a patient's lifetime and yields better outcomes.
5. "Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Patients See 85 Percent Rate of Return to Sports"
At the meeting, Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD, outlined his study, giving data outcomes related to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.
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