Orthopedics News

According to published results, patients with limited ability to understand and work with numbers may struggle to correctly interpret visual displays of their patient-reported outcome measures in a clinical setting.

Amniotic umbilical cord tissue may be an effective adjunctive therapy in patients undergoing meniscectomy, according to published results.

Results showed a single-stage treatment involving femoral shortening, peroneal nerve decompression and posterior knee release may improve knee mechanics and ambulatory ability for pediatric patients with arthrogrypotic knee deformities.

Arthroscopic Latarjet as a revision option for failed arthroscopic Bankart repair may yield satisfactory patient-reported outcomes with low rates of complications and recurrent instability, according to published results.

Results showed patients with insulin-dependent diabetes may have increased risk for postoperative complications and hospital readmissions after total shoulder arthroplasty vs. patients with diabetes and without insulin dependence.

For patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection, multistage revision total knee arthroplasty procedures were associated with high remission rates and low mortality at minimum 5-year follow-up, according to published results.

Published results showed 12% of patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty received at least one surprise bill after surgery, which may negatively affect patient satisfaction.

Enrollment in the phase 3 VALOR study evaluating brepocitinib for the treatment of dermatomyositis has been completed, Priovant Therapeutics announced in a press release.

With comparable outcomes at 2 years, posterior cervical foraminotomy may be an effective alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for patients with cervical radiculopathy, according to published results.

In this video, Aaron J. Huser, DO, discusses a study that showed tibial-fibular synostosis may prevent recurrent dynamic valgus of the ankle in patients with fibular hemimelia.