A study led by Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that a novel surgical pain management strategy following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), ...

LAS VEGAS -- Knee replacement patients spent fewer days in the hospital and had improved pain scores after new protocol eliminated motor nerve blocks and reduced opioid medication use, researchers ...

The Canton-Potsdam Hospital in New York developed a pain protocol to benefit total knee replacement patients, according to North Country Now. The protocol consists of pre-operative pain relievers and ...

While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are redefining them — and improving people's outcomes, explains Dr. Brandon Bukowski, an orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic ...

In a minority-predominant patient population, a standardized pathway for total knee arthroplasty was associated with improved outcomes with no change in postoperative complication rates. Objectives: ...

New Orleans, LA – A study led by Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that a novel surgical pain management strategy following total knee ...

Complication rates for outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasties are similar to inpatient rates for the same procedures, according to research published in Arthroplasty Today. Researchers studied ...

Use of intermittent femoral and sciatic nerve block combined with an in-house physiotherapy protocol among patients with knee stiffness produced early gain of range of motion, less range-of-motion ...

Patients having total knee arthroplasty treated with liposomal bupivacaine were discharged to their homes sooner and had a significantly shorter hospital stay compared with patients who did not ...

The knee is one of the largest and most complex joints in the human body. Your knees enable you to walk, run and play. They allow you to stand in place and bend ...

Avoiding infection in lower joint replacement surgery results in an average cost savings of about $100,000 per patient. The use of an alcohol-based nasal antiseptic before surgery lowers surgical site ...