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Search results for: knee replacement

Total Knee Replacement Cost-Effective, Even with Obesity & Comorbidities

Lisa Rapaport  |  March 29, 2021

(Reuters Health)—Total knee replacement surgery can be a cost-effective procedure for patients with severe obesity and osteoarthritis (OA), even when they also have comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers did a cost-benefit analysis for two patient populations (over 65 years, and age 50 to 65) who had…

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Effects of Warfarin on Risk of Hip & Knee Replacement in OA Patients

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  December 4, 2020

The use of warfarin may increase the risk of knee or hip replacement in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), according to research presented during ACR Convergence 2020.

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Knee Replacement in Younger Patients Has Higher Complication Rate

Megan Brooks  |  March 23, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Total knee replacement (TKA) is increasingly being performed in younger patients, and new research suggests that these patients have a higher risk for complications than older patients. “The number of knee replacements we are doing in younger and younger patients keeps increasing every year and we need to let these patients know…

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Tips to Get Knee Replacement Patients to Increase Their Physical Activity

Linda Childers  |  July 19, 2018

Although total knee replacement (TKR) surgery can improve pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), many patients who are sedentary before undergoing TKR don’t increase their physical activity levels after surgery. A new study led by Elena Losina, PhD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, examined…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Exerciseknee replacementphysical activity

Blacks in U.S. Lose Quality of Life Due to Fewer Knee Replacements

Lisa Rapaport  |  February 22, 2018

(Reuters Health)—Black people with knee osteoarthritis may have a worse quality of life than white patients in part because they’re less likely to be offered knee replacement surgery or to get the procedure when it’s recommended, a U.S. study suggests. Knee replacement surgery has the potential to greatly relieve suffering from severe joint pain that…

Filed under:Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Elena Losinaknee osteoarthritisknee replacement surgeryquality of life

Do Older Women Who Use Bisphosphonates Need Fewer Knee Replacements?

Reuters Staff  |  October 19, 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The rate of knee replacement surgery among older women with knee osteoarthritis is lower in those who take bisphosphonates than in those who don’t, according to a database study. Knee osteoarthritis accounts for 97% of all knee replacement surgeries. Trials of bisphosphonates in knee osteoarthritis have yielded conflicting results. To learn more,…

Filed under:Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:bisphosphonatesknee osteoarthritisknee replacement surgeryolder women

Time to Rethink Inpatient Rehab After Knee Replacement?

Megan Brooks  |  March 14, 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Inpatient rehabilitation did not lead to better mobility following total knee replacement compared with a home-based program in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Australia. The findings do not support inpatient rehabilitation for adults undergoing uncomplicated total knee arthroplasty, conclude the authors in JAMA on March 14.1 “Normally, one study is…

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Knee Replacement Surgery Works, but So Can Nonsurgical Techniques

Gene Emery  |  October 23, 2015

(Reuters Health)—Total knee replacement can usually relieve pain and improve function, but a nonsurgical regimen can also be effective in some people without posing the complication risks of surgery, according to a new study. The study found that while 85% of patients who underwent surgery showed clinically-significant improvement after one year, so did 67% assigned…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:ExerciseExercise/physical therapykneeKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)knee replacementPainsurgerytotal knee replacement

Knee Replacement May ‘Turn Back the Clock’ for Arthritis Pain

Lisa Rapaport  |  August 13, 2015

(Reuters Health)—Knee replacement surgery may significantly ease pain and improve leg function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study suggests. While surgery doesn’t restore the same level of comfort and function patients had in their younger years, before they developed arthritis, the authors write in the journal…

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Knee Replacement Offers Cardiovascular Benefits for Patients with Arthritis

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  September 1, 2014

Knee arthroplasty may help prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with osteoarthritis; same-day bilateral surgery safe for select patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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