Toronto, ON, September 4, 2024 – Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, ...

Patients who participated in an intensive lifestyle medicine program before total hip and knee arthroplasty had reduced infection risk and less pain 90 days after surgery compared with those who did ...

Patients with neuropathic bladder (NB), a condition in which nerve damage affects bladder function, have a significantly ...

A new study found patients receiving undergoing a total hip or knee replacement incurred a higher incidence of surgical site infections when they received general anesthesia for the procedure over the ...

Inexpensive Betadine Reduces Risk of Infection After Total Joint Replacement Surgery A rinsing technique with betadine that costs just a little over one dollar per patient may significantly reduce the ...

For patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), the use of robotic-assisted surgery and surgical navigation techniques is not associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection ...

Since caries diagnosis or dental implant placement occurring a year before or after total hip arthroplasty (THA) were tied with increased complications and more, it may be advisable to delay invasive ...