Purpose: Although a trend of an improved alignment with robotic total hip arthroplasty (THA) over conventional methods has surfaced from recent series, it is unknown whether these results translate into meaningful enhancements in postoperative outcomes. To address this lack in the literature, we compared the perioperative morbidity and mortality with robotic and conventional THA in a large national cohort of 367,894 patients. We hypothesized that no significant differences would exist in the outcomes between the two groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Cirrhosis is a growing disease affecting millions of people in the United States annually. Many cirrhosis patients undergo significant procedures and are met with increased risks such as encephalopathy, impaired immune response, ascites, variceal bleeding, renal disease, and increased malnutrition. Many cirrhosis patients need to undergo major surgical procedures such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA); however, perioperative complications following TKA in cirrhosis patients have not been studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of cirrhosis on inpatient hospital complications and healthcare costs in elective Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA).
Methods: A 4-year retrospective analysis of the Nation Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, who underwent elective THA stratified by the presence or absence of cirrhosis was performed (2016-19). The records of specific postoperative complications, the cost of care (COC), and the length of stay (LOS) were evaluated by statistical analysis.
Background: The morbidity and burden of knee osteoarthritis affecting millions of lives worldwide has created a constant pursuit in finding the ideal treatment for knee osteoarthritis. There has been a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of osteoarthritis ever since the initial description of Volkmann's tibial osteotomy. This review focuses on one such recent procedure, the proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.
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