Impact of dental clearance on total joint arthroplasty: A systematic review.

Many orthopedic surgeons require that their patients obtain dental clearance before elective total joint arthroplasty (TJA). However, there is no consensus substantiating the practice. To this end, a systematic review on the prevalence of dental pathology in TJA patients, risk factors for failing dental screening, and impact of dental evaluations was performed.

Clinical Results of Direct Anterior Approach THA with Minimal Fluoroscopic Exposure Optimization Techniques.

Purpose: To determine if low-level intraoperative fluoroscopy usage is associated with increased complications during an initial series for an experienced surgeon transitioning to direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA).

Materials And Methods: Subjects who underwent DAA were eligible for analysis. Inclusion criteria included the first 50 subjects who underwent DA hip arthroplasty by a single surgeon (January 2013 to December 2014).