Citrus Supplement Could Ease Swelling After Knee Replacement
A diet supplement derived from citrus fruits reduced swelling and pain after knee replacement surgery, a new clinical trial found.
Frailty risk score may predict increased complications, costs after revision TKA
Results showed patients categorized as frail may be at risk for loosening, infection, instability, longer length of stay, readmission and increased costs after revision total knee arthroplasty vs. with patients without frailty.
Study: Spinal, general anesthesia offer ‘reliable’ same-day discharge for outpatient TJA
Spinal and general anesthesia were associated with high rates of successful same-day discharge TJA. Patients who received general anesthesia had higher levels of pain and rates of nausea vs. spinal anesthesia.
New advances mean many patients go home same day after knee replacement
People used to have to spend a night in the hospital following a knee replacement, but improvements in technology, surgery and pain management have made it possible to undergo the procedure in the morning and be back home by the evening
Enteric-coated aspirin may be inferior to chewable aspirin after TKA
Chewable aspirin showed lower venous thromboembolism rates after total knee arthroplasty vs. enteric-coated aspirin.


