A 106-patient RCT found no significant improvement in reconstruction accuracy or 12-month outcomes when imageless navigation was added to CT-based planning for primary THA.
A retrospective cohort study of adults ≥50 undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty linked tirzepatide to lower 2-year PJI risk versus other GLP-1 receptor agonists.
A 3-hospital cohort analysis found periprosthetic joint infection was the leading cause of failure after primary TKA, with no improvement in a 23-year-period despite fewer mechanical failures.
A mixed-methods study of 676 US facilities found baseline PROM capture increased from 79% before the CMS mandate to 88% in 2024 among THA and TKA patients.
A double-blinded RCT of 100 primary robotic TKA patients found better Forgotten Joint and WOMAC scores with functional versus mechanical alignment at 1–2 years.
Adding suzetrigine to multimodal analgesia was associated with lower post-discharge opioid use and pain scores in a retrospective study of 255 primary TKA patients.
