Rebound Pain After Nerve Blocks: The Hidden Pitfall of Regional Anesthesia in Orthopedic Surgery
A new narrative review finds that rebound pain after orthopedic nerve blocks is a multifactorial, largely preventable phenomenon driven by ...
Tag: orthopedic surgery
When Hip and Knee Replacements Break and Infect: Surgeons Map a Worst-Case Orthopedic Crisis
A scoping review of 32 studies finds that infected periprosthetic fractures combine the worst of implant fracture and joint infection, ...
Ultrasound-Shaken Implants Reveal Hidden Bone Infection Pathogens
A Dutch study finds that culturing fluid shaken from removed fracture-fixation hardware by ultrasound detects pathogens missed by tissue cultures, ...
When Cultures Come Back Negative: Joint Infection Outcomes Are Better Than Feared
A systematic review of 27 studies and nearly 1,400 patients finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection can achieve favorable outcomes, ...
When Lab Cultures Come Up Empty: The Hidden Burden of Infections That Defy Diagnosis in Artificial Joints
A new umbrella review finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections vary enormously in reported prevalence, that molecular diagnostics show promise ...
Muscle-Sparing Hip Surgery Route Proves Safe for Two-Stage Infection Revision
A Vienna study of 36 patients found that two-stage revision of infected hip replacements through the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach ...
Rat Model Cracks the Two Faces of Implant Infection, From Surgery to Weeks Later
Researchers have validated a rat femoral-defect model that reproduces both immediate perioperative and delayed post-implantation bone infections, showing that a ...
Shaking Loose Hidden Bacteria: Implant Sonication Boosts Detection of Bone Infections
A German cohort study of 157 patients shows that combining implant sonication with peri-implant tissue culture raises pathogen detection in ...
Living Bone Transplants Slowly Heal Devastating Leg Infections, Long-Term Study Finds
A long-term study of 22 patients shows that vascularized fibular grafting achieved bone healing and infection control in nearly three-quarters ...
New Risk Score Outperforms KLIC in Predicting Failure of Implant-Sparing Surgery for Joint Infections
A multicentre Spanish study of 224 patients found the widely used KLIC score failed to predict failure of implant-retaining surgery ...
3D-Printed Tools Help Surgeons Rebuild Complex Leg Injuries with New Precision
A Colombian case series shows how 3D-printed guides, models, and patient-specific implants enhanced preoperative planning in four complex lower limb ...
Common Sedative Emerges as Strongest Shield Against Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgery Patients
A network meta-analysis of randomized trials finds dexmedetomidine has the strongest evidence base for preventing postoperative delirium in older adults ...
3D Printed Foot Scale Aids Intramedullary Nail Selection
In a groundbreaking development in orthopedic surgery, a research team led by Chabihi et al. has pioneered a 3D printed ...
3D-Printed Implant Innovates Distal Femur Tumor Reconstruction
In a groundbreaking advancement in orthopedic surgery, a dynamic approach to reconstructing an extensive distal femoral giant cell tumor through ...
