Background Total joint arthroplasty is a highly efficacious and cost-effective procedure for
moderate to severe arthritis in the hip and knee. Although patient characteristics are …

… Tsvetkov, JR Davey, and NN Mahomed. “Survival and clinical function of cemented and
uncemented prostheses in total knee replacement.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British …

Background A number of factors have been identified as influencing total knee arthroplasty
outcomes, including patient factors such as gender and medical comorbidity, technical …

Despite substantial advances in primary TKA, numerous studies using historic TKA implants
suggest only 82% to 89% of primary TKA patients are satisfied. We reexamined this issue to …

: Advances in reconstructive surgery have allowed for impressive salvage after severe lower-extremity
trauma but not without complications when compared with immediate below-knee …

Objective To determine whether patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) who have
worse physical function preoperatively achieve a postoperative status that is similar to that of …

Background: Information on the epidemiology of primary total hip replacement is limited, and
we are not aware of any reports on the epidemiology of revision total hip replacement. The …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between patient expectations of total joint arthroplasty
(TJA) and health related quality of life plus satisfaction 6 months after surgery. Methods. …

Background: Topical application of tranexamic acid to bleeding wound surfaces reduces
blood loss in patients undergoing some major surgeries, without systemic complications. The …

Background: The mortality and complication rates of many surgical procedures are inversely
related to hospital procedure volume. The objective of this study was to determine whether …