Background Total joint arthroplasty (TJA), although considered to be highly beneficial, is
associated with substantial costs to the US healthcare system. Cost utility analysis has …

Advanced hemophilic knee arthropathy is a frequent and devastating manifestation of
severe hemophilia with significant implications for activities of daily living. Hemophilic …

Background and purpose—There is no consensus about the outcome of simultaneous vs.
staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We examined this issue by analyzing 238,373 …

Abstract We queried the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to compare the rate
of 30-day readmissions and major complications between simultaneous bilateral and …

Aims To calculate how the likelihood of obtaining measurable benefit from hip or knee
arthroplasty varies with preoperative patient-reported scores. Methods Existing UK data from …

Background The purpose of this study was to compare the complications and mortality
between bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty (BTKA-Simultaneous) and bilateral …

Background: Periarticular injection is becoming more commonly utilized for pain relief
following total knee arthroplasty. However, we are aware of no randomized controlled trial …

Background The rate of shoulder arthroplasty has continued to increase at an exponential
rate during the past decade in large part owing to approval by the Food and Drug …

Background Although diabetes has been associated with increased perioperative morbidity
and mortality after hip and knee arthroplasty, its impact on early postoperative outcomes …

Background Simultaneous vs staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) has long been
debated. The primary objective of this study was to compare actual hospital costs and …