Titanium (Ti) and its alloys have been widely used as orthopedic implants, because of their
favorable mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Despite their …

The success of total joint replacements has led to consistent growth in the use of arthroplasty
in progressively younger patients. However, more than 10 percent of patients require …

Background: National projections of future joint arthroplasties are useful for understanding
the changing burden of surgery and related outcomes on the health system. The aim of this …

Background In addition to the significant morbidity and mortality associated with
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), the cost of treating PJI is substantial. Prior high-quality …

Background As the incidence of primary total joint arthroplasty rises in the United States, it is
important to investigate how this will impact rates of revision arthroplasty. The purpose of this …

Purpose Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rates have increased substantially in the recent
decades worldwide, with Germany being one of the leading countries in the prevalence of …

Background There remains a paucity of epidemiologic data from recent years on the
incidence of shoulder arthroplasty. We aimed to examine the recent trends and predict future …

Importance There remains a lack of randomized trials investigating aspirin monotherapy for
symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following total hip arthroplasty …

Background Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a potentially limb-threatening complication of
total knee arthroplasty. Phage therapy is a promising strategy to manage such infections …

Importance Decision aids can help inform appropriate selection of total knee replacement
(TKR) for advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, few decision aids combine patient …