TKA
Ascorbic Acid Reduces Hidden Blood Loss After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Adding ascorbic acid to tranexamic acid decreased total blood loss compared with tranexamic acid alone after total ...
JUNE 9, 2025
Anxiety Linked to Higher Pain Scores and Increased Opioid Use After TKA
New research suggests patients with anxiety are more likely to use opioids and have higher pain scores after a TKA ...
APRIL 21, 2025
Similar Outcomes Found Between General and Spinal Anesthesia Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
There remains a need for an optimal anesthetic mode for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, whether it is ...
JANUARY 7, 2025
High-Acuity TKA Patients Cost Health Systems More, Without Increased Revenue
Patients with increased comorbidities may cost hospitals more than their low-comorbidity counterparts, but these ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
No Benefit in Adding Periarticular Morphine Injection To Adductor Canal Block and IPACK in TKA Patients
A new study has found that no benefit is derived from adding a periarticular injection of morphine to an adductor ...
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Novel Nonopioid Injection Provides Effective Post-op Analgesia in TKA
The nonopioid therapeutic agent vocacapsaicin offers clinically meaningful and durable analgesia in patients ...
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Using a Modern Method to Deliver Cryoanalgesia to TKA Patients and Reduce Opioid Use
This white paper summarizes the use of a hand-held device to deliver focused cold therapy directly to the nerve to ...
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
High Tibial Osteotomy Can Delay, Avoid TKA in OA Patients
Many patients with osteoarthritis can delay or avoid the need for total knee arthroplasty via high tibial ...
JUNE 17, 2021
FDA Approves Nonopioid Extended-Release Solution for Post-op Analgesia
The FDA approved an extended-release solution of bupivacaine and meloxicam to be used in adults for postoperative ...
MAY 13, 2021
Study Elucidates Possible Risk Factors for Chronic Pain After TKA
Results from a preliminary investigation demonstrate that both the inflammatory state of the end-stage ...
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
No Benefit From Dexmedetomidine for Post-TKA Block
Researchers found that the alpha-2 agonist provided no additional benefits compared with similar blocks using ...
AUGUST 12, 2020
High Catastrophizing Linked to Increased Opioid Use in TKA Patients
A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study has concluded that total knee arthroplasty patients with higher ...
JUNE 23, 2020
