Knee arthroscopy, considered minimally invasive surgery, may lead to increased complications if performed within 9 months of a subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented ...

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The ...

Becker’s is thrilled to feature 65 total knee replacement surgeons to know in 2020. The surgeons featured on this list have led accomplished careers and hold leadership positions at some of the top ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...

Mupirocin ointment before a total hip or knee arthroscopy is a safe and cost-effective intervention for reducing surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control and ...

Many patients report symptomatic relief after undergoing arthroscopy of the knee for osteoarthritis, but it is unclear how the procedure achieves this result. We conducted a randomized, ...

A study led by Senthil Sambandam, M.D., found that using robotic equipment in total knee replacement surgeries often costs more but may result in better outcomes for some patients. Credit: UT ...

Older adults with knee osteoarthritis had low rates of dedicated non-surgical care between 2005 and 2010, according to a retrospective cohort study published Tuesday. Yet conservative treatments such ...

After nearly a decade of worsening arthritis and knee pain, 69-year-old Bob Putnam is back to an active lifestyle following a ...

Objectives To examine whether physical therapy (PT) is cost-effective compared with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in patients with a non-obstructive meniscal tear, we performed a full ...