Implanting an articulating spacer during revision for an infected total knee arthroplasty may provide patients with acceptable function and help avoid second-stage surgery, according to a study.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jose A. Rodriguez, MD: A 67-year-old man presented 1 year after a revision knee replacement with constant pain.

Background Periprosthetic infection about the knee is a devastating complication that may affect between 1% and 5% of knee replacement. With over 79 000 knee replacements being implanted each year in ...

Smith+Nephew announced that it conducted its first robotically guided revision procedures in patients who have undergone total knee replacements, using its Cori surgical system. Following the handheld ...

SAN DIEGO, March 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A 40-year study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers has found that active young adults who underwent total knee replacement were unlikely to ...

A hip or knee replacement can last 15 years on average, 30 years with newer technology. But sometimes a replacement might not hold that long when implants become loose or develop inflections. This is ...

The timeline for recovery from knee revision surgeries is not as regimented as it is for primary knee replacements, and can vary quite a bit from person to person. It may take up to 12 months to fully ...

Robotic systems have no effect on the two-year revision rate in cementless total knee replacement patients, an analysis of registry data found. The data, which was shared Monday at the 2024 Annual ...

Revision knee replacement surgeries are becoming not so uncommon primarily due to increased conditions like infections following primary knee replacement. There is a high probability that the number ...

Knee replacement surgery, also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is increasing among patients 65 and younger. One study projects a potential 183% increase in the number of TKA and revision TKA ...

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