Does Patient Education Affect THR Rates?

Published results showed a low rate of participants with symptomatic hip OA enrolled in a supervised education and exercise therapy program received a total hip replacement during the 2-year follow-up period, Healio reported. “Results showed 30% of participants...

OREF Grant LOIs Due Next Week

Letters of Intent for two OREF osteoarthritis grants are due Wednesday, December 15, through proposalCENTRAL. OREF Etiology of Hip Osteoarthritis Grant in Honor of William H. Harris, MD provides $250,000 over two years for investigator-initiated research proposals...

New JOA Issue Published Online

The October 2021 edition of The Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) has been published online. Visit the JOA website to read articles on topics such as living with survival analysis in orthopedics, the near-term ramifications of long-term trends in orthopedic surgical...

Study Finds 15.7% Conversion Rate to TKR

A recent study reported in Orthopedic News finds 15.7 percent conversion rate from arthroscopic meniscectomy to TKR at 20 years. Researchers reviewed data on 160 patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy for degenerative meniscus tears. “At 20 years, patients...
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