Abelacimab prevents VTE after total knee arthroplasty
Jul 26, 2021
Single, postoperative IV dose of abelacimab superior to enoxaparin for preventing venous thromboembolism, with no increase in bleeding risk
Opioids still overprescribed in the ‘real world’ of joint replacement: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2020
There’s an upward trend in opioid prescriptions after joint replacement surgery, despite limited effectiveness and against federal, state and payer advice, researchers say.
One-third of knee replacements may be inappropriate, new study finds
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 03, 2014
About one-third of knee replacement surgeries in the U.S. were classified as “inappropriate,” which is higher than expected, Virginia researchers assert in a new study.