Preoperative smoking status is a significant predictor of 30-day complications and one-year mortality in patients undergoing elective arthroplasty, researchers reported.
More than half of patients with knee pain who are referred to an orthopedic surgeon have undergone an unnecessary MRI scan that was ordered by their primary-care provider, according to U.S. data presented at the meeting.
A preoperative cutaneous chlorhexidine protocol helps stave off infections in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, according to results released at the meeting.
