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Surgical interventions for symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis.
CONCLUSIONS: The review found no placebo-or sham-controlled trials of surgery in participants with symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. There was low quality evidence that there may be no evidence of a difference between arthroscopic partial meniscectomy surgery and a home exercise program for the treatment of this condition. Similarly, low-quality evidence from a few small trials indicates there may not be any benefit of arthroscopic surgery over other non-surgical treatments including saline irrigation and hyaluronic acid injection, or one type of surgery over another. We are uncertain of the risk of adverse...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - July 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Palmer JS, Monk AP, Hopewell S, Bayliss LE, Jackson W, Beard DJ, Price AJ Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

In-Hospital Complications following Arthrotomy versus Arthroscopy for Septic Knee Arthritis: A Cohort-Matched Comparison
J Knee Surg DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693450There is a paucity of literature comparing the relative merits of open arthrotomy versus arthroscopy for the surgical treatment of septic knee arthritis. The primary goal of this study is to compare the risk of perioperative complications between these two surgical techniques. To this end, 560 patients treated for septic arthritis of the native knee with arthroscopy were statistically matched 1:1 with 560 patients treated with open arthrotomy. The outcome measures included major complications, minor complications, mortality, inpatient hospital charges, and length of stay (LOS). Major ...
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - July 8, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kerbel, Yehuda E. Lieber, Alexander M. Kirchner, Gregory J. Stump, Natalie N. Prodromo, John P. Petrucelli, Philip M. Shah, Mitesh P. Brahmabhatt, Shyam Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Association between sleep apnea and perioperative outcomes among patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy
ConclusionSleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of complications and resource utilization in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - November 9, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Adverse outcomes after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a study of 700 000 procedures in the national Hospital Episode Statistics database for England
Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Simon G F Abram, Andrew Judge, David J Beard, Andrew J PriceSummaryBackgroundArthroscopic partial meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Clinical trial evidence published in the past 6 years, however, has raised questions about the effectiveness of the procedure in some patient groups. In view of concerns about potential overuse, we aimed to establish the true risk of serious complications after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.MethodsWe analysed national Hospital Episode Statistics data for all arthroscopic ...
Source: The Lancet - October 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Association between sleep apnea and perioperative outcomes among patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy.
CONCLUSION: Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of complications and resource utilization in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy. PMID: 30159714 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - August 29, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Masaracchia MM, Sites BD, Herrick MD, Liu H, Davis M Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research

Does the degree of beach chair position during shoulder arthroscopy affect cerebral oxygenation? A prospective comparative study
Conclusions: No significant difference was noted in regional cerebral oxygen saturation between patients operated on in the beach chair position and those operated on in the semi-upright sitting position. A direct relation was noted between the decrease in mean arterial pressure and decrease in cerebral oxygen saturation.
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - June 27, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: SPECIAL FOCUS: Resident Research Award Source Type: research

Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in the ACL-deficient knee
Abstract Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee develops often in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. Two distinct pathologies should be recognised while considering treatment options in patients with end-stage medial compartment OA and ACL deficiency. Patients with primary ACL deficiency (usually traumatic ACL rupture) can develop secondary OA (typically presenting with symptoms of instability and pain) and these patients are typically young and active. Patients with primary end stage medial compartment OA can develop secondary ACL deficiency (usually degenerate ACL rupture) and the...
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - May 8, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research

Adverse Outcomes Associated With Elective Knee Arthroscopy: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Conclusions: Our study found 6.4 adverse outcomes per 1,000 elective knee arthroscopy procedures (0.64%), with the 3 most common complications being DVT, effusion and synovitis, and PE. We have also identified risk factors for adverse outcomes, particularly chronic kidney disease, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, and cancer.Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.
Source: Arthroscopy - February 8, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Megan A. Bohensky, Richard deSteiger, Chris Kondogiannis, Vijaya Sundararajan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew Bucknill, Geoffrey McColl, Caroline A. Brand Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research