Knee arthroscopy, considered minimally invasive surgery, may lead to increased complications if performed within 9 months of a subsequent total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study presented ...

Background Knee arthroscopy is a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery. In recent times the efficacy of this procedure has been questioned with a number of randomized controlled trials demonstrating ...

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The ...

While researching to write this article for you, I came across an interesting study titled: “Arthroscopy for degenerative knees - a difficult habit to break.” The title of this study is telling, ...

Compared with conservative treatment, arthroscopy did not decrease or delay total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a 5-year retrospective study of 382 patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Of the 214 patients ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...

CJR spending goals remain unchanged after CMS allows outpatient total knee surgery CMS may reassess spending benchmarks for total knee arthroscopy under the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement ...

According to the World Obesity Federation, current trends suggest that 1.13 billion adults will be living with obesity by 2030, an increase of 115% since 2010. DALLAS — As cementless fixation in total ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...

Objectives We investigated trends and regional variation in the rate of arthroscopic knee surgery performed in England from 1997–1998 to 2016–2017. Design Cross-sectional study of the national ...