Important Topics on Contemporary Total knee Arthroplasty: What Does Recent Literature Say?

Document Type : EDITORIAL

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

In the present editorial, I would like to comment on
eleven recent articles that broaden our understanding
of the controversial issues pertinent to total knee
arthroplasty (TKA).

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1. Nicolaiciuc S, Probst P, von Eisenhart-Rothe R,
Burgkart R, Hube R. Modern total knee arthroplasty
(TKA): with or without a tourniquet? Surg Technol
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2. Liu Y, Si H, Zeng Y, Li M, Xie H, Shen B. More pain
and slower functional recovery when a tourniquet
is used during total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg
Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jul 8:1-9.
3. Arthur JR, Spangehl MJ. Tourniquet use in total knee
arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2019; 32(8):719-29.
4. Anis HK, Sodhi N, Faour M, Klika AK, Mont MA,
Barsoum WK, et al. Effect of antibiotic-impregnated
bone cement in primary total knee arthroplasty. J
Arthroplasty. 2019; 34(9):2091-5.
5. Kleppel D, Stirton J, Liu J, Ebraheim NA. Antibiotic
bone cement’s effect on infection rates in primary
and revision total knee arthroplasties. World J
Orthop. 2017; 8(12):946-55.
6. Benner RW, Behrens JP. A novel skin closure device
for total knee arthroplasty: randomized controlled
trial versus staples. J Knee Surg. 2019; 9(1):39.
7. Fillingham YA, Darrith B, Calkins TE, Abdel MP,
Malkani AL, Schwarzkopf R, et al. 2019 mark coventry
award: a multicentre randomized clinical trial of
tranexamic acid in revision total knee arthroplasty:
does the dosing regimen matter? Bone Joint J. 2019;
101(7_Supple_C):10-6.
8. Liu L, Liu H, Zhang H, Song J, Zhang L. Bilateral
total knee arthroplasty: Simultaneous or staged?
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9. Khanna V, Gurava Reddy AV, Daultani D, Sankineani
SR, Khanna J, Annapareddy A, et al. When can
I go home after my knee replacement? Factors
affecting the duration of in-hospital stay after knee
replacement. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2019;
4(1):19.
10. Shohat N, Tarabichi M, Tan TL, Goswami K, Kheir
M, Malkani AL, et al. 2019 John Insall Award:
Fructosamine is a better glycaemic marker compared
with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) in predicting
adverse outcomes following total knee arthroplasty:
a prospective multicentre study. Bone Joint J. 2019;
101-B(7 Suppl C):3-9.
11. Baker JF, Dilworth B, Bhimani SJ, Ong KL, Lau EC,
Smith LS, et al. Risk of reinfection after irrigation and
debridement of acute periprosthetic joint infection
following TKA. J Knee Surg. 2019; 25(1):39.