Joint replacement research at NEBH focuses on outcomes of different types of surgical implants, evaluating radiographic systems used to assess arthroplasty, appraising surgical techniques, studying complications of surgery, the success of pain control following surgery, and the physical and functional outcomes of surgery. Some recent studies include:
- Evaluating cementless femoral prosthesis techniques in total knee replacement.
- Determining the accuracy of x-ray systems which estimate the type and size of implants needed for surgery.
- How patient positioning affects component position during total hip replacement.
- Comparing lower extremity alignment aftera total knee replacement using different surgical techniques and instrumentation.
- Researching methods to determine proper component positioning and proper ligament balancing in total knee replacement.
- Reviewing methods to treat fractures related to total knee replacement.
- Reviewing symptoms of component mal-positioning in hip replacement.
- Evaluating implant survival, physical function, quality of life and adverse events when using a cementless acetabular component in revision hip surgery.
- Evaluating the timing of nerve block for total knee arthroplasty and how it affects pain control, physical therapy, adverse reactions and length of hospital stay.
- How total knee arthroplasty changes leg length.
- Surgical technique and clinical outcomes in total hip arthroplasty performed after femur fracture.
- Characteristics of patients undergoing hip arthroplasty and how they influence the surgical approach (anterior v posterior).
- The results of treating infection after total joint replacement.