Multimodal pain control is the standard of care. This involves preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative modalities to better address pain while minimizing side effects.
TJA is successful at getting patients walking pain-free, and allowing them to return to daily activities. But what about more demanding activities, we examine which sports are allowed, not allowed, and maybe allowed.
Investigate factors to determine optimal length of stay, incidence of complications relative to days after surgery, and causes and risk factors for re-admission.
TXA, hemodilution, and transfusion thresholds have significantly decreased the rate of transfusion after TJA. Discuss these and the implications of decreasing transfusion.