Blog – Page 2 of 26 – Stephen J. Incavo, MD

H Texas magazine has once again recognized Dr. Incavo as one of Houston’s Top Doctors, a coveted spot for the best in Houston healthcare.

A research report and John Charnley Award winner published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research investigates the ongoing controversy between surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty.

A recently published study assessed knee confidence in 4,515 participants with or at elevated risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA) by using the KOOS knee-related quality of life subscale to query how much individuals were troubled by lack of confidence in their…

A recently published study assessing knee confidence in 4,515 participants with or at elevated risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA)  found that a multimodal biopsychosocial intervention, such as weight loss, strength and stability training, movement retraining,multi-site pain management and cognitive behavioral…

Studies of cement use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have historically addressed mechanical properties and application strategies. Recently, cement technique has been studied as a means to reduce cost.

Dr. Incavo and colleagues recently received The Knee Society’s 2021 Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD Award for their research, Intraosseous Vancomycin Reduces Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty at 90-Day Follow-Up. Published recently in the Bone & Joint Journal, the work is a…

In the current issue of JBJS, Hailer et al. report on an investigation in Sweden in which they analyzed genetic susceptibility to hip and knee osteoarthritis necessitating total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and whether body mass index (BMI) moderates…

A case on a patellofemoral arthroplasty complication reported by Dr. Incavo and colleagues was recently published in the peer-reviewed Texas Orthopaedic Journal.

Dr. Incavo recently co-authored the article, Impact of Valgus vs Varus Mechanical Axis Correction During Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty on Postoperative Periarticular Bone Mineral Density, which was published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Read abstract.

According to published results, opioid use before elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) resulted in poor intraoperative and postoperative outcomes, such as increased time in surgery, longer length of stay and a higher rate of all-cause ED (emergency) visits.  Source: Orthopedics…