In the past decade, medicine has made significant strides in understanding disease etiopathogenesis and developing personalized treatment programs. Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disease, affects over 240 million people worldwide, including more than 32 million in the US. OA is a leading cause of activity limitation in adults, with treatments primarily targeting symptom management and structural improvements in affected joint tissues.
Recent advancements in hip and knee arthroplasty have focused on improving outcomes, reducing complications, and enhancing implant longevity. As a result, joint replacement surgery has become a cornerstone in the treatment of osteoarthritis and other debilitating joint conditions.
Prosthetic surgery has seen remarkable advancements in recent decades. Improved surgical techniques, better materials, and technological innovations have extended the benefits of this surgery beyond elderly patients. Nowadays, joint replacement candidates include young, active individuals with high functional expectations, as well as older patients with multiple comorbidities and higher perioperative risks but lower activity levels.
Modern technologies enable surgeons to customize procedures to fit individual patient anatomies, maximizing implant performance. Tissue-sparing techniques also reduce complications and expedite recovery, enhancing patient outcomes. Keeping up with these developments requires collaboration and an understanding of experts' perspectives and their impact on clinical practice.
This Research Topic aims to highlight new advances in prosthetic surgery of large joints. Potential article themes include, but are not limited to:
o Arthroplasty and sports
o Advances in preoperative planning
o New challenges in prosthetic design for knee OA
o New challenges in prosthetic design for hip OA
o Tribology in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA)
o Experiences with robotic-assisted or navigated surgery
We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, case studies, and systematic reviews.
Keywords:
Advances in Prosthetic Surgery, Joint Replacement Innovations, Customized Joint Prosthetics, Tissue Sparing Surgical Techniques, Robotic-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Preoperative Planning for Joint Replacement, Prosthetic surgery, Arthroplasty advancements, Custom joint implants, Osteoarthritis treatment
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
In the past decade, medicine has made significant strides in understanding disease etiopathogenesis and developing personalized treatment programs. Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disease, affects over 240 million people worldwide, including more than 32 million in the US. OA is a leading cause of activity limitation in adults, with treatments primarily targeting symptom management and structural improvements in affected joint tissues.
Recent advancements in hip and knee arthroplasty have focused on improving outcomes, reducing complications, and enhancing implant longevity. As a result, joint replacement surgery has become a cornerstone in the treatment of osteoarthritis and other debilitating joint conditions.
Prosthetic surgery has seen remarkable advancements in recent decades. Improved surgical techniques, better materials, and technological innovations have extended the benefits of this surgery beyond elderly patients. Nowadays, joint replacement candidates include young, active individuals with high functional expectations, as well as older patients with multiple comorbidities and higher perioperative risks but lower activity levels.
Modern technologies enable surgeons to customize procedures to fit individual patient anatomies, maximizing implant performance. Tissue-sparing techniques also reduce complications and expedite recovery, enhancing patient outcomes. Keeping up with these developments requires collaboration and an understanding of experts' perspectives and their impact on clinical practice.
This Research Topic aims to highlight new advances in prosthetic surgery of large joints. Potential article themes include, but are not limited to:
o Arthroplasty and sports
o Advances in preoperative planning
o New challenges in prosthetic design for knee OA
o New challenges in prosthetic design for hip OA
o Tribology in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA)
o Experiences with robotic-assisted or navigated surgery
We welcome submissions of original research papers, reviews, case studies, and systematic reviews.
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Keywords:
Advances in Prosthetic Surgery, Joint Replacement Innovations, Customized Joint Prosthetics, Tissue Sparing Surgical Techniques, Robotic-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Preoperative Planning for Joint Replacement, Prosthetic surgery, Arthroplasty advancements, Custom joint implants, Osteoarthritis treatment
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
