HSS Study Links Digital Implants, Wearables to Lower Opioid Use After Knee Replacement

• HSS announced study results linking implanted digital devices combined with wearable technology to improved recovery following total knee replacement.
• Results were presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting.
• The study ran from fall 2018 to fall 2023, comparing 1,080 digitally monitored patients with 43,200 controls.
• During the first 90 days, digitally monitored patients filled fewer opioid prescriptions, used less physical therapy and required less skilled nursing care.
• At one year, digitally monitored patients had fewer joint infections and lower opioid prescription use.

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