By William P Barrett, MD In an award-winning paper at the 2016 Hip Society meeting, authors Goyal, MD, et ...
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Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement
Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement
By William P Barrett, MD In an award-winning paper at the 2016 Hip Society meeting, authors Goyal, MD, et al. Presented their prospective randomized study comparing 2 groups of patients undergoing hip ...
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Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement
By William P Barrett, MD In shared decision-making, patients and physicians make contributions to the dia ...
By William P Barrett, MD In shared decision-making, patients and physicians make contributions to the dialogue about a patient's condition, the best way to achieve the optimal outcome, and treatment o ...
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DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
By William P Barrett, MD In an article published January 18, 2017, in the journal Bone and Joint Surgery, ...
By William P Barrett, MD In an article published January 18, 2017, in the journal Bone and Joint Surgery, Dr. J. Parvizi and coauthors reported on their study evaluating the effectiveness of low-dose ...
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Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients
Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients
Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant d ...
Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant design and research, along with a team of specialized joint replacement nurses and therapists. I ...
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#TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD
#TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD—a 30-year veteran of the operating room—has been named a Top Doc e ...
Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD—a 30-year veteran of the operating room—has been named a Top Doc every year since 2007 by Seattle Magazine and/or Seattle Met Magazine. This year he is once agai ...
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Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacem ...
We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacement surgery. We have had several local Seattle surgeons, others from around the greater Washing ...
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Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Platelet-rich plasma is a material that is prepared by centrifuging (spinning at high speeds) whole blood ...
Platelet-rich plasma is a material that is prepared by centrifuging (spinning at high speeds) whole blood obtained from the patient. This separates the blood into basic components based on weight. It ...
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Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery
Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery
In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, t ...
In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, the effects of obesity on joint replacement were reviewed. The authors noted that the Center for ...
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Seattle Met Magazine 2016 “Top Docs”
Seattle Met Magazine 2016 “Top Docs”
The 2016 Seattle Met “Top Doc” list is out, and look who’s on it! The 2016 Seattle Met Top Doctors survey ...
The 2016 Seattle Met “Top Doc” list is out, and look who’s on it! The 2016 Seattle Met Top Doctors survey polled doctors, nurses and physician assistants across King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Pierce coun ...
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Shared Decision-Making
Shared Decision-Making
Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an ...
Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an agreement about the patient's preferred treatment option. This is predicated on the concept t ...