The popularity of direct anterior approach for hip replacement surgery is increasing as evidenced by the ...
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Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement
Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement
The popularity of direct anterior approach for hip replacement surgery is increasing as evidenced by the number of courses offered by orthopedic manufacturers and articles published in orthopedic jour ...
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Anesthesia for Joint Replacement
Anesthesia for Joint Replacement
Dr. Pugely and coauthors from the University of Iowa published an article in the February edition of The ...
Dr. Pugely and coauthors from the University of Iowa published an article in the February edition of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery comparing spinal anesthesia to general anesthetic for total k ...
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How do I Know when it is Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?
How do I Know when it is Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?
Many people suffer from some form of arthritis of the hip or knee. In fact, it has been estimated that 1 ...
Many people suffer from some form of arthritis of the hip or knee. In fact, it has been estimated that 1 in 5 patients have some form of arthritis affecting their mobility. It is one of the most cos ...
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Decision making for joint replacement
Decision making for joint replacement
Patients present with a variety of symptoms and severity of arthritis of the hip and knee. The goal of ma ...
Patients present with a variety of symptoms and severity of arthritis of the hip and knee. The goal of management of an arthritic hip and knee is to maintain your own joint as long as it is able to pr ...
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Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
There have been multiple studies in the recent orthopedic literature evaluating the effectiveness of hyal ...
There have been multiple studies in the recent orthopedic literature evaluating the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee. Whil ...
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Results of Knee Replacement in Patients Less than 55 Years of Age
Results of Knee Replacement in Patients Less than 55 Years of Age
At the 22nd annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas in Novem ...
At the 22nd annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas in November 2012, Dr. McCalden, et al., presented the results of a study comparing outcomes in 6708 con ...
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Why do Total Knees Fail?
Why do Total Knees Fail?
Dr. Dave Dalury and coauthors presented a study of 872 consecutive knee revisions performed at 3 centers ...
Dr. Dave Dalury and coauthors presented a study of 872 consecutive knee revisions performed at 3 centers around the United States. This paper was presented the 22nd annual meeting of the American Ass ...
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Risk of Revision After Primary Hip Replacement
Risk of Revision After Primary Hip Replacement
In a recent article published in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in October 2012, Dr. Jeff ...
In a recent article published in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in October 2012, Dr. Jeff Katz and colleagues from Boston, Massachusetts, reviewed Medicare data on patients undergoing ...
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Obesity and Diabetes – Their Influence on Infections in Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Obesity and Diabetes – Their Influence on Infections in Total Hip and Knee Replacement
An article published in the July issue of the Journal and Bone Surgery by Dr. Jamsen, et.al. from Finland ...
An article published in the July issue of the Journal and Bone Surgery by Dr. Jamsen, et.al. from Finland, outlined the affects of diabetes and obesity on the risk of infection after hip and knee repl ...
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What is the role of arthroscopy in the early arthritic joint?
What is the role of arthroscopy in the early arthritic joint?
As middle age and baby boomer patients continue their athletic pursuits there is an increased number of s ...
As middle age and baby boomer patients continue their athletic pursuits there is an increased number of sports related injuries that affect the knee. There has been an explosion in the use of MRI scan ...