At the 2013 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago, IL, March 19 through 23, 2 ...
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Decreasing the Risk of Infection Following Joint Replacement Surgery
Decreasing the Risk of Infection Following Joint Replacement Surgery
At the 2013 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago, IL, March 19 through 23, 2013, there were several papers evaluating ways to decrease infection following joint replacemen ...
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What Can You Expect After Total Knee Replacement
What Can You Expect After Total Knee Replacement
At the 2013 Knee Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 2013, several papers were presented, det ...
At the 2013 Knee Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 2013, several papers were presented, detailing factors affecting recovery from knee replacement. A multicenter study presented by Dr. ...
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Is Your Office a Pain in the Back?
Is Your Office a Pain in the Back?
The New York Times Well blog recently addressed some concerns about back pain among office workers ...
The New York Times Well blog recently addressed some concerns about back pain among office workers; specifically, the type of back pain experienced by workers who spend their days hunched over ...
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Followup Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement
Followup Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement
At the 41st Annual Open Hip Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois 03/23/2013, several papers were presente ...
At the 41st Annual Open Hip Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois 03/23/2013, several papers were presented on the evolving recommendations for patients with metal-on-metal hip replacement. Because of ...
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Spring Into a Walking Program
Spring Into a Walking Program
Hello! My name is Erica Bryant and I am a physical therapist at Valley Medical Center. I am excite ...
Hello! My name is Erica Bryant and I am a physical therapist at Valley Medical Center. I am excited to be joining Dr. Lundin and Dr. Thompson as a new contributor to the VMC Spine Blog. Springt ...
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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 ...
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 ...