Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee ...
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The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement
The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement
Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons presented a poster on their findings with regard to smoking and the incidence of comp ...
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Severity of Arthritis Predicts Outcomes in Young Patients with Total Hip Replacement
Severity of Arthritis Predicts Outcomes in Young Patients with Total Hip Replacement
A poster presented at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons i ...
A poster presented at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas November 5th through 8th from the University of Iowa reviewed the outcome of 14 ...
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The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery
The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery
Traditionally, joint replacement surgery required a several-day stay in the hospital. In the 1980s, the a ...
Traditionally, joint replacement surgery required a several-day stay in the hospital. In the 1980s, the average length of stay was approximately 7 days, and now it has decreased nationally to approxim ...
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Study to Examine Benefits of Pre-Operative Fitness on Surgery Outcomes
Study to Examine Benefits of Pre-Operative Fitness on Surgery Outcomes
2015 marks the start of the 12th year of our research department. 2015 will see us initiate a study to ev ...
2015 marks the start of the 12th year of our research department. 2015 will see us initiate a study to evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative optimization of patients undergoing hip and knee repla ...
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Innovations in Hip Replacement
Innovations in Hip Replacement
Hip replacement has been one of the most successful operations over the last three to four decades. It wa ...
Hip replacement has been one of the most successful operations over the last three to four decades. It was felt to be the operation of the century by an author in 2007. We have seen an evolution from ...
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The Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process
The Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process
In a recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons September, 2014 the aut ...
In a recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons September, 2014 the authors Bryan Bobat, M.D. et al discussed decades of research looking at the aging process and the ...
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The Joint Center at Valley Medical Center Outcomes for 2013
The Joint Center at Valley Medical Center Outcomes for 2013
We recently reviewed our data from calendar year 2013 looking at our results for primary total hip and kn ...
We recently reviewed our data from calendar year 2013 looking at our results for primary total hip and knee replacement. In an effort to be transparent with regard to expectations, we track our avera ...
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What is the “Ideal” Alignment of the Limb after Knee Replacement
What is the “Ideal” Alignment of the Limb after Knee Replacement
At the recent Knee Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 15, 2014, there are several pape ...
At the recent Knee Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 15, 2014, there are several papers relating to the question of what is the ideal alignment of a leg after knee replacement. Th ...
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Recent Presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Hip Society
Recent Presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Hip Society
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons had their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana March 11th ...
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons had their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana March 11th through the 16th. On March 15th, the hip society had their annual open meeting and there were ...
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Total Hip Replacement in Younger Patients
Total Hip Replacement in Younger Patients
At the 23rd annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas, Novembe ...
At the 23rd annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas, November 8 through 10, 2013, Doctors Lang, Et Al, reviewed a large retrospective database using a Nati ...