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                                                              • A Game Changer: Robotic Total Knee Replacement Debuts at Valley

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                                                                |Date: June 23, 2021
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                                                                A Game Changer: Robotic Total Knee Replacement Debuts at Valley

                                                                A Game Changer: Robotic Total Knee Replacement Debuts at Valley

                                                                Valley has gained the distinction of being the first hospital in the U.S. to install the VELYS Robotic-As ...

                                                                Valley has gained the distinction of being the first hospital in the U.S. to install the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution, an innovative, new tool for surgeons performing total knee replacement. Willia ...

                                                                June 23, 2021
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                                                              • Dr. Barrett’s Joint Replacement Blog

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 29, 2018
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                                                                Dr. Barrett’s Joint Replacement Blog

                                                                Dr. Barrett’s Joint Replacement Blog

                                                                Dr. William Barrett is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in pri ...

                                                                Dr. William Barrett is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in primary and revision hip and knee replacement. He performs more than 500 joint replacement procedu ...

                                                                October 29, 2018
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                                                              • Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 26, 2017
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                                                                Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

                                                                Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

                                                                In an article published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, authors Stambough et al. outlined the efficacy of ...

                                                                In an article published in The Journal of Arthroplasty, authors Stambough et al. outlined the efficacy of controlling modifiable risk factors, specifically the decolonization of patients for Staph bac ...

                                                                September 26, 2017
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                                                              • From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 12, 2017
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                                                                From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Me ...

                                                                Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Medical Center, frequently volunteering his time to represent the hospital at community events, a ...

                                                                September 12, 2017
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                                                              • Do Your Knees Crackle and Pop?

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: June 12, 2017
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                                                                Do Your Knees Crackle and Pop?

                                                                Do Your Knees Crackle and Pop?

                                                                Knees that "pop," "click" or "crackle" may be headed toward arthritis in the near future, a new study sug ...

                                                                Knees that "pop," "click" or "crackle" may be headed toward arthritis in the near future, a new study suggests. It's common for the knees to get a little noisy on occasion, and hearing a "crack" durin ...

                                                                June 12, 2017
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                                                              • Smoking and the Risk of Infection after Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: May 03, 2017
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                                                                Smoking and the Risk of Infection after Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                Smoking and the Risk of Infection after Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                By William P Barrett, MD In a study by Tischler, et al, from the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, Penns ...

                                                                By William P Barrett, MD In a study by Tischler, et al, from the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patients who were active smokers were found to have a significantly increased risk for ...

                                                                May 03, 2017
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                                                              • Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: April 11, 2017
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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 ...

                                                                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 ...

                                                                April 11, 2017
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                                                              • Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: April 04, 2017
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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 ...

                                                                April 04, 2017
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                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Orthopedic Surgeon William Barrett, MD

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: November 22, 2016
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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 ...

                                                                November 22, 2016
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                                                              • Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 05, 2016
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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 ...

                                                                October 05, 2016
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