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Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

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|Date: April 11, 2017
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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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DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement

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|Date: March 09, 2017
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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 ...

March 09, 2017
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Shared Decision-Making

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|Date: August 01, 2016
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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 ...

August 01, 2016
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Total Hip Replacement in Younger Patients

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|Date: January 06, 2014
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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 ...

January 06, 2014
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Increasing Popularity of Anterior-Approach Total Hip

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|Date: December 18, 2013
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Increasing Popularity of Anterior-Approach Total Hip

As worldwide experience increases with anterior approach to total hip replacement, more and more patients ...

As worldwide experience increases with anterior approach to total hip replacement, more and more patients are coming in asking about the potential benefits versus drawbacks. In a study we published i ...

December 18, 2013
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New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

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|Date: December 11, 2013
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New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

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 8-10, 2013, Dr. Patel, Dr. Barnett, Dr. Gorab, and Dr. Gondusky presented results of a multic ...

December 11, 2013
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New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

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New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

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 8-10, 2013, Dr. Patel, Dr. Barnett, Dr. Gorab, and Dr. Gondusky presented results of a multic ...

December 11, 2013
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The Importance of Surgeon Volume in Outcomes of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement

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|Date: July 01, 2013
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The Importance of Surgeon Volume in Outcomes of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement

Drs. Baker et al in the April 17th issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery reported on a registry- ...

Drs. Baker et al in the April 17th issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery reported on a registry-based study evaluating outcomes of medial unicompartmental knee replacements. This study was pe ...

July 01, 2013
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The Benefits of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

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|Date: June 11, 2013
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The Benefits of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

Drs. Memtsoudis et al from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York published in the Journal of Arthr ...

Drs. Memtsoudis et al from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York published in the Journal of Arthroplasty in May 2013 a large national data base study looking at 400 hospitals from 2006 through ...

June 11, 2013
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Interpretation of “Stiffness” Post Knee Replacement Surgery

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|Date: May 21, 2013
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Interpretation of “Stiffness” Post Knee Replacement Surgery

Study presented at the 2013 Knee Society meeting in Chicago, IL, on March 23, 2013 analyzed residual stif ...

Study presented at the 2013 Knee Society meeting in Chicago, IL, on March 23, 2013 analyzed residual stiffness at 6 months following knee replacement. The authors surveyed patients both preoperatively ...

May 21, 2013
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Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement

DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement

Shared Decision-Making

Shared Decision-Making

Total Hip Replacement in Younger Patients

Total Hip Replacement in Younger Patients

Increasing Popularity of Anterior-Approach Total Hip

Increasing Popularity of Anterior-Approach Total Hip

New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

New Methods of Fixation for Revision Knee Replacement

The Importance of Surgeon Volume in Outcomes of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement

The Importance of Surgeon Volume in Outcomes of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement

The Benefits of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

The Benefits of Spinal/Epidural Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

Interpretation of “Stiffness” Post Knee Replacement Surgery

Interpretation of “Stiffness” Post Knee Replacement Surgery