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Decreasing the Risk of Infection Following Joint Replacement Surgery

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|Date: May 09, 2013
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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, 2 ...

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 ...

May 09, 2013
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What Can You Expect After Total Knee Replacement

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|Date: May 03, 2013
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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. ...

May 03, 2013
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Followup Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement

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|Date: April 18, 2013
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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 ...

April 18, 2013
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Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement

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|Date: March 06, 2013
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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 ...

March 06, 2013
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Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

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|Date: February 28, 2013
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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 ...

February 28, 2013
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How do I Know when it is Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?

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|Date: February 13, 2013
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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 ...

February 13, 2013
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Decision making for joint replacement

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|Date: January 29, 2013
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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 ...

January 29, 2013
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Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

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|Date: January 08, 2013
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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 ...

January 08, 2013
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Results of Knee Replacement in Patients Less than 55 Years of Age

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|Date: December 18, 2012
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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 ...

December 18, 2012
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Why do Total Knees Fail?

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|Date: December 07, 2012
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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 ...

December 07, 2012
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Decreasing the Risk of Infection Following Joint Replacement Surgery

Decreasing the Risk of Infection Following Joint Replacement Surgery

What Can You Expect After Total Knee Replacement

What Can You Expect After Total Knee Replacement

Followup Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement

Followup Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement

Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement

Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement

Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

Anesthesia for Joint Replacement

How do I Know when it is Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?

How do I Know when it is Time for Joint Replacement Surgery?

Decision making for joint replacement

Decision making for joint replacement

Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Use of Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Results of Knee Replacement in Patients Less than 55 Years of Age

Results of Knee Replacement in Patients Less than 55 Years of Age

Why do Total Knees Fail?

Why do Total Knees Fail?