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                                    • Study to Examine Benefits of Pre-Operative Fitness on Surgery Outcomes

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                                      |Date: July 07, 2015
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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 ...

                                      July 07, 2015
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                                    • The Joint Center at Valley Medical Center Outcomes for 2013

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                                      |Date: August 21, 2014
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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 ...

                                      August 21, 2014
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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

                                      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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                                    • Decision making for joint replacement

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                                      |Date: January 29, 2013
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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 ...

                                      January 29, 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

                                      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?

                                      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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                                    • Risk of Revision After Primary Hip Replacement

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                                      |Date: November 12, 2012
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                                      Risk of Revision After Primary Hip Replacement

                                      Risk of Revision After Primary Hip Replacement

                                      In a recent article published in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in October 2012, Dr. Jeff ...

                                      In a recent article published in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in October 2012, Dr. Jeff Katz and colleagues from Boston, Massachusetts, reviewed Medicare data on patients undergoing ...

                                      November 12, 2012
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