Are you one of the millions of Americans who suffer from joint or back pain? Don’t let degenerative disea ...
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Meet the Team: Valley’s Joint & Spine Center
Meet the Team: Valley’s Joint & Spine Center
Are you one of the millions of Americans who suffer from joint or back pain? Don’t let degenerative disease or injury keep you from the activities you enjoy. Specializing in joint replacement and spin ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Total Joint Replacement, Bundled Payments, Patient Risk Factors to Success
Total Joint Replacement, Bundled Payments, Patient Risk Factors to Success
By William P Barrett, MD In the February issue of The Journal of Arthroplasty, there were several article ...
By William P Barrett, MD In the February issue of The Journal of Arthroplasty, there were several articles examining the influence of various medical comorbidities and the risk for complication after ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients
Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients
Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant d ...
Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant design and research, along with a team of specialized joint replacement nurses and therapists. I ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery
Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery
In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, t ...
In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, the effects of obesity on joint replacement were reviewed. The authors noted that the Center for ...
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