Over the last several years, surgeons have developed less invasive procedures for joint replacement surge ...
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Less Invasive Joint Replacement
Less Invasive Joint Replacement
Over the last several years, surgeons have developed less invasive procedures for joint replacement surgery. For hip replacements, this involves making a 4 - 5 inch incision either in the back or the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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DVT Prophylaxis After Total Hip and Knee Replacement
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 ...
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Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacem ...
We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacement surgery. We have had several local Seattle surgeons, others from around the greater Washing ...
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Shared Decision-Making
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 ...
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Total Knee Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Nove ...
A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in November 2015, reviewed the complications following bilateral simultaneous total knee replacement v ...
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Long-term Outcome of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement Versus Total Knee Replacement
Long-term Outcome of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement Versus Total Knee Replacement
Dr. Masonis and colleagues from Ortho Carolina presented a poster at the 25th annual meeting of the Ameri ...
Dr. Masonis and colleagues from Ortho Carolina presented a poster at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in November 2015. They reviewed the outcomes of 174 pa ...
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Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Joint Replacement Surgery
Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Joint Replacement Surgery
Dr. Tan and coauthors from the Rothman Clinic presented their results at the 25th anniversary of the Amer ...
Dr. Tan and coauthors from the Rothman Clinic presented their results at the 25th anniversary of the American Association of hip and knee surgeons in Dallas, Texas November 2015, looking at a multicen ...