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Less Invasive Joint Replacement

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|Date: September 24, 2021
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Less Invasive Joint Replacement

Over the last several years, surgeons have developed less invasive procedures for joint replacement surge ...

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 ...

September 24, 2021
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Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

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|Date: November 01, 2016
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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 ...

November 01, 2016
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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 Knee Replacement

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|Date: May 26, 2016
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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 ...

May 26, 2016
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Long-term Outcome of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement Versus Total Knee Replacement

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|Date: March 29, 2016
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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 ...

March 29, 2016
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Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Joint Replacement Surgery

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|Date: March 29, 2016
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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 ...

March 29, 2016
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The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery

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|Date: July 23, 2015
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The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery

Traditionally, joint replacement surgery required a several-day stay in the hospital. In the 1980s, the a ...

Traditionally, joint replacement surgery required a several-day stay in the hospital. In the 1980s, the average length of stay was approximately 7 days, and now it has decreased nationally to approxim ...

July 23, 2015
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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

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 Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process

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|Date: November 03, 2014
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The Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process

In a recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons September, 2014 the aut ...

In a recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons September, 2014 the authors Bryan Bobat, M.D. et al discussed decades of research looking at the aging process and the ...

November 03, 2014
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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

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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Less Invasive Joint Replacement

Less Invasive Joint Replacement

Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

Shared Decision-Making

Shared Decision-Making

Total Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement

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

Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Joint Replacement Surgery

Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Joint Replacement Surgery

The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery

The Evolution of Length of Stay for a Joint Replacement Surgery

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

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

The Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process

The Affects of Fitness on the Aging Process

The Joint Center at Valley Medical Center Outcomes for 2013

The Joint Center at Valley Medical Center Outcomes for 2013