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Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

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|Date: September 26, 2017
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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 ...

September 26, 2017
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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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Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

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|Date: September 22, 2016
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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 ...

September 22, 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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The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

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|Date: March 30, 2016
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The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee ...

Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons presented a poster on their findings with regard to smoking and the incidence of comp ...

March 30, 2016
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The Year 2014 In Review

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|Date: March 29, 2016
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The Year 2014 In Review

The year 2014 saw over 1,300 joint replacement procedures done at the Joint Center at Valley Medical Cent ...

The year 2014 saw over 1,300 joint replacement procedures done at the Joint Center at Valley Medical Center. After reviewing the data from that year, we would like to share our results so that consume ...

March 29, 2016
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Long-term Outcome of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee Replacement Versus Total Knee Replacement

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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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Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

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|Date: March 26, 2016
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Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

In the July, 2015, issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty” authors Hasham Alvi. M.D. et al from Northweste ...

In the July, 2015, issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty” authors Hasham Alvi. M.D. et al from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, evaluate the affect of obesity on outcomes following total ...

March 26, 2016
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Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

Modifiable Risk Factors in Joint Replacement

Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

Shared Decision-Making

Shared Decision-Making

Total Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement

The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

The Year 2014 In Review

The Year 2014 In Review

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

Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty