Valley has gained the distinction of being the first hospital in the U.S. to install the VELYS Robotic-As ...
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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-Assisted Solution, an innovative, new tool for surgeons performing total knee replacement. Willia ...
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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 disea ...
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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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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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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Smoking and the Risk of Infection after Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Smoking and the Risk of Infection after Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
By William P Barrett, MD In a study by Tischler, et al, from the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, Penns ...
By William P Barrett, MD In a study by Tischler, et al, from the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patients who were active smokers were found to have a significantly increased risk for ...
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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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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 ...