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                                    • Association Between Multiple Drug Allergies and Inferior Outcomes with Joint Replacement

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                                      |Date: March 26, 2016
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                                      Association Between Multiple Drug Allergies and Inferior Outcomes with Joint Replacement

                                      Association Between Multiple Drug Allergies and Inferior Outcomes with Joint Replacement

                                      In the July, 2015 issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty”, authors Alexander McLawhor and M.D. and colleag ...

                                      In the July, 2015 issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty”, authors Alexander McLawhor and M.D. and colleagues from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York reviewed the association of patient-reported ...

                                      March 26, 2016
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                                    • Severity of Arthritis Predicts Outcomes in Young Patients with Total Hip Replacement

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                                      |Date: March 26, 2016
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                                      Severity of Arthritis Predicts Outcomes in Young Patients with Total Hip Replacement

                                      Severity of Arthritis Predicts Outcomes in Young Patients with Total Hip Replacement

                                      A poster presented at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons i ...

                                      A poster presented at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas November 5th through 8th from the University of Iowa reviewed the outcome of 14 ...

                                      March 26, 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

                                      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

                                      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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                                    • Innovations in Hip Replacement

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                                      |Date: June 04, 2015
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                                      Innovations in Hip Replacement

                                      Innovations in Hip Replacement

                                      Hip replacement has been one of the most successful operations over the last three to four decades. It wa ...

                                      Hip replacement has been one of the most successful operations over the last three to four decades. It was felt to be the operation of the century by an author in 2007. We have seen an evolution from ...

                                      June 04, 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

                                      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

                                      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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                                    • What is the “Ideal” Alignment of the Limb after Knee Replacement

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                                      |Date: June 13, 2014
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                                      What is the “Ideal” Alignment of the Limb after Knee Replacement

                                      What is the “Ideal” Alignment of the Limb after Knee Replacement

                                      At the recent Knee Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 15, 2014, there are several pape ...

                                      At the recent Knee Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, from March 15, 2014, there are several papers relating to the question of what is the ideal alignment of a leg after knee replacement.  Th ...

                                      June 13, 2014
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                                    • Morbid Obesity and its Effects on Complications After Knee Replacement

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                                      |Date: May 13, 2014
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                                      Morbid Obesity and its Effects on Complications After Knee Replacement

                                      Morbid Obesity and its Effects on Complications After Knee Replacement

                                      Dr. Browne and Associates presented an award winning paper at the Knee Society Meeting in New Orleans, Lo ...

                                      Dr. Browne and Associates presented an award winning paper at the Knee Society Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana 03/15/2014 looking at the effect of morbid obesity on complications after knee replacem ...

                                      May 13, 2014
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                                    • Recent Presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Hip Society

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2014
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                                      Recent Presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Hip Society

                                      Recent Presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Hip Society

                                      The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons had their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana March 11th ...

                                      The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons had their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana March 11th through the 16th. On March 15th, the hip society had their annual open meeting and there were ...

                                      April 25, 2014
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