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With the advent of newer materials and designs of knee prostheses, these perceptions are changing. The biggest advance is the availability of newer materials like Ceramic for knee replacements. Pure ceramic or ceramic coatings on metal are the latest in technology. ... -
Emerson helped develop a number of prosthetic implants with the Biomet Corporation, including the hip prosthesis used at Porter. “By sharing ideas with Dr. Emerson, Dr. Musgrave and I hope to further refine our own techniques,” commented Leland. ... -
Fusing may also lead to back, hip and knee problems and usually leaves you with a joint not mobile enough to play tennis or golf. Replacement (or arthroplasty) has been performed sporadically for about 30 years. Though the surgery has ... -
Over time, the leg might begin to over-compensate and pain develops in the knee or upper thigh. Eventually, one gains a few extra pounds, thus causing a bit more stress on the hip joint, which may one day require replacement if too much bone degradation has occurred. ... -
The numbers of hip and knee replacement operations in Australia have shot up in recent years, rising 121 per cent from 32006 in 1994-95 to 70796 in 2007-08, ... -
Choi PT, Bhandari M, Scott J, Douketis J. Epidural analgesia for pain relief following hip or knee replacement. Cochrane Database Syst Rev . 2003; (3):CD003071. Morin AM, Kratz CD, Eberhart LH, et al. Postoperative analgesia and functional recovery after ... -
Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
By Brett D. Crist, MD; Gregory J. Della Rocca, MD, PhD; Yvonne M. Murtha, MD An emphasis on indirect reduction techniques to restore limb alignment has ... -
Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
By Marc N. Thomsen, MD, PhD; Eike Jakubowitz, MSc; Joern B. Seeger, MD; Christoph Lee, MD; Jan P. Kretzer, MSc; Michael Clarius, MD This cadaveric study ... -
Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
By Harvey E. Smith, MD; Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD; Mitchell Maltenfort, PhD; Todd J. Albert, MD; Alan S. Hilibrand, MD; D. Greg Anderson, MD; James Harrop, MD; Michael G. Fehlings, ... -
Jul 7, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
By Michael J. Dunbar, MD, FRCS(C), PhD By way of statistics, it is true that in high-volume specialized centers in the United States, the infection rate has been lowered to less than 1%; however, the majority of the hip arthroplasty cases are being done in the ...
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Jul 7, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
They are useful in high-risk patients, but cost and resistance issues need to be considered. By Thomas P. Sculco, MD We all know that periprosthetic infection is catastrophic. But, if you look at the current literature, you will see that the incidence is not ... -
Jul 17, 2008
Clinton Times & Courier, USA -
By Jason Crotty Despite suffering from traumatic accidents such as a bone-breaking car accident, a ruptured leg aneurism and a manufacturing injury, they were able to laugh it off. The Central Massachusetts Limb Loss Support Group meets the second ... -
Jul 26, 2008
Norristown Times Herald, PA -
When Gallagher heard about this revolutionary prosthesis, he couldn't wait to ask McGinness to find him one. "Gary shared with me his enthusiasm for this new product that acts like a human foot," recalled McGinness, who would soon head to Malvern to conduct the ... -
Jul 18, 2008
cbs4denver.com, CO -
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) ? A crippled dog rescued in Kuwait a year ago has successfully started walking with a prosthetic foot. Sally, a Saluki, lost her foot and part of her left hind leg. An animal rescue group brought brought her to the Colorado State ... -
Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
Osseous hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus. The species most responsible for hydatid disease is Echinococcus granulosus, ... -
Jul 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite, NJ -
By LT Jonathan Erpenbach, MD; CDR Eric Hofmeister, MD Acrylic resins have been used for many years in several health-related applications due to their ease of use, favorable material properties, and relative cost. Cements containing polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), in particular, have been widely accepted for ... -
Jul 30, 2008
The News-Press, FL -
By JENNIFER BOOTH REED • jreed@news-press.com • July 31, 2008 Lee Memorial Health System this week announced it will stop doing business with some of the nation's biggest joint implant manufacturers because they refused to drop prices to what the system considered acceptable. ... -
Jul 30, 2008
The News-Press, FL -
Lee Memorial has never stipulated which orthopedic implant a surgeon could use on any patient, and only recently has the health system begun to control the implant expenses. In reality, the board of directors mandated that some action be taken to obtain better pricing ... -
Jul 30, 2008
The News-Press, FL -
A two-part series in The News-Press this week laid out Lee Memorial Health System's vision for the future, and fears that vision created among some doctors and patients. OAS_AD('ArticleFlex_1'); ... -
Aug 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription) -
1324. van Ooij A, Kurtz SM, Stessels F, Noten H, van Rhijn L. Polyethylene wear debris and long-term clinical failure of the Charité disc prosthesis: a ...
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