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How to Prepare For Recovery Time For Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fabio R. Orozco, M.D. How long has knee pain been affecting your life? Does the pain and stiffness of arthritis…
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Injection technique provides pain relief following knee replacement surgery
It’s estimated that more than half of adults in the United States diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will undergo knee replacement…
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The case of a total joint patient with a metal allergy
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Fri, December 19th, 2014 After nine months of aching knees, shoulders, arms and legs, Diane…
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THERAPY CAR REHABS PATIENTS WITH NEW HIPS, KNEES
Biloine W. Young • Mon, November 24th, 2014 Therapists at Virginia Mason Hospital and Seattle Medical Center have invented a…
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Pushing Limits of New Knees
Written By: Melinda Beck John Jeffries, a 49-year-old money manager in Dover, Mass., had hip-resurfacing surgery in 2008 and is now…
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The Artificial Knee Meets the Internet of Things
by Brian Buntz In 2012, I wrote an article about dream medical devices that could go far to advance healthcare.…
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Hybrid TKA may offer comparable positive fixation to traditional TKA
McLaughlin JR. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20141023-53. Recently published data showed hybrid total knee arthroplasty demonstrated positive fixation with minimal revision at…
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Arthritis and cartilage loss may follow common knee surgery
A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss in some patients, according…
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Increased satisfaction after total knee replacement using sensor-guided technology
K. A. Gustke, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery 1; G. J. Golladay, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant…
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3D Implants Could Reduce Knee Replacement Recovery Time
Dr. Maria Simbra PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Mary Cowles had a traditional knee replacement in 2001. Just a few months ago…
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Think Twice Before Choosing Knee Replacement
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS For someone whose knee is sore and creaky, the prospect of replacing it with a new, metal-and-plastic…
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Metaphyseal sleeves provide reliable fixation after revision TKA
Huang R. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140825-57. Revision total knee arthroplasty with metaphyseal sleeves provided reliable fixation at short-term follow-up, according to…
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Satisfaction with TKA varies by patient demographics
Jacobs CA. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.022. Among patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty, black patients were three times more likely…
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Periarticular injection offers better efficacy, fewer adverse effects after TKA
Tsukada S. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014. doi:10.2106/JBJS.M.01098. Periarticular injection offered better postoperative pain relief, earlier recovery of knee…
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Post-op pain affects sleep, extends hospital stay
Pain can make it difficult for some patients to get a good night’s rest while recovering in the hospital following…
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