2.5 million Americans living with an artificial hip, 4.7 million with an artificial knee
Source & full article: 2.5 million Americans living with an artificial hip, 4.7 million with an artificial knee. 2.5 million Americans …
Tag Archives: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
New study explores outcomes of Charnley total hip replacement in patients under age 50
New study explores outcomes of Charnley total hip replacement in patients under age 50. New study explores outcomes of Charnley …
Study: Metal Hip Pain and Tissue Damage – Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant
Study: Metal Hip Pain and Tissue Damage – Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant. Study: Metal Hip Pain and Tissue Damage The …
Cobalt Levels After Hip Revision
This video is a good one – talks about what can be expected after revision of your metal on metal …
Some Surgeons Do Speak & Shout – but Those that Should Listen Don’t Hear…
By Stephen Tower Orthopedic Surgeon Affiliated Professor UAA WWAMI School of Medicine Earl, Barry Meier’s recent article in the NYT …
Dr Tower writes to Senator re concerns about the regulatory malfeasance at the FDA – Metal-on-Metal hip replacement debacle
Sunday, January 6, 2013 Dear Senator Begich, I am very appreciative of your personal reply to my concerns about the …
Dental Restorations and Restorative Materials
Dental Restorations and Restorative Materials. ADA: Routine antibiotics not needed for patients with orthopedic implants By DrBicuspid Staff December 18, 2012 — …
SCARY – Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants
Study finds elevated levels of cobalt and chromium in offspring of patients with metal-on-metal hip implants. Study Finds Elevated Levels …
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE – Long-term results, durability, modularity among advantages of metal-on-metal hips | Orthopedics Today
Long-term results, durability, modularity among advantages of metal-on-metal hips | Orthopedics Today. Long-term results, durability, modularity among advantages of metal-on-metal …
New Surgical Approach Allows for Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
New Surgical Approach Allows for Outpatient Total Hip Replacement — WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —. New Surgical Approach …
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement Speeds Recovery – Yahoo! News
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement Speeds Recovery – Yahoo! News. Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement Speeds Recovery PRWeb – Tue, Jul 24, …
Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip Arthroplasty With Actinomyces Following a Noninvasive Dental Procedure | Orthopedics
Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip Arthroplasty With Actinomyces Following a Noninvasive Dental Procedure | Orthopedics. Hematogenous Infection of Total Hip …
As lawsuits climb, J&J may have new hip trauma – Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip system has nearly 1,600 lawsuits pending
As lawsuits climb, J&J may have new hip trauma | Smart Business. As lawsuits climb, J&J may have new hip …
FDA to study growing failure rate of metal hip devices – USATODAY.com
FDA to study growing failure rate of metal hip devices – USATODAY.com. The Food and Drug Administration is meeting with …
Comment Example: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
I thought it might be helpful to show what I sent in electronically in advance of the above referenced meeting, …
Smoking Hikes Risk of Knee and Hip Replacement Failure in Arthritis Patients
Smoking Hikes Risk of Knee and Hip Replacement Failure in Arthritis Patients. Smoking Hikes Risk of Knee and Hip Replacement …
Preparing for Hip Replacement Surgery
Preparing for Hip Replacement Surgery. Hip replacement has become a common and safe procedure — about 285,000 people in the …
Exercise Heals at Any Age – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com
Exercise Heals at Any Age – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com. Leon S. Benson is an orthopedic surgeon at the …
Study: Higher Total Knee Replacement Volume Linked to Fewer Complications
Study: Higher Total Knee Replacement Volume Linked to Fewer Complications. Study: Higher Total Knee Replacement Volume Linked to Fewer Complications …
FDA: ‘Streamlined’ Reporting Process re: Ortho/Rehab/Device Committee Meeting
This is just an idea on how we might make it easier on those of us who want to report …
MoM Hip Victim Stories to the Orthopedic and Rehab Devices Panel of Med. Devices Advisory Commitee
I just want to emphasize how important it is for as many of us as possible to send in our …
June 27-28, 2012: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0293] Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the …
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants
Researchers surprised by metal ion levels in 5-year follow-up of MoM THA implants. The 5-year postoperative metal ion levels plateaued …
Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say – NYTimes.com
Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say – NYTimes.com. Britain Extends Monitoring for People With Metal Hips By …
AAOS guideline rejects post-op ultrasound to screen for clots
AAOS guideline rejects post-op ultrasound to screen for clots Written by Editorial Staff September 29, 2011 Source: Cardio Vascular …
6 Ways to Ruin Your Knees
Expert tips on how to avoid damaging your knees. By Shahreen Abedin WebMD Feature Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD …
THA after intertrochanteric osteotomy results in higher complication rates, lower long-term prosthesis survival rates
THA after intertrochanteric osteotomy results in higher complication rates, lower long-term prosthesis survival rates Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite August 26, …
Femoral Osteotomy – commonly used for adults in the treatment of hip fracture nonunions and malunions
Femoral Osteotomy Author: Austin T Fragomen, MD; Chief Editor: William L Jaffe, MD more…Source: Medscape Reference Background Proximal femoral …
Obesity a significant risk factor in complication rates following THA
Obesity a significant risk factor in complication rates following THA Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite August 25, 2011 Researchers from the …
Length of stay following Total Hip Repalcement multifactorial, study finds
Length of stay following THA multifactorial, study finds Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite August 25, 2011 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A patient’s …
Groundswell of Grievances Against Manufacturers of Defective, Dangerous Hip Replacement Devices
Rottenstein Law Group Heeds Groundswell of Grievances Against Manufacturers of Defective, Dangerous Hip Replacement Devices NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2011 …
U.S. government examining doctor kickbacks for medical devices
U.S. government examining doctor kickbacks for medical devices By Barnaby J. Feder Published: Monday, March 24, 2008 NY Times NEW …
Doctor Kickbacks – Who Does Your Doctor Really Work For?
Who Does Your Doctor Really Work For? By Scott Haig Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2008 Source: Time Health Timothy Tadder / …
Hypertensive Patients Show Delayed Wound Healing following Total Hip Arthroplasty
Hypertensive Patients Show Delayed Wound Healing following Total Hip Arthroplasty Awad A. Ahmed1*, Pekka A. Mooar2, Matthew Kleiner2, Joseph S. …
American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) completes data collection pilot project
AJRR completes data collection pilot project By Mary Ann Porucznik; Source – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons With data on …
Operative time, use of biological agents increase risk of complications following TKA
Operative time, use of biological agents increase risk of complications following TKA Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite August 12, 2011 Biological …
Age, surgery type, coronary artery disease associated with complications after TKA
Age, surgery type, coronary artery disease associated with complications after TKA Posted on the ORTHOSuperSite August 12, 2011 Type of …
Body Mass Index (how heavy you are), alignment associated with knee replacement failure
BMI, alignment associated with knee replacement failure Source: OrthoSupersite The survival of a total knee replacement hinges heavily on a …
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawyers Meeting With MDL Judge
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Lawyers Meeting With MDL Judge Published: August 9th, 2011 Source: AboutLawsuits.com Lawyers from throughout the United …
Bio-Engineering – Need a new hip? Someday you may grow your own…
Need a new hip? Someday you may grow your own By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Updated: Aug 06, 2011 11:00 …
New Zealand National Joint Registry Eleven Years Data Jan 1999 – 2009
New Zealand National Joint Registry Eleven Years Data Jan 1999 – 2009 The total number of registered joint arthroplasties at …
Hips and Hip Replacements: What you need to know
Hips and Hip Replacements: What you need to know by Thomas W. Miller Ph.D. ABPP, Staff Writer Published Online Aug …
Metal on Metal Hips – Extracts from Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry – Annual Report 2010
Bearing Surface The Registry is reporting on five different bearing surfaces with more than 200 procedures. There are a small …
Recovery Benefit of MIS THA to Give a Faster Functional Recovery Not Proven
Minimally Invasive and Computer-navigated Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Qualitative and Systematic Review of the Literature Inge HF Reininga; Wiebren Zijlstra; …
What Is A Knee Replacement Surgery?
What Is A Knee Replacement Surgery? by Cliff, August 1st, 2011 There are a lot of joints in our body …
Topical therapies for osteoarthritis v. Oral Drugs
My View: This abstract from a recent scientific review contains some gems regarding oral and topical drugs for the treatment …
Smoking Tied to Increase in Post-Arthroplasty Complications – Bugger!!!
Smoking Tied to Increase in Post-Arthroplasty Complications Last Updated: July 27, 2011. Source: Click here Pre-operative smoking status is a …
Barry Meier – Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen
Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen By BARRY MEIER New York Times – Click here Published: July 27, 2011 Allies of …
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty
Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty Author: Derek F Amanatullah, MS, MD, PhD; Chief Editor: Erik D Schraga, MD Pre-procedure Background …
Joint Replacement Surgery Increases Risk of Blood Clot Formation in Certain Patients
Joint Replacement Surgery Increases Risk of Blood Clot Formation in Certain Patients 27/07/2011 02:50:00 Source: click here Clots more likely …
Mr McMinn, Inventor of the BHR Gives A Balanced Response to ABC 4Corners Program
Response to ABC’s 4Corners Program A Response to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s ‘4Corners’ Program on Metal-on-Metal Hips. Source: http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/response-abc-corners-program.html On the …
Tranexamic acid reduces transfusion risk in THA patients
Tranexamic acid reduces transfusion risk in THA patients Source – click here A single preoperative dose of tranexamic acid was …
‘Metal on metal’ hip implants leave some recipients in pain, at risk
‘Metal on metal’ hip implants leave some recipients in pain, at risk By Anita Creamer; The Sacramento Bee – click …
Hematoma prevention important in reducing morbidity, mortality from THA
Hematoma prevention important in reducing morbidity, mortality from THA The aggressive prevention of hematoma can help lower complication rates, morbidity …
Special Surgery Table for Anterior Hip Replacement Operations
Revised Hip-Replacement Approach Sparks Discussion Among Patients, Orthopedic Surgeons By Robin Williams Adams Published: Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 12:01 …
As baby boomers age, joint replacements soar
As baby boomers age, joint replacements soar Published: Monday, September 20, 2010 By ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle Lynn Rhynes …
Baby boomer injuries booming
Baby boomer injuries booming Published: Monday, May 30, 2011 – Daily Local By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer We’re becoming …
Femoral Prothesis Neck Fracture
Femoral Prothesis Neck Fracture Fracture of the femoral prosthesis neck following total hip arthroplasty is not common. We report a …
Growing Number of DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits
MDL Sought for Growing Number of DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuits Date Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 Another lawsuit has …
DePuy Victim Cobalt & Chromium Spike
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Lawsuit Claims Device Caused Victim’s Cobalt, Chromium Levels to Spike Date Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2011 …
Pain, Disability Plague Many
Pain, Disability Plague Many with Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Date Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Rather than the relief that most …
Facts About Joint Replacements
13 Must-Know Facts About Joint Replacements Source: click here Here’s what you can expect from joint replacement surgery. Many people …
Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Component Complaints
Complaints over Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral Component Draw Scrutiny Aug 2, 2010 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP A recent …
Zimmer Knee Replacement Lawsuit
Lawsuit Claims Zimmer Knee Replacement Component is Defective Apr 26, 2011 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP A lawsuit filed in …
Smith & Nephew Metal-on-Metal Marketing SPIN
Metal-on-Metal: Questions & Answers My View: call me a skeptic but talk about PR SPIN & Marketing: Download the Booklet …
Obese Patients Face Increased Risks
Obese Patients Face Increased Risks for Infection and Dislocation Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery Posted: 06/19/2008; Arthritis Care Research News …
Safety Studies for Metal-on-Metal Hip
FDA Orders Safety Studies for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements Roxanne Nelson (Source) Posted: 05/13/2011 May 13, 2011 — The US Food …
Less Hip Revisions with Experienced Surgeons
From Reuters Health Information Experienced Surgeons Do Fewer Hip Replacements That Need Revision By Fran Lowry (source – click here) …
Bone Cements – Not all Work Well
Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty With Boneloc Bone Cement David C. Markel, MD, Daniel B. Hoard, MD, Charles A. Porretta, MDAuthors …
Pseudotumors in MoM Hip Replacements
Research probes pseudotumors in MoM hips By Terry Stanton Source – click here Download Article [here] and Figure 1 [here] …
Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Debate
Bearing surfaces: Is MOM worth the risk? By Mary Ann Porucznik Download as a PDF Implications differ, depending on use …
Perspectives on Modern Orthopaedics
Metal-on-metal Bearing Surfaces Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, Robert M. Urban, Nadim J. Hallab, PhD, Anastasia K. Skipor, MS, Alfons Fischer, …
Hip Resurfacing (HR) in Young versus Total Hip Replacement THR)
Metal on metal hip resurfacing versus uncemented custom total hip replacement – early results Nemandra A Sandiford1*, Sarah K Muirhead-Allwood1,2, …
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