New type of knee replacement offers patients longer-lasting...A new plastic and ceramic knee replacement implant is now being offered in Pittsburgh. It promises to last 30 years, twice as long as the traditional knee replacement.EndPlay
As an orthopedic surgeon who performs joint arthroplasty (replacement surgery), I am often asked about what’s new in regards to the surgery. Total knee replacement has been performed for many decades, and in short, over the years, many things have changed for the better. Robotic technology ...
“We are delighted to bring this innovative technology to the area, especially for younger and more active patients who require a truly personalized solution for total knee replacement surgery,” said Adam Hayden, Exactech CMO and SVP of Large Joints. “Our new Exactech technology combined...
I had a left knee replacement 3 1/2 years ago that has NEVER been right. IE: painful can't walk on it correctly, lots of sweling, many times of cellulitis, has caused a back issue etc.. Now I am told I need a new one done. Have you came across this much in your experience....
"Twenty years ago, patients would remain in the hospital for several days after their surgery and receive extremely high-dose narcotics to help with their postoperative pain," Park said. "But there has been aparadigm shift; patients are often discharged the same day afterknee replacement surgery...
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One thing the whole family agrees on (including John and Jeanette's daughter, 30-year-old Jeneane, who is working this Tuesday night): John Favaloro's knee replacement surgery is long overdue. "For the past few months, for me I realized that it's really bad," says Favaloro's son John...
We had a woman patient who was 4 from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while 5 to get into bed she collapsed (倒下)from what was 6 discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, 7 the emer...
The first step to improving patient care, the critical challenge inhealthcare analytics, is to make it more measurable and factual across a single “episode of care,” such as a knee replacement or pregnancy or heart attack. ExplainsAlex Beauvais, vice president and general manager of our healt...