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Joint replacement surgery is highly successful, but it still requires a great level of training and expertise for surgeons, and a large set of implant-specific instruments that add costs, intricacy, and add to the infection risk to the procedure. While newer approaches (e.g. computer aided ort...
" Park said. "But there has been aparadigm shift; patients are often discharged the same day afterknee replacement surgery, and we use multimodal pain management techniques that work much better forpain control
On top of paying for the initial replacement and defective product, victims of defective knee replacement implants now need to pay for additional, even more complicated surgery or a new implant. And if you cannot afford that, you may be looking at a life of pain or reduced mobility. Unfortun...
Generally considered a last resort, total knee replacement is a proven way to relieve pain. But artificial joints don’t last forever, either. Particularly for younger patients who want to avoid major surgery for a device that will only need to be replaced again down the line, Wiley said, ...
January 21, 2016Patients undergo more than 600,000 knee replacements every year in the United States. But not all knees are created equal. A 35-year-old athlete may need a simpler, less costly surgery than an 82-year-old with severe arthritis. The hospitals that treat both patients often ...
CANBERRA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A new app designed for patients requiring knee replacement surgery has been developed by Australia's leading scientific agency, in a greater push to assist people prepare for, and recover from, the important surgery. ...
SUGGESTED for you Anything But Surgery! August 17, 2016 Once you truly need a knee replacement, there really isn't a lot you can do to avoid it. The only people, in my experience, who can avoid a knee replacement by trying a particular exercise regimen or injection product don't really...
IntroductionWear of polyethylene continues to be a significant factor in the longevity of total knee replacement (TKR). Moderately cross-linked polyethylene has been employed to reduce the wear of knee prostheses, and more recently anti-oxidants have been introduced to improve the long-term stability...
If you have questions or concerns about knee replacement surgery, post them now in the comments section below and I'll do my best to ask the surgeon during the operation. Meet the players: - Dr. Louis Keppler, orthopedic surgeon and co-director of the Spine and Orthopedic Institute at St...