For the study, the team included 48 patients needing total knee replacement surgery. Of these patients, half were randomly assigned to receive vancomycin and morphine injected directly into the bone marrow, using an infusion device that was inserted into the tibial tubercle region. The remaining we...
Reports on the availability of a treatment that can delay knee replacement surgery in New Hampshire with the certification of Doctor Scott Devanny, a Concord Hospital orthopedic surgeon. Number of surgeons in ...
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 ...
STAR trial Andrew Moore1*, Vikki Wylde1,2, Julie Bruce3, Nicholas Howells4, Wendy Bertram1,4, Christopher Eccleston5,6 and Rachael Gooberman‑Hill1,2 Abstract Background: Approximately 20% of people experience chronic postsurgical pain after total knee replacement....
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, ...
For example, approximately 4% of patients undergoing total hip replacement and 8% undergoing knee arthroplasty who were not taking opioids before surgery continued to use opioids 6 months after surgery.9 More interestingly, the change in the surgical knee or hip pain intensity from prior to ...
Total hip replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis on mid-term quality of life. Osteoarthr Cartilage. 2014;22(3):389–406. Article CAS Google Scholar Vlamis J, Karampinas P, Kavroudakis E. The use of core track endoscopy to document accurate decompression of the femoral head. ...
In a clinical study, the synovial fluid of 23 OA patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery was analyzed, and it was found that the level of MUFAs in the synovial fluid of the OA group was higher than that in the non-OA group. However, the mechanism underlying the relationship ...
Partial andtotal knee replacement Patient education videos Benefits of arthroscopy Smaller incisions Faster healing Rapid recovery Less scarring Performed on an outpatient basis Return to home on the same day Patient Testimonials “I underwentknee arthroscopywith Dr. Youm. The surgery allowed me to pla...
Patients in Ontario, Canada, demonstrated a higher rate of total knee and hip arthroplasty when compared with patients in New York, according to findings published in Arthritis and Rheumatology.In addition, the researchers found that patients in Ont...