Published on Oct 25, 2017 Patient returns 3 weeks after hip replacement with Dr. Lige Kaplan. He is not using a cane and has no limp. … Read the Rest
Published on Jun 1, 2016 The non operative management of hip arthritis is discussed including physiotherapy, anti-inflammatories, narcotics, activity modification and more.… Read the Rest
Published on May 27, 2016 A question regarding dental procedures or minor surgical procedures and the use of antibiotics to prevent an infection after someone has had a total joint replacement is discussed.… Read the Rest
Published on Jun 10, 2016 Recovery from total hip replacement surgery once you are discharged from the hospital is discussed including where to go after, resuming activities, when to go back to work, and more.… Read the Rest
Published on Jun 17, 2016 Total hip replacement surgery is discussed including what is a total knee replacement, why are they performed, what are the outcomes, what are the complications, and more.… Read the Rest
Published on Jan 14, 2015 Nathan Wei http://www.arthritistreatmentcenter.com
Progress in hip replacement in hardware? Maybe not… Research Raises Questions About Innovations To Devices Used In Joint Replacement. Nancy Walsh writing in MedPage Today reported that a review published in BMJ suggests that “innovations to devices used in joint replacement have been introduced without sufficient evidence that they are any better than existing implants.” Researchers found that “for one type of new device technology, hip replacements … Read the Rest
By Alampallam Venkatachalam Submitted On January 17, 2015
Case report
This lady underwent the first hip replacement 24 years ago for a hip fracture. A total hip replacement was done but left the leg shorter as the hip was cited high above the center of rotation by the surgeon. She managed for twenty four years but this hip began to fail and she was unable to walk by the middle of 2014.
She underwent
By Lyle M. Back, MD Submitted On May 05, 2015
We don’t often think of implanted medical devices in the same frame of reference as that odd old TV show “The 6 Million Dollar Man” but more and more of us are kind of like that guy! Implanted medical devices have become so common and so widely used over the years that many of us don’t even think of them as implants! Without looking
By Dr Mehjabin Ahmed Submitted On November 13, 2015
Orthopedic ailments related to knee, hip, neck and spine are on the rise, due to the stresses of the modern life style, poor food habits and lack of physical activity. Several forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis etc., also cause the wear and tear of joints. Conservative treatments involving physiotherapy, muscle relaxant drugs and accessories such as neck braces for cervical spondylosis
Scott Zellner: An American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons survey from November 2016 shows 34 percent of surgeons are doing the Anterior Approach, which is quite remarkable. Since 2004 we have partnered with Dr. Joel Matta, a pioneer in the space to conduct surgeon education about the Anterior Approach and back then, 1 to 2 percent of surgeons were doing it. To see this climb to 34 percent nationally is … Read the Rest
October 5, 2017 – Investigators found there were no differences in midterm outcomes in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty with a mini-incision posterior approach and patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty with a two-incision approach, according to Craig J. Della Valle, MD, study co-author.… Read the Rest