Water Therapy after Joint Replacement Surgery by Dr. Frisch

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Water therapy after joint replacement surgery: an infection risk? This calls to attention the importance of wound care. A lot of people like aqua therapy- it’s low impact and generally approved by your care team. There are a lot of benefits to aqua therapy. The issue is when is it safe to submerge a surgical wound safely? When the wound is closed and when there’s no discharge, then it’s basically healed. There’s a lot of … Read the Rest

Yvonne K’s Total Hip Replacement with Dr. Hoffman 2017

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Discover how hip replacement surgery frees woman from pain and immobility in this patient testimonial. Yvonne couldn’t climb into the bathtub, bend over or tie her shoes. She was unable to get up off the floor or even stand for a few minutes at a time. That all changed after she consulted with Dr. James D. Hoffman, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. “Now I can do all of those … Read the Rest

Hip Replacement to Hockey 2017

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Guitar Slinger Hockey Published on Oct 30, 2017
This video is about my journey from having a total hip replacement to getting back on the ice as a hockey player and referee. It is a LONG video which took six months to make and probably only applies to people who really want the details of playing hockey with a hip replacement. If this person is you, sit back, grab some popcorn and get settled for … Read the Rest

Johanna Faricelli’s Total Hip Replacement 2017

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Published on Jul 25, 2017 Johanna Faricelli is an equestrian with a passion for all things horses. After starting to feel pain both in her hip and back, she traveled from Florida to New York to seek care at HSS. Johanna underwent a hip replacement with Dr. Seth Jerabek and two spinal surgeries with Dr. Darren Lebl, and has now returned to the stables and is officially back in the game! … Read the Rest

Progress in Hip Replacement Hardware by Dr. Wei

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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