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Dana Potts Anterior Total Hip Replacement by Dr. Richard Berger 2018

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By Lauren Moss| Posted: Wed 3:46 PM, Sep 04, 2019


Do you have achy knees or a bad hip and everything you have tried doesn’t relieve the pain? Then it may be time for a replacement.

There are more than a million total hip and knee replacements done in the U.S. every year, and that number is expected to rise to 4 million by 2030.

One type of replacement surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is getting patients recovering quicker and back to their normal activities faster without any limitations.

Sixty-three-year-old Dana Potts didn’t start running competitively until his late 50s.

“When I got older, I just ran 5Ks and 10Ks,” he said.

His short-distance running abilities landed him at state finals, where he won gold. But his constant training landed him in need of a hip replacement.

“I was shocked, because I’ve never been operated on, …

Severe Obesity Increases Risk of Infection After Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Original Article:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883540319307120

by JorisBongersMDaKatrijnSmuldersPhDbMarc W.NijhofMD, PhDa

The increasing prevalence of obesity has resulted in an increased number of revision total hip arthroplasties (rTHAs) performed in patients with a high body mass index (BMI)…

…Conclusion

In our study, severe obesity was associated with an increased risk of infection following RevisionTHA. Patients with high BMI should be counseled appropriately before surgery.

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More Infection With Direct Anterior Hip Cases?

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Read Full Article Here:  https://ryortho.com/breaking/more-infection-with-direct-anterior-hip-cases/

By: Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Fri, July 12th, 2019

New work from NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases and NYU Langone Medical Center has examined the impact of using the direct anterior (DA) versus other total hip arthroplasty (THA) approaches on the risk of prosthetic joint infection (PJI)…

…“Practically speaking, we tell our patients the following based on this work and the work of several others that concur (some out of the Mayo Clinic and out of Anderson Clinic) that with the anterior approach there is a higher risk of superficial wound infection after THA. Specifically, with our obese patients of BMI > 40 we recommend against anterior approach surgery citing higher deep PJI rates in this group likely due to larger overhanging pannus. Patients should know that there are risks and benefits to everything including approaches regardless of the marketing and significant hype regarding …

Pregnancy Outcome in Women After Total Hip Replacement

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Only a few small studies have been published on pregnancies after total hip replacement…

…The aim of our study was to evaluate whether maternal total hip replacement affects pregnancy outcomes on a population-based level…

…Neonates born after maternal total hip replacement have an increased risk of stillbirth, small for gestational age, low birthweight and preterm birth. Trial of labor is more likely to end in emergency cesarean section. 


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78-year-old Delores Elam Receives Total Hip Replacement and is Out of Wheel Chair

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Original Story Here:  https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Hip-Replacement-Gives-Life-Back-To-Frisco-Grandmother-510093231.html

…A Frisco grandmother said she’s proof that a single trip to the right doctor can change your life. 78-year-old Delores Elam said she has big plans plans now that she’s no longer bound to the wheelchair she’s used for the past two years…

Dr. Hopkins did Delores total hip replacement surgery. She said she was walking within an hour of surgery and hadn’t walked in two years.

According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 2.5 million have undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) and are living with implants.…

Study Finds 60% of Hip Implants Last 25 Years

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Study Finds 60% of Hip Implants Last 25 Years. After reviewing thousands of case studies going back 25 years across six countries, researchers at the University of Bristol say they indicate that eight out of 10 total knee replacements (TKRs) and six out of 10 total hip replacements (THEs) will still be in place after 25 years.

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Julia’s Total Hip Replacement at Age 18

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Julia Mahseredjian   Published on Feb 4, 2019

My story begins with a ski accident at the age of 8. I broke my femur and needed internal fixation where metal devices were placed in the center of the femur to hold the bone in place until it heals for a period of 4 years. At 12, the metal plates were removed and my femur was healed. At age 13, I developed an Osteoarthritis, which entirely broke down my cartilage tissue because of the positioning of the screws; The blood flow did not arrive to the cartilage. In turn, that breakdown causes pain, swelling, and deformity to the extent that I was unable to walk properly because of the 7cm height difference between my legs.

I couldn’t undergo the hip replacement surgery until I was 18 because the operation wouldn’t succeed as long as I was still growing in height. And now …