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Monthly Archives: March 2018

Lori’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2015

Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement at Hips for You Posted on March 29, 2018 by pwalterMarch 29, 2018

Lori had her first hip resurfacing with a BHR withDr. Rector in 2011. Her original story is here.  When she needed her other hip resurfaced, BHRs were no longer available for women.  So she went to Dr. Gross for a Biomet hip resurfacing.

September 19, 2015

I am 8 days post op of Dr gross. My surgery was Friday. I flew home on Sunday.I wore a calf length skirt tulip style, Regular undies And a Calvin t shirt. I used wheelchair assistance and took two planes, not the best day of my life, but also not the worst.

September 25, 2015

Today I am at 14 days post op and having to take it easy.
I was going to hard on my PT of walking. I started to walk with a cane and did 1.5 miles for three days and then my hip swelled. I am waiting for it to …

Average Age of Joint Replacement Patients Dropped by 2 Years Medical Study

Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement at Hips for You Posted on March 16, 2018 by pwalterMarch 16, 2018

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Written by Angie Stewart-March 15, 2018  –  The population of patients receiving hip and knee replacements was younger in 2014 than in 2000, according to a study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. A younger population could increase the likelihood of modern implants wearing out in the patients’ lifetimes…

…1. The average age for primary total hip replacement decreased from 66.3 years to 64.9 years from 2000 to 2014…

…7. Researchers predict primary total hip replacement will grow 171 percent and primary total knee replacement will grow by up to 189 percent by 2030, for a total of 635,000 and 1.28 million procedures, respectively.…

Want to Live Longer? Get A Hip Replacement

Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement at Hips for You Posted on March 8, 2018 by pwalterMarch 8, 2018

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Biloine W. Young • Wed, March 7th, 2018

It is no big news that hip replacement surgery improves the quality of life. A study led by Wolters Kluwer Health, indicates that patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) have a slightly improved survival rate compared to the general population. This held true through a decade after surgery.

Peter Cnudde M.D., who, with a colleague. conducted the study, said, “Our study suggests that hip replacement can add years to life as well as adding ‘life to years’—increasing the chances of longer survival as well as improving the quality of life.”

“The researchers analyzed the postoperative survival rate in nearly 132,000 patients undergoing a THA in Sweden from 1999 through 2012.The average age at hip replacement was about 68 years. During a median follow-up of 5.6 years, about 16.5% of patients had died.”…

Corin Group Launches Trinity™ Dual Mobility System

Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement at Hips for You Posted on March 8, 2018 by pwalterMarch 8, 2018

NEW ORLEANS, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Corin, a global orthopaedic manufacturer and leader in functional implant positioning, today announced the launch of the Trinity™ Dual Mobility System featuring new implant technology designed to improve range of motion and reduce the risk for instability and dislocation after primary or revision hip replacement. The announcement was made here at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2018 Annual Meeting.

The system is designed for use with Corin’s Optimized Positioning System (OPS™), an innovative technology that helps surgeons determine the best positioning and orientation of a hip implant based on a dynamic preoperative functional assessment and analysis of each patient.

“Dual mobility systems have emerged to better address instability and dislocation after total hip replacement,” said orthopaedic surgeon Douglas Dennis, MD* of Colorado Joint Replacement in Denver. “The Trinity Dual Mobility System, when used with OPS technology, may go even further in …

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