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Knee Implants: The Importance of Fit 6 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Standardized knee replacement implants come close to fitting the knee sizes of many people however there is some evidence that if the fit is off by as little as 3mm there may be painful side effects t...
Hip Replacement Recovery: Exercises & Physical Therapy After Surgery 4 Jul 2013 | 01:21 am
One of the most rewarding things to look forward to after hip replacement surgery is regaining mobility and independence that were previously compromised by an arthritic hip. In addition to getting ad...
Knee Replacement Recovery: Exercises & Physical Therapy After Surgery 3 Jul 2013 | 04:01 am
One of the most rewarding things to look forward to after knee replacement surgery is regaining mobility and independence that were previously compromised by an arthritic knee. In addition to getting ...
Partial Hip Replacement Implants 8 Jun 2013 | 01:00 am
Partial hip replacement implants are used most commonly to treat a fractured hip in an older patient, rather than a hip damaged by osteoarthritis, for which total hip replacement is a treatment.1 It i...
How successful is knee replacement surgery? 16 Mar 2013 | 02:53 am
Total knee replacement surgery has become the most common form of joint replacement surgery. In 2010 over 721,000 such procedures were performed in the United States.1 Between 1991 and 2010, the incid...
Minimally invasive hip replacement approaches and procedures 2 Mar 2013 | 03:34 am
“Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery” is a general term that describes several variations of existing surgical techniques that are designed to reduce the tissue trauma associated with hip repla...
Minimally invasive knee replacement approaches and procedures 1 Mar 2013 | 05:33 am
“Minimally invasive knee replacement” is a term that is used by doctors, implant companies, and hospitals to refer to several procedures and strategies that you should understand carefully. Many of th...
How successful is hip replacement surgery? 21 Feb 2013 | 04:15 am
Total hip replacement is one of the most successful and cost effective interventions in medicine with over 453,000 such procedures performed in the United States in 2010.1 The incidence of hip replace...
About Hip Replacement 27 Nov 2012 | 12:48 pm
In order to understand hip replacement it helps to first understand the hip joint itself, the types of hip replacement surgery, and a little about the hip replacement implants for each type of hip rep...
About Knee Replacement 27 Nov 2012 | 12:46 pm
In order to understand knee replacement it helps to first understand the knee joint itself, the types of knee replacement surgery, and a little about the knee replacement implants for each type of kne...
