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ArthroplastyThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Arthroplasty but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.Background information on Arthroplasty
Ortho SuperSite,SAN FRANCISCO — Patients typically experience an increase in limb length after undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to a study presented here. Achieving elbow stability key to performing radial head arthroplasty - Mar 24, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,According to Cohen, the indications for radial head arthroplasty are slowly evolving. But one "absolute" indication is in the setting of trauma, Young Patients With Knee Disorder Get Active After New Surgical ... - Apr 1, 2008 Science Daily (press release)...orthopedic surgeon Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD, and is described in a preliminary report to be published in the April issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty. Interposition Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint ... - Mar 17, 2008 Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)...(E-mail: givissis{at}otenet.gr) A new technique for interposition arthroplasty of the first metatarsoplalangeal joint is described. Systemic review finds that potent anticoagulants increase the risk ... - Apr 1, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,Using potent anticoagulants such as low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent pulmonary embolism in total hip or knee arthroplasty patients, as recommended by Comparison of Ligament Reconstruction Tendon Interposition and ... - Mar 10, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,To minimize thumb shortening during loading, we have successfully used trapeziometacarpal interposition arthroplasty (TMIA) for stage II and III disease. Anticoagulants May Increase Mortality After Hip and Knee Surgery - Apr 2, 2008 Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of studies looking at anticoagulant prophylaxis after hip and knee arthroplasty reveals that not only do these agents High complication, reoperation rates seen revising reverse ... - Mar 6, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,SAN FRANCISCO — Upper extremity surgeons have a few options when they need to revise a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty procedure, but should expect ORLive Presents: Cervical Disc Replacement - Mar 31, 2008 Market Wire (press release)Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute, will perform an FDA approved cervical disc arthroplasty and will be available via email to answer questions. Gender Bias May Affect Care Of People With Osteoarthritis, Study Finds - Mar 10, 2008 Science Daily (press release)Physicians were twice as likely to recommend total knee replacement surgery (known as arthroplasty) to a male patient compared to a female patient. Shoulder replacement options continue to evolve - Mar 19, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,It is an honor to serve as moderator for this round table discussion on shoulder arthroplasty. I have invited leaders in the field to participate, More quality of care issues cited at Marion VA - Mar 28, 2008 The Southern,In the first complaint, the wife of a veteran in his 50s alleged a surgeon in February 2007 performed total knee arthroplasty on her husband - a patient Gender bias may affect care, Canadian study finds - Mar 11, 2008 CTV.ca,They asked the doctors if they were good candidates for total knee replacement surgery (known as arthroplasty). Sixty-seven per cent of physicians Spinal Non-fusion Technology from Raymedica - Mar 16, 2008 Medgadget.com,The FDA has granted an approval for the company to perform a clinical evaluation of its HydraFlex Nucleus Arthroplasty System for the treatment of DDD. Surgeon cites advantages of biologic unicompartmental knee replacement - Mar 19, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,...“Patients under the age of 40 years present a great challenge for a standard UKA/PFA (patellofemoral arthroplasty), as the implants would be expected to HealthFirst-Testing new treatment for - Mar 27, 2008 ABC12.com,But there's a new option called the TFAS (Total Facet Arthroplasty System) device. "It reproduces normal to near normal motion as compared to some of the AAOS: Hip Resurfacing Shows Narrower Edge Than Anticipated - Mar 7, 2008 MedPage Today,By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 -- Some of the purported advantages of hip resurfacing over standard arthroplasty, Wachovia Starts MAKO Surgical (MAKO) at Market Perform - Mar 26, 2008 StreetInsider.com (subscription),Wachovia sees MAKO targeting about 8% of the US market for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, or about 46000 replacements over 2008. AAOS: Aspirin Prevents VTE in Real World Use After Knee Surgery - Mar 6, 2008 MedPage Today,Although prophylaxis reduces the rate of VTE after total knee arthroplasty from at least 40% down to less than 15%, there has been disagreement over which Knee surgery study points to gender bias - Mar 10, 2008 CBC News,The results showed that the physicians visited were twice as likely to recommend total knee replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, to the male patient Study: Doctors May Be More Likely to Recommend Total Knee ... - Mar 10, 2008 WebMD..."A male patient was twice as likely as a female patient to receive a recommendation for total knee arthroplasty," write the researchers, who included AAOS: Diabetes Complicates Recovery After Joint Replacement or ... - Mar 10, 2008 MedPage Today,By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 -- Diabetes may signal a rocky recovery from hip and knee arthroplasty by increasing AAOS: Gender-Specific Joint Replacement More Hype than Help - Mar 10, 2008 MedPage Today,Standard hip and knee arthroplasty implants provided the same benefit for women as for men, according to two large prospective studies presented at the The new hip-op generation - Mar 30, 2008 Times Online,The concern was that younger patients would outlive their implants and need one or even two revisions - a more complex procedure than primary arthroplasty No statistical learning curve found with MIS UKA - Mar 6, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,William G. Hamilton, MD, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed 445 patients who had minimally invasive unicompartmental arthroplasty (MIS UKA) performed MIS TKA associated with increased early revision, surgeon reports - Mar 6, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the promise of smaller incisions, minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty procedures may result in a higher number of revisions Bacterial Growth on Articulating Spacers: An In Vitro Study - Mar 10, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,The standard of care for treating late infection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a staged revision. Two-stage treatment of infected TKA has been shown AAOS: MRI Overused in Knee Replacement Surgery - Mar 6, 2008 MedPage Today,He and colleagues reviewed charts and interviewed a random sample of 50 patients who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis by a Bearing surface type, preop activity linked to postop activity ... - Mar 6, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,To determine which patients would participate in high-impact sports activity following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and to examine the factors linked to TKA performed with porous tantalum tibial component shows good 5 ... - Mar 31, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,SAN FRANCISCO — Total knee arthroplasty performed using a cemented monoblock porous tantalum tibial component shows high survivorship and radiographic Are Blood Thinners Post-op Killers? - Apr 1, 2008 Science Daily (press release)Potent anticoagulants are associated with a higher all-cause mortality rate after hip and knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res; 466:714-721 (DOI Getting 'hip' to hip surgery - Mar 11, 2008 Sun-Sentinel.com,Both total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty (THA), and hip resurfacing procedures continue to spark a lively ongoing discussion among orthopedic Bangkok Hospital Medical Center Announces An Additional Service ... - Apr 3, 2008 Emediawire (press release),Some of the most common surgical procedures that we provide are arthroplasty - or total joint replacement - of the elbow, knee, and hip - a process where an New options to treat chronic back pain - Mar 27, 2008 abc7.com,But there's a new option called the Total Facet Arthroplasty System (TFAS) device. "It reproduces normal to near-normal motion, as compared to some of the Orthopedic Manifestations and Management of Patients With von ... - Mar 17, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,Typically, arthrodesis, realignment osteotomy, interposition arthroplasty, or total joint replacement is performed. Houghton and Dickson 17 described 16 Accurate knee alignment measurements seen with computer-assisted ... - Mar 27, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,Ensuring measurements are accurate is critical to successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes and minimizing component wear, he noted. Wright Medical Announces Agreement to Acquire INBONE Technologies ... - Mar 7, 2008 WELT ONLINE,...held US company focused on bringing the most advanced engineering and medical technology to the field of ankle arthroplasty and small bone fusion. Golf Swing Is Rough On New Knees - Mar 7, 2008 CBS News,In a small study, four patients who had total knee arthroplasty (TKA), or total knee replacement, were studied to measure how the replaced knees held up Golf puts high stress on replacement knees - Mar 6, 2008 Reuters UK,...are based on a study of four patients who had total knee arthroplasty using artificial joints capable of measuring knee forces. Private healthcare providers to fill vacuum - Mar 26, 2008 XPRESS,The speciality centres are most likely to include a heart centre, a spinal centre and an arthroplasty centre. The one-million-square-foot project, Milliman Care Guidelines Expands, Updates Clinical Content and ... - Mar 26, 2008 PR Newswire (press release),The Inpatient and Surgical Care product adds a number of new guideline topics, such as shoulder arthroplasty and central venous catheter complications. I was in agony until the doctors grew new cartilage in my knee - Mar 25, 2008 Daily Mail,I learnt about a procedure called abrasion arthroplasty, which could permanently repair damaged cartilage by prompting it to re-grow within the knee itself. Vertical machining centre reduces lead times - Mar 24, 2008 Manufacturing Talk,A 'flagship' product, the Cormet Hip Resurfacing system, combines the principles of conservative arthroplasty with metal-on-metal bearing technology to LDR Completes Two-Level Cervical Disc Study Enrollment in the ... - Mar 24, 2008 Business Wire (press release),I have been pleased with the ease of use with the Mobi-C and believe the product has a bright future in cervical arthroplasty.� LDR was founded in 2000 by Global Cervical Artificial Disc Market to Hit $1 Billion by 2012 - Mar 18, 2008 PR Newswire (press release),Technologies 2008 report covers the artificial disc, dynamic stabilization, nuclear disc replacement, annulus repair, and facet arthroplasty markets. New gen knee joint implant in Kuwait - Mar 16, 2008 Trade Arabia,It is estimated that total knee replacements represent almost 90 per cent of the total arthroplasty cases performed in the region. Upcoming Events At Phelps Memorial Hospital - Mar 12, 2008 Westchester.com,An overview of anterior total hip arthroplasty, including demonstration of the special instruments and table used for this type of hip replacement surgery. Computer-aided Surgery: Assessing the Accuracy of a Navigation System - Mar 10, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,Its current practical applications in orthopedics are total joint arthroplasty and trauma fracture management, including pedicle screw placement, Genzyme Announces Presentation of New Positive Data on Carticel(R) - Mar 10, 2008 Earthtimes,...microfracture, drilling/abrasion arthroplasty, or osteochondral allograft/autograft). CARTICEL should only be used in conjunction with debridement, Porous tantalum cones show short-term efficacy in large tibial ... - Mar 8, 2008 Ortho SuperSite,...graft for reconstructing large tibial defects during revision total knee arthroplasty, according to short-term results of a small study presented here. 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