Hip Arthroplasty

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Replacement of the hip with a prosthesis
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Systemic review finds that potent anticoagulants increase the risk ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,The researchers focused on studies that involved patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and divided publications

AAOS: Hip Resurfacing Shows Narrower Edge Than Anticipated  -  Mar 7, 2008
MedPage Today,Body mass index was higher in the total hip arthroplasty group. Functional scores were slightly worse in the hip replacement group at six months (17 versus

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

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

AAOS: Gender-Specific Joint Replacement More Hype than Help  -  Mar 10, 2008
MedPage Today,Dr. Bourne and colleagues reviewed a group of 3461 consecutive patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty for degenerative arthritis and had

Long-term study finds Bernese periarticular osteotomy to be a safe ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,The remaining went on to total hip arthroplasty, Matheney said. The average WOMAC score in the surviving hips was 4 — good to excellent.

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.

ROBODOC announces patent cross licensing agreement with IBM  -  Mar 7, 2008
Antara,ROBODOC made medical history in 1992 by assisting in a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) procedure. Since that time, the ROBODOC system has been used in over

Wright Medical Group, Inc. Enhances Hip Offering With Launch Of  -  Feb 11, 2008
Medical Design Online,The SUPERCAP technique for total hip arthroplasty was developed by Stephen S. Murphy, MD, of New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.

Wright Adds Products to Hip Line  -  Feb 11, 2008
FDA news (subscription),Wright Medical Group has introduced a total hip arthroplasty surgical technique that does not require the hip to be dislocated during the procedure and its

Polyethylene Acetabular Component Insertion During Total Hip ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
The Open Press (press release)After the study on orthopaedic patients who have gone through total hip arthroplasty with polyethylene acetabular components insertion having less wear of

Total Hip Arthroplasty in Paralytic Dislocation From Poliomyelitis  -  Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Total hip arthroplasty on the left side was planned using a transtrochanteric approach with a chevron osteotomy. The false acetabulum was in anterosuperior

Total Hip Arthroplasty with Cement and Use of a Collared Matte ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)John J. Callaghan, MD 1 , Steve S. Liu, MD 1 , Daniel E. Firestone, MD 1 , Tameem M. Yehyawi, BS 1 , Devon D. Goetz, MD 2 , Jason Sullivan, BS 1 , David A.

One-stage Bilateral Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,The potential medical risk to patients of performing simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (THA) under one

Treatment of Intertrochanteric Nonunion of the Proximal Femur ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,All patients demonstrated clinically significant pain relief and return to ambulation following hemiarthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty.

The Rationale for Tilt-Adjusted Acetabular Cup Navigation  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Background: When performing total hip arthroplasty without computer navigation, surgeons align the acetabular component with landmarks such as the plane of

The Clinical Value of Histologic Examination in Shoulder Arthroscopy  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Previous authors have demonstrated the extremely low diagnostic value and high costs of histologic examinations following total knee and hip arthroplasty,

Isolated Fracture of the Ceramic Head After Third-Generation ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Background: While most reports of component fracture following alumina-on-alumina total hip arthroplasty have involved the acetabular liner,

Supracondylar Correction Osteotomy to Prevent Repetitive Posterior ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Dislocation after revision total hip arthroplasty: an analysis of risk factors and treatment options. J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2002; 84(10):1788-1792.

Clinical benefits seen with single-stage revision hip for ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,By Gina Brockenbrough ORLANDO, USA — While two-stage revision hip arthroplasty for infection remains the gold standard in care, one-stage revision may lead

Best of 2007: Top 5  -  Jan 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Investigators studied more than 1550 patients with osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis and femoral neck fractures who underwent total hip arthroplasty

Peripheral nerve blocks: An added value to TJA  -  Feb 4, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,By Mark W. Pagnano, MD I believe there is added value in using peripheral nerve blocks to achieve pain management after total hip arthroplasty.

Department of Justice investigation and settlements chosen as top ...  -  Jan 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...“I think these are exciting times in hip arthroplasty. We are minimizing the time to recovery with improved surgical techniques, better pain management,

Ensuring Appropriate Timing of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis  -  Feb 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)During a seven-week period, all patients undergoing spine surgery, total hip arthroplasty, or total knee arthroplasty had another safety initiative,

Autogenous Osteochondral Transfer in the Femoral Head After ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,The patient opted to undergo a left total hip arthroplasty (THA) for pain relief. An anterolateral approach to the hip was used. A capsulotomy was performed

Preventing infections after total knee arthroplasty  -  Jan 18, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Deep infection represents one of the most devastating complications of total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty imposing heavy emotional and

Back on the greens  -  Feb 4, 2008
South Carolina Now,Clark began using the Percutaneous Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty, or PATH, surgical technique after attending a conference where he met the creator of the

Surgeon finds navigation enhances his accuracy placing short ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...for a variety of navigated cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgeries. Today, he almost always places acetabular cups via navigation regardless of

Nerve palsy 'a vexing complication' in total hip replacement  -  Jan 17, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Nerve and vascular injuries associated with total hip arthroplasty. Presented at Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2008. Jan. 13-16, 2008. Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.

Cleveland Clinic is gold sponsor of Arab Health 2008  -  Jan 22, 2008
AME Info,Dr. Wael K. Barsoum, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, will present his research on 'Impingement in Hip Arthroplasty' on Tuesday 29 January

New bearing surfaces making strides toward reduced osteolysis ...  -  Jan 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,When Sir John Charnley first experimented with total hip arthroplasty (THA) several decades ago, the first designs used a Teflon socket because it featured

Unexpected Positive Intraoperative Cultures and Gram Stain in ...  -  Dec 17, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Unexpected positive culture results or gram stain in an otherwise low suspicion revision total hip arthroplasty should be treated as significant.

Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Octogenarians  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Background: Revision total hip arthroplasty in the very elderly is believed to be associated with a high complication rate. We evaluated the early outcomes

A Quarter of Patients with Osteoarthritis Hip Pain Need ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
MedPage Today,About 12% of patients who present with hip pain will undergo total hip arthroplasty within three years, she and colleagues found.

Third-Generation Alumina-on-Alumina Ceramic Bearings in Cementless ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)The purpose of this study was to determine the rates of wear and osteolysis associated with modern cementless hip arthroplasty with alumina-on-alumina

Clinical Performance of Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylenes in Total ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Aseptic loosening secondary to wear-debris-induced osteolysis has been identified as the leading cause of late failure of total hip arthroplasty.

Stay Hip, Even After 80  -  Dec 19, 2007
Market Wire (press release)The study compared the outcomes of hip arthroplasty patients 80 years and above and those who were 70 years and below, six to seven years after their

Mechanical Stability of Total Hip Replacement Using Pressurization ...  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Ebramzadeh E, Sarmiento A, McKellop HA, Llinas A, Gogan W. The cement mantle in total hip arthroplasty. Analysis of long term radiographic results.

Hip resurfacing: Why I do not offer it  -  Dec 5, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,I would submit that you can get a better ratio with a total hip arthroplasty (THA) that is done well, and, in fact, get a better range of motion with less

Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing for Obese Patients  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Conclusions: Metal-on-metal resurfacing hip arthroplasty is performing well in patients with a high body mass index, although the function scores are

Select patients may benefit from single-stage revision of infected ...  -  Dec 17, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,While two-stage revision hip arthroplasty for infection remains the gold standard of care, one-stage revision may lead to better function and improved

Index to Web Commentaries for 2007  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...(2007;89:2648-57) Cecil H. Rorabeck, MD, FRCSC, on "Influence of Preoperative Functional Status on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty" by Rder et al.

Neuropathy in Diabetic Patients After TKA  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,An incidence of neuropathy has been reported between 0.1% and 5.9% after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). 2,3 In revision THA the incidence of

Mortality After Periprosthetic Fracture of the Femur  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after total hip arthroplasty. Instr Course Lect. 2004;53:111-8.[Medline] Kregor PJ, Hughes JL, Cole PA.

Long-term Improvement Seen With Hip Replacement  -  Dec 3, 2007
Science Daily (press release)4, 2007) — Total hip arthroplasty (THA), or hip replacement, is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), but most studies have only followed patients

Surgical options for the painful hip in young adults  -  Dec 5, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...and debridement will hopefully prove in the long term to be a helpful alternative which delays the need for hip arthroplasty in some patients.

Study finds 12% rate of THA within 3 years after initial ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Approximately 12% of patients undergo total hip arthroplasty within 3 years after seeing their general practitioner due to hip pain from osteoarthritis,

Researchers find an increased rate of early post-THA ...  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Although early periprosthetic femur fractures occurring after total hip arthroplasty are considered rare, research now indicates an increase in rates for

Hip resurfacing: Time for a second look  -  Dec 5, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,By Keith R. Berend, MD In terms of hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty, the questions we have to address are: Is metal-on-metal the right choice

Phase 3 data show rivaroxaban superior to enoxaparin in preventing ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Oral rivaroxaban compared with subcutaneous enoxaparin for extended thromboprophylaxis after total hip arthroplasty: The RECORD1 trial. #6.

Massive Osteolysis of the Hip: Gorham’s Disease  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,The patient was scheduled to undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA). During preoperative evaluation, repeat radiographs showed extensive osteolysis of the

Improved function maintained for years after hip replacement  -  Dec 3, 2007
Medicexchange,The substantial benefits of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis are sustained in the long-term, according to a follow-up study lasting up to ten

Femoroacetabular Impingement  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,1,2,4,13 In patients with advanced osteoarthrosis, total hip arthroplasty is an option. 2 Tannast M, Siebenrock KA, Anderson SE.

Current and emerging therapies in the management of ...  -  Dec 19, 2007
TheHeart.Org,The RECORD1 study compared rivaroxaban with enoxaparin when used for extended prophylaxis after total hip arthroplasty (THA). RECORD 2 investigated the use

status of navigated total hip arthroplasty in dysplastic ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,1990 dec; (261):159-170. pierchon f, pasquier g, cotten a, fontaine c, clarisse j, duquenney a. causes of dislocation of total hip arthroplasty. ct study of

total hip arthroplasty: first experiences with pinless tha ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...by ulf schmerwitz, md a rigid body fixation on the proximal femur is required for navigation during total hip arthroplasty. in surgery requiring a small

bilateral tha improves pain, function in patients with bilateral ...  -  Nov 21, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...and 10 patients could walk unsupported. performing bilateral total hip arthroplasty can improve pain and function in patients with bilateral hip

cost-effectiveness of extended-duration antithrombotic prophylaxis ...  -  Nov 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...by skedgel et al., regarding economic decision-making, with reference to extended thromboprophylaxis after total hip arthroplasty. the authors refer to

five years of experience in hip navigation using a mini-invasive ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,1992 apr;23(2)237-248. barrack rl. dislocation after total hip arthroplasty: implant design and orientation. j acad orthop surg . 2003 mar-apr;11(2):89-99.

ultrasound vs pointer palpation based method in tha navigation: a ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...by hartmuth kiefer, md; aneis othman, md intraoperative registration of the anterior pelvic plane is necessary for navigation during total hip arthroplasty

intermediate results of a cemented femoral stem with a pmma premantle  -  Nov 8, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,1995; 77:86-91. oishi cs, walker rh, colwell cw jr. the femoral component in total hip arthroplasty. six to eight-year follow-up of one hundred consecutive

caution on the use of combined constrained liners and cages in ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,2000; 15:959-963. shrader mw, parvizi j, lewallen dg. the use of a constrained acetabular component to treat instability after total hip arthroplasty. j

eight- to ten-year results of a variable geometry stem  -  Nov 8, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,1988; 231:7-28. mulliken bd, bourne rb, rorabeck ch, nayak n. a tapered titanium femoral stem inserted without cement in a total hip arthroplasty.

patients undergoing spine surgery, tha or tka have similar ...  -  Oct 30, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...the pre- and postoperative short form-36 (sf-36) scores between 90 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (tha) for osteoarthritis (oa),

aspirin: an appropriate prophylaxis for dvt  -  Nov 2, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...that aspirin is effective for the majority of our patients as a form of dvt and thromboembolism prophylaxis after total knee and total hip arthroplasty,

ceramic bearings in total knee arthroplasty  -  Oct 31, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...by b. sonny bal, md; jonathan garino, md; michael ries, md; hironobu oonishi, md, phd ceramic bearings have been used extensively in total hip arthroplasty,

computer-assisted surgery of cartilage defects in the knee ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,2003; 85(6):830-835. wixson rl, macdonald ma. total hip arthroplasty through a minimal posterior approach using imageless computer-assisted hip navigation.

accuracy of implant alignment and early results after minimally ...  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,2003; (416):151-153. hungerford ds. minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty. in opposition. j arthroplasty . 2004; 19 (4 suppl 1):81-82. bäthis h,

innovations in the treatment of the arthritic knee  -  Nov 16, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...by robert d'ambrosia, md in either total knee arthroplasty (tka) or total hip arthroplasty (tha), the accuracy of preoperative measurements and the

wesley medical offers new hip surgery  -  Oct 29, 2007
WJTV,...a more natural performance than traditional total hip arthroplasty 1 . dr. conn believes this hip system is the right choice for many of his patients.

pain management: the orthopaedic surgeon's perspective  -  Nov 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...[medline] maheshwari av, boutary m, yun ag, sirianni le, dorr ld. multimodal analgesia without routine parenteral narcotics for total hip arthroplasty. clin

new phase iii trial results for rivaroxaban to be presented at the ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...oral rivaroxaban compared with subcutaneous enoxaparin for extended thromboprophylaxis after total hip arthroplasty: the record1 trial abstract# 6. plenary

what's new in orthopaedic trauma  -  Nov 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...[crossref][medline] baker rp, squires b, gargan mf, bannister gc. total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty in mobile, independent patients with a

dvt prophylaxis: what is your treatment choice?  -  Nov 2, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,325 mg twice daily, for 6 weeks beginning on the night of surgery for both total knee arthroplasty (tka) and total hip arthroplasty (tha). the only

fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography can indicate tha ...  -  Nov 2, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,...md, and colleagues which found 33% sensitivity and 86% specificity using indium white blood cell scintigraphy in 72 total hip arthroplasty cases. that

cd skedgel and d. anderson reply:  -  Nov 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)...our analysis considered low-molecular-weight heparin used as routine antithrombotic prophylaxis in all patients following total hip arthroplasty. second,



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