Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Six weeks ago, E.K, a 72 year old divorce attorney underwent an uncomplicated total hip replacement at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago. Prior to surgery, he had undergone a medical evaluation and no reason was advanced by his internist after comprehensive medical testing as to why the patient ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Our observations unveil the reasons why people may initially choose to delay but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery, underscoring the need for better patient education before and after surgery. Many patients have to work through a four-stage process of accepting the fact that they have knee pain and/or disability ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Recently, the New York Times ran a front-page story about the recall of the Zimmer Durom acetabular component of the metal on metal total hip prosthesis. The issue though not discussed in the article is the matter of product versus surgeon technique. Up until the advent of minimally invasive hip ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Three weeks ago, Zimmer announced it was suspending sales of a device, known as the Durom cup, until it trained doctors how best to implant it. The company said a "low" percentage of the 13,000 patients who got the socket would need replacements, but some doctors fear the number could ...
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