Archive for the ‘Orthopedics’ Category
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Our hotel is immediately across from the Beijing National Stadium where the opening ceremonies will take place (locally known as the Bird's Nest because of the architecture). Designed by a Chinese architect, the blue swimming and water sport venue was deigned by an Australian architect It seems a copy of ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Arrived in Beijing today to start my orthopedic mission. This is the 74th country in which I will have taught surgery or instructed in the past seven years. My assignment is 20 to 60 minute instructional presentations rather than the standard three to seven minute scientific outcome presentation. Spent several ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
It is my job to provide the patient undergoing a hip or knee replacement a safe and satisfactory perioperative experience with the best possible outcome. At the same time, I must focus on the long term success and survivorship of your implant. Recently, I had three orthopedic surgeons visit me ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
While I am an orthopedic surgeon and have practiced my profession now for over 35 years as a clinician, educator and researcher, I also—from time to time—try to put myself in the role of an orthopedic patient needing a hip or knee replacement. Just as I continually change incisions form ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
If it’s the fear of pain, of being immobile and dependent on others and months of rehabilitation that keeps you from undergoing hip or knee replacement, let us at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) tell you about our accelerated recovery technique. Since mid 2007, the joint replacement ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Everything is going up but our reimbursement from Medicare and the insurance industry. In 1992, MEDICARE reimbursement for hip replacement was $1,697; in 1997, $1,583; in 2002 it was $1,452; and in 2007, it was $1,136. All this time, the expense of practicing orthopedics continues to go up with increasing ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
As a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, I feel the need to continually study the results of my surgery as well as update my data base. So too must you as a potential patient progress in the understanding of knee and hip replacement surgery . As the surgeon, I may serve ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
It is important for the orthopedic surgeon who will inplant your hip or knee to have up-to-date knowledge of the particular prosthesis chosen for your surgery. Total hip resurfacings with metal-metal bearings currently is the fastest growing orthopedic procedure world wide and with good reason. Just ask A.B., a former ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Does direct-to-consumer advertising improve patient education or simply increase profits for those who pay to market? Until recently, a patient would be referred to an orthopedic surgeon by a family physician, a family member or a friend. Then came the era of managed care and choices were based on third ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Orthopedic patients who are to undergo hip or knee replacement procedures should be aware of the recent settlement agreements between five orthopedic implant manufacturers and the U.S. Department of Justice. These settlements require that the orthopedic implant manufacturers post information on their financial relationships to orthopedic surgeons without any explanation ...
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