Hip Replacement News

OPERATIONS like hip and knee replacements could move from Eastbourne District General Hospital as part of money saving changes.

Hip replacement is one of the most successful operations in all of medicine, which prompts many orthopedic surgeons to think, as one leader in the field put it, "Why change something that doesn't need fixing?" But that leader, Dr.

February 3, 2010 Stephen J. Mraz Depuy Orthopaedics , www.depuy.com An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of a ceramic-on-metal hip replacement from Depuy Orthopaedics , Warsaw, Ind.

A Vancouver Province news story last month indirectly raised one of those health care issues no one wants to talk about.

Regence BlueShield has designated Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Valley Medical Center as Blue Distinction Centers for knee and hip replacements and spine surgery respectively.

I recently found out that the new Wellness Center to be built on Indian Wells near the hospital will not have a warm therapy pool.

A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Health Notes Submitted by Pete Mobilia, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, on 2010-01-28.   Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut has designated Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the association's expansion of the Blue Distinction designation.

Osteoarthritis The Latin derivative Osteo means bone, and arthritis refers to the joints.

Dr. Mark A. Hartzband, a prominent Bergen County orthopedic surgeon, is a baby boomer who has many members of his own generation as patients.

Tens of millions of pounds would be saved and waiting lists slashed if some NHS patients were treated abroad, according to figures seen by The Independent on Sunday.

IMAGINE a hospital that is the envy of the world, where infections are almost non-existent and patients are routinely offered a free door-to-door taxi service.

There's a new twist on an old favoritedeli food. Newly opened at Mercato, Stage 62 Delicatessen & Restaurant features a menu with a theatrical flair.

Two hours ago this man was having revolutionary hip surgery ... Now he's back on an exercise bike - and pain-free at last By Barney Calman Last updated at 11:41 PM on 09th January 2010 Hip squad: Ben Wilkins tries out the bike after his operation The scene is as ordinary as it is remarkable - a young man begins to pedal, cautiously, on an exercise ...

Dr. Brian McDermott has done more than 1,000 hip-replacement surgeries in his career.

Gymnast Mary Lou Retton talks about having hip-replacement surgery and how today's Olympic athletes have more pressure on them to win.

Two separate research teams report that surgery-related infections can be prevented using two different methods, one aimed at antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus growing in the nose, the other at microbes living on the skin.

Rex Veinot has had three hip replacements and eight surgeries, which takes some of the pleasure out of gentleman farming, but nothing makes him feel better than walking the land in which he takes such pride.

We are a group of women verging on old, old age. We have known each other for more than 40 years and are closing in on 80.