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18 hrs ago | Peterborough Examiner

New hospital paying off with better wait times

Peterborough Regional Health Centre has better than provincial averages for general surgery, cancer surgery and hip and knee replacement wait times, according to the latest statistics released last night.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hip Replacement

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Naplesnews.com Stories

Knee replacement surgery will never be the same

Bud Dangler has had knee surgery twice and his experiences were like night and day.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Health, Science / Technology, Robots, Arthritis

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Times Herald

On the cutting edge

On his feet all day as a car salesman and sitting all night as a drummer in a classic-rock band, David Ellis couldn't afford to have a bad knee.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Port Huron, MI

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Butler: Good living habits bring can bring happy returns

When I step out the door most mornings these days, my wife shouts from the breakfast table, "Stay focused!'' So, while I'm supposed to write about retirement financial matters, I was shocked to learn that there are more than 700,000 hip and knee replacements in the United States every year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Family, Elderly

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Rehab Management

Medical device prices in crosshairs of reform

Cash-strapped hospitals are stepping up pressure on the prices of medical devices - from knee replacements to diagnostic tests and surgical systems -- as momentum builds toward U.S. healthcare reform.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Biotech, Edwards Lifesciences, Medical Equipment

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Battle Creek Enquirer

Hospitals honored for joint replacements

Oaklawn Hospital and Battle Creek Health System again were recognized this year for excellence in joint replacement, among other procedures.

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Related Topix: Battle Creek, MI, Marshall, MI, Medicine, Health, Medicare, Nursing

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Associated Content

Titanium: The Common Element in Knee Replacements and Jewelry

What do knee replacements and jewelry have in common? I've asked myself this question because my husband had both knees replaced and I make jewelry.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 09, 2009

East Valley Living

Orthopedic Surgeons to Discuss Joint Pain, Hip and Knee Replacements

Dr. Robert Berghoff and Dr. Michael Wilmink with Arizona Orthopaedic Associates will discuss new medical advances in hip and knee replacement surgeries this month at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hip Replacement, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Ireland.com

Harney appeal to hospital consultant

Minister for Health Mary Harney has appealed to a Donegal consultant who said he has virtually no work to do at Letterkenny General Hospital to a oelook for solutionsa instead of a oealways identifying problemsa .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Merritt Herald

B.C. offers surgeries to Saskatchewan

" The B.C. government is in discussions to sell 400 hip and knee replacement surgeries to Saskatchewan over the next two years.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Opinion

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Age

ASDM strikes deal with Stryker

Medical technology company Advanced Surgical Design and Manufacture has sold the intellectual property surrounding its Active Unicompartmental Knee replacement to global marketing partner Stryker of the United States.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Campbell River Mirror

B.C. offers surgeries to Saskatchewan

" The B.C. government is in discussions to sell 400 hip and knee replacement surgeries to Saskatchewan over the next two years.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Oct 28, 2009

New England Journal of Medicine

Apixaban or Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Replacement

Apixaban or Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Replacement . In the disclosure statement , Astellas should have been included in the list of companies from which Dr.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Deseret News

5 Boomer medical breakthroughs

Not that they'd care to admit it, but the nation's 78 million Baby Boomers are aging fast.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Surgery

Sat Oct 24, 2009

CNW Group

Canadian Surgeon and Health Minister's Office Recognized in Washington

22 . Dr. Lars Lidgren , head of BJD International, formally acknowledged Dr. James Waddell , orthopaedic surgeon and head of Bone and Joint Decade Canada , Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto , for leading a Canadian initiative that is having a tremendous impact on wait times for Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery in Canada .

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Related Topix: Travel, Canada Travel, Orthopaedic Surgery, Medicine, Health

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Drkoop.com

re: Did anybody else has a surgery because of RA before?

Did anybody else has a surgery because of RA before? 10/22/09 Hale Topics: Surgery I did two times before..I am 36 years old and I had total knee replacement surgery on both of my knees in 1999.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Clover Herald

Stryker shares climb on higher implant sales

Shares of orthopedics maker Stryker climbed higher Wednesday a day after the company reported higher-than-expected sales and the resolution of regulatory issues.

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Related Topix: Kalamazoo Metro, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Health

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Malta Today

Cataracts, knee repair top waiting list of 13,000

Over 13,000 patients were on the national health service's waiting list for operations that mainly include cataract removals and arthroscopies for the examination and treatment of joints.

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Related Topix: Cataract, Medicine

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Local orthopedic surgeon to discuss partial knee replacements

Dr. Brian Seng, orthopedic surgeon with Hendersonville Orthopaedic Associates, will present "Minimally Invasive Partial Knee Replacement"12:30 - 2 p.m. Oct.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Arthritis

Thu Oct 15, 2009

MediLexicon

NHS Institute Orthopaedic Programme Improves Quality Of Care In 12 Weeks, UK

Every year the NHS in England treats over 70,000 patients with fractured neck of femur and approximately 120,000 patients undergo a hip or knee replacement.

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Related Topix: Orthopaedic Surgery, Medicine, Health

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