Knee Replacement News

New figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show osteoarthritis is putting more people in hospital and leading to a rise in joint replacements.

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, 4000 Wellness, has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Facility for total joint replacement and spine surgery.

When Lionel Booker could no longer enjoy his favorite pastime of riding his bike, the Nashville man became convinced of his need for knee-replacement surgery.

"Why should we lend America $2 trillion so the average person can get a few hip or knee replacements when millions of us have never been to a good doctor?" It was a question that reminded Hanson of the degree of luxury Americans are familiar with - and the danger of such familiarity.

From biology to engineering to environmental studies, From the moment he set foot on the UConn campus, Osborn knew he would pursue an engineering degree.

But Medicare paid both hospitals just a fraction of those billed charges. When a patient receives his statement, it usually indicates the inflated billed charges as well as the lower figure actually paid by the insurer.

If you ask a hospital in your neighborhood to give you a package price on a standard surgical procedure, you will probably be turned down.

A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Whilst patients undergoing total knee replacements generally have good relief of their symptoms, up to 20% complain of persisting pain.

"The influence that the type of anesthetic can have on perioperative outcomes has been vastly underestimated, " said Stavros Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D., director of Critical Care Services at Hospital for Special... A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in ... (more)

A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Surgeons at the Hadassah Medical Center have performed four successful knee replacements using Zimmer iASSIST --a personalised guidance system involving a gyroscope and WiFi technology.

Los Angeles Rams Tom Mack is shown in this 1973 photo. Mack was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Jan.

Knee replacement surgery has traditionally been performed using off-the-shelf implants because of the limitations of technology.