Fears that thousands could be at risk of poison hip implants
Mrs O'Neill, who had a second similar implant installed in her hip in 2015, first noticed general pain and swelling around ...
Healio8d
Reverse hip replacement system may have promising outcomes
The patient was a 73-year-old man with progressively disabling right hip pain for 2.5 years. The patient had failed ...
Your Guide to Hip Replacement Surgery
Your Guide to Hip Replacement Surgery . What Is a Hip Replacement? The hip is one of the largest joints in the body and is shaped as a ball and socke ...
Medscape2mon
Group B Streptococcal Prosthetic Joint Infections
Seven hip joints and 7 knee joints were affected. Only 4 patients had risk factors for prosthetic joint infection (diabetes mellitus in 2, cancer in 1, and myelodysplasia in 1). The average time ...
Orthopedics This Week6d
Hip Resurfacing: Older Patients vs Younger Patients
“Traditionally, hip resurfacing arthroplasty has been recommended for younger, active patients due to concerns about bone ...
Physician's Weekly8d
Risk of Hematogenous Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Bacteraemia
The following is a summary of “Frequency of haematogenous periprosthetic joint infection due to bacteraemia caused by ...
Medscape1mon
Anti-Obesity Medication Use After Joint Replacement May Reduce Risk for Revision Surgery
Hip and knee replacement surgeries are ... weight loss after initiating anti-obesity medication improves implant survivorship for joint replacements.” Considering those benefits, the ...
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New report confirms Smith+Nephew's OXINIUM™ Technology is the best performing bearing surface at 20 years for total hip arthroplasty
1 The report on 20-year outcomes corroborates similar findings and peer-reviewed publications from the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man (NJR). 2 ...