At last week’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Smith & Nephew’s Orthopaedic Division introduced its Short Modular Femoral (SMF) Hip System, a modular total hip ...
Successful total hip arthroplasty with the Metha short-stem prosthesis (B. Braun Aesculap; Tuttlingen, Germany) depends on the correct indication and an accurate preoperative measurement of the ...
March 15, 2004 (San Francisco) — Total hip replacement surgery can be done safely and consistently with two 1.5-inch incisions, and most patients can go home the same day, said a Chicago-area ...
Feb. 28, 2005 (Washington) — Many surgeons have already reduced the size of their incisions for total hip arthroplasty because of the benefits of reduced soft tissue damage. But the use of minimal ...
Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...
A doctor may recommend hip surgery if you don’t experience symptom relief from more conservative options or if you have a sudden and serious injury. Hip surgery is one of the most common kinds of ...
“The incisions for a hip replacement surgery nowadays are very small and are closed up with absorbable sutures,” Thakkar said. Modern incisions take about six weeks to heal. They're covered with a ...
Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. It'll also take coordinated planning ...
Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. It'll also take coordinated planning ...
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