Latest Joint replacement Stories
Obese patients undergoing total knee replacement face longer hospital stays, higher related costs CHICAGO, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Obesity alone may not diminish outcomes or increase the risk of complications in total knee replacement (TKR) patients, according to two research studies presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). However, TKR replacement patients may face significantly longer hospital stays and...
More females report improvement Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, affecting millions of Americans each year, is known to limit sexual activity. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery improves sexual function in 90 percent of patients. In the study, 147 patients under age 70, scheduled for primary THR or TKR, agreed to participate in a study...
More females report improvement CHICAGO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, affecting millions of Americans each year, is known to limit sexual activity. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery improves sexual function in 90 percent of patients. In the study, 147 patients under age 70, scheduled for...
Medical Breakthrough Emphasizes State-of-the-Art Preservation, Eliminates Majority of Trauma of Conventional Total Knee Replacement SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sometimes medical advances come by degree: sometimes medicine leapfrogs into a new approach that dramatically advances patient treatment. Dr. John Velyvis, MD, Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, specialist in minimally invasive knee and hip surgery, is Director of the Robotic Knee Center at St Francis...
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Total hip replacements are more likely to fail for women than for men, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published today in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. The study is one of the largest to compare implant failure rates for women and men following a primary elective total hip replacement procedure, which also known as a total hip arthroplasty. Failure is defined as a revision procedure for any reason, including...
PENDLETON, S.C., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensortech Corporation announced advancement of their new, orthopedic knee alignment product, the Force Check Knee Replacement Smart Insert designed for improving total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries. Incorporating FDA-approved Bluetooth 4 low energy technology, and FDA-approved plastics technology, the Force Check Knee Replacement Smart Insert can readily adapt to all TKA replacement components on the market. The insert will increase...
LONDON, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanmore Implants ('Stanmore'), specialists in the design and manufacture of patient specific and modular orthopaedic implants, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Sculptor Robotic Guidance Arm(TM) ("Sculptor RGA(TM)") for precision implant placement in unicompartmental knee surgery, also known as partial knee resurfacing. Partial knee resurfacing only replaces the...
Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester announces its Joint Solutions Program has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for both hip and knee replacements. New Rochelle, NY (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Sound Shore Medical Center (SSMC) is pleased to announce that its new program for individuals choosing hip and knee replacement surgery has earned the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission as a certified center of excellence. This achievement makes SSMC...
CRESSKILL, N.J., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that all-metal hip implants can cause soft tissue damage, and a week before trials are scheduled to begin, Johnson & Johnson (J & J) is said to be negotiating a potential $2 billion settlement with DePuy Hip Replacement System plaintiffs. The FDA urged surgeons to only recommend metal-on-metal hip implants - which can shed metal and damage surrounding bone and...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., an innovative medical technology company that markets its NavioPFS(TM) precision orthopedic surgical system for unicondylar knee replacement, today announced the first sale of the NavioPFS system in the United States. Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA has a joint replacement program that is a designated center for excellence and is a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement. It is...
