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'Replacing arthritic knees is cost-effective' Knee replacement surgery is expensive but worth the cost, especially if performed by experienced surgeons, United States researchers said.
Total knee replacements increase mobility and motor skills in older patients
Findings from Duke researchers demonstrate the positive impact of surgery on health-related quality-of-life outcomes and maintenance of independent lifestyles DURHAM, NC-According to a new study from researchers at Duke University, total knee arthroplasty procedures performed in older patients with osteoarthritis of the knee result in long-term, ...
Expert Available to Discuss Cost-effectiveness of Knee Replacements
A finding that knee replacement surgery is a cost-effective way to treat severe osteoarthritis in older adults is encouraging news, says Dr.
Total Knee Replacement Is Cost-Effective
Each year nearly 500,000 total knee replacements are performed in the US at a cost exceeding $11 billion.
Worth it: Physician Sources Available to Comment on Cost Efficacy of...
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers experts for comment on new study finding, which determined that knee replacements are cost effective and pain-reducing procedures for elderly patients.
Knee replacement surgery worth the price
Knee replacement surgery is expensive but worth the cost, especially if performed by experienced surgeons, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Aerosmith, Dropkick Murphys raise heat in Mansfield
Fire, cancer, pneumonia, knee replacements, drug addiction, hepatitis, and whatever undisclosed surgery guitarist Brad Whitford is currently recovering from.
Sask. patients waiting too long for hip and knee surgeries, says new report
The Wait Time Alliance has given Saskatchewan a C grade for meeting hip replacement surgery benchmarks and an F for knee replacements.
Surgery builds up a knee for speed
Don Samuelson limped into John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital on Monday, his left knee buckling from arthritis pain that has plagued him for more than a year.
Knee Replacements Not Just For Elderly Anymore
Jun 18, 2009 4:21 pm US/Eastern Reporting Dr. Max Gomez 1 of 1 New technologies have made knee replacements less invasive, and have made the procedure a possibility for younger patients who were previously discouraged from getting it done at a young age.
Docs push for more wait time reductions
Government efforts to slash health-care waiting times across the country have failed to target a wider range of clinical procedures, says a coalition of medical specialists.
Baptist Northeast's first OtisKnee surgery performed
Eugene Jacob, MD, orthopedic surgeon recently performed Baptist Hospital Northeast's first OtisKnee replacement surgery on Roy Lyons of Shelby County.
Knee replacements: Pinpointing the cause of infection
PET accurately detects hard-to-diagnose infections following knee replacement, say researchers at SNM's 56th Annual Meeting TORONTO-A new study reveals that PET scans accurately detect infections in prosthetic knee joints more than 90 percent of the time, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting.
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Customized Implants: A New Cycle of Orthopedic Innovation
The orthopedics industry is benefiting from advances in technology that allow a patient-specific, just-in-time approach to knee replacement.
Partial Knee Replacement A Viable Option For Some, Doctors Say
NY1's Shazia Khan filed the following Health Report. Patty Schluter, 49, remembers the pain in her knee all too well.
N.J. Surgery Center RNs Care for Joint Replacement Patients
Greater numbers of younger patients are turning to joint replacements, or arthroplasty, to ease their pain.
St. Vincent's Healthcare tops in hip and knee replacements
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Riverside performed more joint replacements than any other hospital in Florida last year, according to a news release.
Hip, hip, hooray for charity walkers
Men, women and children are being urged to put their best foot forward in aid of medical research.
69-year-old runs marathon on new knees
BANGALORE: It has been only 10 months since he underwent knee replacement surgery for both his knees at Wockhardt Hospitals.
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs
Hip and knee replacements have changed the way many spend their golden years. New wrists may do the same.