Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee Transplant of Patient by SCGF Center - PRLog (free press release)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:52:00 GMT

PR Log (Press Release) ? Mar 09, 2010 ? Knee Replacement Surgery also known Total Knee Arthroplasty is a cure of painful knees, knee arthritis and other knee related issues. Knee Replacement is a surgical procedure during which the bones of the ...

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Surgery helps those with extreme cases of arthritis - KTRK

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:47:00 GMT

It stole her job and even her life, limited for six years to a few rooms in her house ... Just two weeks after surgery look at the difference. Ruth's left knee is straight. "Very good," said Dr. Likover. "You're doing great." "It's mind boggling ...

Total knee replacement surgery: What should I expect? - Mercury

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT

I am 72 years old and planning to have a total knee joint replacement this spring. What will be done and what can I expect following the surgery? Physical therapy answer: A total knee replacement is usually done as the surgical treatment option for ...

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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Jithendra Choudary, M.D., has joined Richmond Cardiology Associates. A graduate of Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Karnataka, India, Dr.

Joint Replacement In Bangalore , Delhi , India Competency Of Surgeons - PR Inside

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:23:00 GMT

In fact, for most patients, total joint replacement surgery will be a lifelong solution for arthritis of the hip or knee. What is joint replacement surgery? Modern joint replacement surgery involves removal of the worn cartilage from both sides of ...

Preventing Thromboembolism After Knee Surgery: Apixaban More Effective ... - Medical News Today

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:53:00 GMT

An article published in The Lancet today reports that apixaban is a more convenient and effective anticoagulant than enoxaparin. It is better at preventing venous thromboembolism after knee replacement surgery. Also, apixaban does not increase the ...

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Modern Medicine: Gender Specific Knee Replacement - panhandleparade

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:42:00 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of knee replacements are performed in the U.S. each year, and doctors are considering the differences in the shape of women?s knees compared to men. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael McCormick says knee replacements are the most ...

Students watch surgery via video conference - Ogden Standard-Examiner

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:20:00 GMT

More than 360 students in nine Utah high schools, including Fremont High in Ogden, attended a virtual knee surgery video conference of an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament -- also known as ACL -- knee reconstruction and a total knee replacement ...

Porter Adventist Hospital Named Blue Distinction Center For Two Orthopedic Surgical Programs

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:10:36 GMT

Porter Adventist Hospital is among the first in the country to receive designation as Blue Distinction Centers in two surgical services that have recently been added to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's expansion of its Blue Distinction designation.

Apixaban superior to Lovenox in study - FierceBiotech

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT

... enoxaparin) in reducing the incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery, according to study results published in The Lancet . The ... Lassen, of the Hoersholm Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark ...

Apixaban superior to Lovenox in study - FierceBiotech

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:34:00 GMT

... Pfizer, was statistically superior to Sanofi-Aventis' Lovenox (enoxaparin) in reducing the incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery, according to study results published in The Lancet .

Porter Adventist Hospital Named Blue Distinction Center For Two Orthopedic Surgical Programs

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Porter Adventist Hospital Named Blue Distinction Center for Two Orthopedic Surgical Programs

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Pfizer Inc. , Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's ADVANCE-2 Study...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Pfizer Inc. , Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 's ADVANCE-2 Study Results Demonstrate Investigational Anticoagulant Apixaban Statistically Superior To Enoxaparin in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Following Knee Replacement Surgery 3/5/2010 PRINCETON, N.J. & NEW YORK, Mar 04, 2010 -- Apixaban, an oral anticoagulant being developed by Bristol-Myers ...

Porter Adventist Hospital designated as Blue Distinction Center for ... - News-Medical.Net

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:45:00 GMT

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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:17:36 GMT

STAR provides therapeutic experiences using horse-related activities for persons with disabilities or other special challenges, and serves about 150 clients per week with the help of more than 300 volunteers and certified instructors.

Health Talks for the Month of March

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Cleveland Clinic Health Talks are free community seminars held each month at The Cleveland Clinic's main campus and at several suburban Family Health Center locations.

Knee Replacement in Elderly Patients Shown to Improve Balance - Science Daily

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:23:00 GMT

ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2010) ? Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis, according to a study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...

Mayan ruins in Honduras: An ode to knee replacement ... - DAILY KOS

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:15:00 GMT

45,000 Mayans used to live in Copan at its heyday, back in 900 AD. And apparently all of them thought that if they could only get closer to the skies, they could also get closer to the gods. So they built a bunch of step pyramids. Obviously no one ...

Knee Replacement In Elderly Patients Shown To Improve Balance

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Total knee replacement successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis , according to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons .

Knee Surgeon's Expectations May Differ From Yours - AZCentral.com

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT

FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors and patients often have different expectations for knee and hip replacement surgery, and steps should be taken to close that gap, a new study shows. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers compared ...

Patients Happy With Knee Replacement

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:59 GMT

March 12, 2010 -- As they reach their 60s and beyond, baby boomers are increasingly opting for surgery to replace their worn-out knees.

Knee pain doesn't need to slow you down - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:05:00 GMT

In knee replacement surgery , surgeons resurface the damaged bone and cartilage of the joint and insert an artificial joint called a prosthesis, or implant. You may qualify for joint replacement if you have proven severe arthritis or failure of non ...

UPDATE: Surgeons Warn Of Problems With Zimmer Knee ... - NASDAQ

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:20:00 GMT

Three surgeons on Thursday recommended against implanting a certain Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) replacement knee product because of "unacceptably high" rates of loosening and corrective surgery. Their report, issued at the American Academy of ...

Knee Replacement Surgery Improves Quality of Life for ... - eMaxHealth.com

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:00 GMT

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests total knee replacement for elders can improve quality of life that goes beyond pain relief. Total knee replacement surgery for arthritis improved quality of life for seniors studied one year after ...

Knee Replacements: Are You Too Young, Too Old, Too Fat ... - US News and World Report

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:01:00 GMT

Getting a new knee because the original has worn out and may have become painfully arthritic is an increasingly common surgery in America. First-time knee replacement surgeries rose 63 percent between 1997 and 2004, according to a 2008 paper in ...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Younger, More Diverse ... - Forbes

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:47:00 GMT

BusinessWire - A research team led by Mayo Clinic has found a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery. The findings were presented today at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Academy of ...

Twenty Tenet Hospitals Designated as Blue Distinction Centers for...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:55 GMT

Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that 20 of its hospitals have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery and/or Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement by local Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

Twenty Tenet Hospitals Designated as Blue Distinction Centers for...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:59 GMT

Surgeons Warn Of Problems With Zimmer Knee Product - NASDAQ

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:00 GMT

Medical Beat Movers & Shakers

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Dr. Earl Kemp of the Center for Family Medicine has been chosen as the 2010 South Dakota Family Doctor of the Year by the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians.

One year down, many on road to recovery - Peninsula Gateway

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:38:00 GMT

Dick Brynestad, who had knee surgery at St. Anthony Hospital in the past year, poses with St. Anthony Hospital Joint Camp physical therapist Jeff Wheeler during a visit Monday. Have a sip of green beer next week and tip your hat to the saints. St ...

Patient-Specific Surgical Instrumentation Expedites ... - Yahoo Finance

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:00 GMT

Zimmer Patient Specific Instruments utilize MRI technology and pre-operative planning tools to create customized cutting guides that are tailored to each patient's unique anatomy. Customized guides for knee replacement surgery support surgeons in ...

Patient-Specific Surgical Instrumentation Expedites Total Knee ... - MSN Money

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:00 GMT

Ankle Replacement Surgery - WXYZ

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:18:00 GMT

(WXYZ) - Thousands of people have hip or knee replacement surgery each year. But there are also a lot of people who have problems with their ankles. Now there?s an operation for them. Douglas Skibbe loves to bowl, ?It?s my sport, I love it, and ...

Fragility Fractures - New Program Helps Prevent

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:55:16 GMT

As many as half of all women and a quarter of men over the age of 50 can expect to sustain a fractured bone related to osteoporosis or low bone density.

Good Samaritan Hospital Named One of HealthGrades Americaa s 50 Best ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:35:37 GMT

Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles is named as One of America's 50 Best Hospitals in 2010 by HealthGrades, Inc., the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

Affordable low cost Knee surgery in India at world class hospitals

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:34:41 GMT

More than five and a half million people visit orthopedic surgeons each year because of knee problems.

Affordable Low cost Orthopedic surgery in India at Mumbai and Nagpur

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:14:17 GMT

India has one of the best qualified professionals in field of orthopedic surgery and this fact has now been realized the world over.

America's 50 Best Hospitals

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:23:24 GMT

While the U.S. is taking on health care reform, HealthGrades, an independent health care ratings organization, is keeping track of which hospitals fall into the top tier when it comes to low mortality rates.

Houston Northwest Medical Center Has Been Designated as a Blue...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:18:11 GMT

February 22, 2010 -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has designated Houston Northwest Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Houston Northwest Medical Center Has Been Designated as a Blue...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:58:08 GMT

February 22, 2010 -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has designated Houston Northwest Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Good Shepherd receives surgical recognition

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has designated Good Shepherd Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Abington Memorial Hospital Earns Two Designations: Blue Distinction...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:32:21 GMT

Abington, PA February 18, 2010 -- Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia has designated Abington Memorial Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Good Shepherd receives surgical recognition

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:58:53 GMT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has designated Good Shepherd Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Vital Signs: LearningRx center opens its doors in Keller

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:48:55 GMT

A new LearningRx center has opened at 423 Keller Parkway in Keller, one of more than 60 franchised operations across the U.S. The center is described as a place for "brain training" in a release.

How to Deal with and Recover from Complete Knee Replacement Surgery

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Complete knee replacement surgery is suggested when osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis , or traumatic arthritis causes debilitating pain, stiffness, swelling, and/or locking up in the knee joint to the point of limited function and a decreased quality of life.

Overlake, Valley recorgnized for surgical procedures

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:09:13 GMT

Regence BlueShield has designated Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Valley Medical Center as Blue Distinction Centers for knee and hip replacements and spine surgery respectively.