Arthroplasty News

  • AAOS Embolism Risk Highest in First Week After Arthroplasty The risk for pulmonary embolism appears to be highest in the first week after total joint arthroplasty.
    Medscape Medical News, February 8, 2012
  • Contemporary Look at VTE After Joint Surgery Contemporary Look at VTE After Joint Surgery One in 100 patients who have knee-replacement surgery and one in 200 who undergo hip replacement will have a venous thromboembolic event in the hospital, despite receiving modern anticoagulant prophylaxis, a new review shows.
    Heartwire, January 17, 2012
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Arthroplasty Perspectives

  • New Year in Obesity: Better Strategies and Bad Knees New Year in Obesity: Better Strategies and Bad Knees Dr. Sandra Fryhofer discusses recent studies reporting on the state of obesity, now associated with bad knees and GERD. Fortunately, some strategies seem to be working.
    Medscape Internal Medicine, January 27, 2012
  • Metal to the Metal: Perspective on Hip Replacement Metal to the Metal: Perspective on Hip Replacement   In this commentary from UCSD, Scott Ball discusses the recent recall of metal implants and puts this issue into context to help clinicians and patients make decisions when trouble arises.
    UCSD School of Medicine, January 19, 2012
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