Joint replacement surgeries have evolved over the past several decades with focus on safety, accuracy, reproducibility and rapid recovery. Outpatient surgery has become a reality in most surgical faculties. Hip and knee replacement is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in adult orthopedics.
Read Full ArticleThe anterior cruciate ligament or “ACL” is the primary stabilizing ligament of the knee. Around 200,000 people suffer an injury to this structure annually. For the last couple of decades the trend in treatment has leaned more toward early surgical reconstruction and accelerated rehab.
Read Full ArticleThe advances of minimally invasive surgical techniques along with those in pain management techniques have provided a recovery time line after total hip replacement surgery that is dramatically improved over past experience.
Read Full ArticleOsteoarthritis affects over 30 million Americans. More than 50% of people over 65 years of age have been diagnosed as having arthritis. It is a leading cause of disability and suffering in the US. As baby boomers age, the ravages of arthritis have resulted in an explosion of joint replacement surgery and spine surgery to deal with it.
Read Full ArticleThe length of hospital stay after knee and hip replacement surgery has been steadily decreasing over the last three decades. There have been a variety of factors influencing this trend. Improvements in surgical technique, pain management and implant design have helped make earlier hospital discharge possible.
Read Full ArticleDegenerative joint diseases (DJDs) are chronic conditions often resulting in pain and the loss of an active lifestyle and quality of life. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of DJD (Fig. 1). Other causes are Post-traumatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Avascular Necrosis and Hip Dysplasia.
Read Full ArticleAdvances in minimally invasive surgery and pain management techniques have provided a recovery timeline after total joint surgery that is dramatically improved over past experience. With new pain management techniques the patient is very comfortable in the immediate postoperative period.
Read Full ArticleTotal hip replacement surgery should be considered in any patient of any age when pain in the hip joint itself becomes disabling. Ninety percent of patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery have the diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Other common diagnoses include rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, as well as some congenital hip deformities.
Read Full ArticleAs the average age and life expectancy of the population has increased, so has the prevalence of hip fractures. Intracapsular hip fractures, also known as femoral neck fractures, as well as intertrochanteric femur fractures are the two most common patterns of hip fractures.
Read Full ArticleA few years ago my wife and I took a warm weather winter vacation with several couple friends. Among our week’s activities, the guys, as usual, played several rounds of golf. It was at the end of that week that with all the right hip pivoting required of the golf swing I noticed for the first time soreness in my hip.
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