Hip Operation – Archives

• Smith & Nephew Receives US FDA Approval For Ceramic-On-Ceramic Hip
  Smith & Nephews' Orthopaedics division today announced the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of its newest advanced bearing product for patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery, the ceramic-on-ceramic hip. Smith & Nephew will immediately launch the product as an extension of its Reflection family of hip implants.
  Author: Victor Rocha - Date: 25/06/2006



• Revolutionary Hip Surgery: 250 of New, Less-Invasive Procedure
  A little more than two years ago, Thomas Otto, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon and professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, learned of a new hip replacement technique. At first, he was skeptical. After all, orthopedic surgeons had been more than successful with the tried-and-true traditional hip replacement procedure.
  Author: Thomas Otto - Date: 16/04/2006



• A hip alternative: Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Implant Let Patients Stay Active Longer
  For six year, the effects of osteoarthritis slowly wore away at the cartilage in Ernest Houghton's hip - forcing the once active 57-year-old jogger, tennis player and skier to give up many of the activities he loved. His life was ruled by intense pain and limited mobility, despite physical therapy and pain medications.
  Author: David Blaha - Date: 22/02/2006



• Computer-Assisted Hip Replacement Surgery - A More Accurate Placement of the Implant Ensures Better Outcomes for the Patient
  Using instruments and software that work like global positioning systems, orthopaedic surgeon Dr. David Harwood will be performing minimally invasive hip replacement surgery that will be carried live on www.OR-Live.com
  Author: Dr. David Harwood - Date: 26/03/2006



• CSMC Offers Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery
  Arthritic hip pain sufferers now have two minimally invasive alternatives to traditional hip replacement that is making surgery, recovery and rehabilitation faster and easier on patients. Richard D. Berkowitz, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon with Coral Springs Medical Center, is one of the first physicians nationwide trained to perform the new procedures and is one of only a few in Florida doing them.
  Author: Diana Guayara - Date: 02/04/2006



• Obese Are Three Times as Likely to Need a Hip or Knee Replacement
  Patients who underwent hip and knee replacements in 2003–2004 had a significantly higher rate of obesity compared to population norms, according to a new annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Nearly half of those getting knee and hip replacements were considered obese; this is higher than the rate of obesity seen among the Canadian population in general. For those having a knee replacement, the likelihood of being either obese or overweight was greater than for those having a hip replacement. Nearly 9 in 10 knee replacement patients in 2003–2004 were overweight or obese, compared to just over 7 in 10 patients who had a hip replacement.
  Author: Jeff Nagel - Date: 12/02/2006