Zimmer Holdings Announces Milestones in Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a leader in the orthopaedics industry, announced today that it is now following more than 2,500 Minimally Invasive Solutions™ (MIS™) 2-Incision™ Hip Replacement Procedure cases in active clinical studies.

Huntington Memorial Hospital Advances Total Joint Replacement Surgery, Adding the Navitrack(R) Navigation System
ORTHOsoft's Navitrack systems continue to advance the way surgeons perform total joint replacement surgery, and the company's new Sesamoid(TM) system represents one of the most significant advancements in the field.

Innovative ‘Ceramic-on-metal’ Hip Replacements To Undergo Clinical Trials
Ceramic-on-metal hip replacements are a new type of artificial hip that is longer lasting and currently undergoing clinical trials.

Biomet Receives FDA Approval for Ceramic-On-Ceramic Hip System
Ceramic-On-Ceramic hip replacement System offers surgeons a great alternative-bearing product, coupled with proven porous plasma spray coating technology for excellent long-term fixation."

Obese Are Three Times as Likely to Need a Hip or Knee Replacement
Hip Replacement more prevelant in obese patients and the eldery, a recent study concludes.

Stryker Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement To Enter Hip Resurfacing Market
Hip Resurfacing provides manufacturers with yet another alternative to help younger patients return to more active lifestyles.

Portland Orthopaedics Lodges FDA Application To Implant New Primary Hip Replacements
Portland is best known for its revision hip products used in patients where the common styles of artificial hips are often unsatisfactory.

A hip alternative: Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Implant Let Patients Stay Active Longer
The ceramic-on-ceramic implant, when compared in clinical trials to other hip implant options, has recently emerged as a safer and longer-term solution to hip replacement.

Zimmer Launches New Minimally Invasive Hip Procedure
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SWX: ZMH) announced today that it will launch a new procedure for minimally invasive joint replacement.

30% Cost Savings and 30% Better Short Term Patient Outcomes in a Zimmer MIS Hip Technique Study
The results are based on an analysis of primary total hip replacements involving more than 700 patients performed by 27 surgeons at 20 hospitals.

Small Incision Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Less invasive total hip replacement surgery in 35 to 45 minutes will be demonstrated on the Internet during a Webcast from the operating rooms.

Landmark Hip Studies Conducted at Sewickley Valley Hospital
This titanium hip prosthesis has greater than a seventeen-year follow-up and is now recognized as a state-of-the-art hip implant for its long-term success.

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.

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.

Computer-Assisted Knee & Hip Replacement Surgery
The application enables Dr. Askins to make computer-guided cuts to within 1mm and 1-degree of perfect alignment, a rarity in joint replacement surgery.

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