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Tissue damage from metal-on-metal hip implants appears before pain symptoms appear

Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify this inflammation, according to ...

Surgery created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regional anesthesia technique significantly improves outcomes of hip and knee replacement

A highly underutilized anesthesia technique called neuraxial anesthesia, also known as spinal or epidural anesthesia, improves outcomes in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, according to a new study ...

Surgery created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0