News tagged with hip surgery


Pre-op triage of total hip replacement patients improves outcomes

(Medical Xpress)—According to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, pre-operatively identifying patients with certain comorbid risk factors that may increase ...

Surgery created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hip surgery complication rate higher than previously reported

Outcomes after surgery have always been difficult to determine. Now a new case study on more than 500 hip procedures highlights that complication rates may be even higher than previous reports, say researchers presenting ...

Surgery created Mar 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fight back against MRSA to be started with a sniff

An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

98 percent of total knee replacement patients return to life, work following surgery

Ninety-eight percent of total knee replacement (TKR) patients who were working before surgery returned to work after surgery, and of those patients, 89 percent returned to their previous position, according to new research ...

Surgery created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hip implant patients with unexplained pain likely to have tissue damage

The cause of unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients is more likely to be tissue damage than wear of the implant, Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found. The study, performed by Dr. Danyal ...

Surgery created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current and past smokers face greater risk for hip replacement failure

Smoking has been linked to prolonged healing time and greater risk for complications in orthopaedic and other surgeries, according to a new study presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...

Surgery created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows cost-effectiveness and benefits to patients of early hip replacement

Early access to hip replacement is cost-effective and provides significant benefits for patients' quality of life, a study has shown.

Surgery created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A call to prevent unsafe high-risk medical devices from reaching the marketplace

Technological advancements in medicine have allowed patients suffering from musculoskeletal conditions such as hip and knee pain to regain mobility and live relatively pain-free. But some "high risk" surgical ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk factors ID'd for revision of total hip replacement

(HealthDay)—Younger, taller, and heavier patients who undergo primary total hip replacement (THR) are at a greater risk of needing a revision surgery, according to research published in the December issue ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Encouraging news for hip surgeries: New hip prosthesis lasts over 20 years

A team of researchers at the University Department of Orthopaedics at the MedUni Vienna / Vienna General Hospital has for the first time investigated the durability of Zweymüller hip prostheses, which were ...

Surgery created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Complications challenge rheumatoid arthritis patients after joint replacement surgery

In the first systemic review of evidence assessing complications following total joint arthroplasty, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were found to have an increased risk for hip dislocation after hip replacement surgery ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify impact of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus on joint replacement surgery outcomes

Two new studies by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have overturned common beliefs about joint replacement in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower-income patients fare better than wealthier after knee replacement, study finds

Patients who make $35,000 a year or less report better outcomes after knee replacement surgery than people who earn more, research by Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows. The lower-income patients ...

Surgery created Nov 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Total hip replacement surgery may increase risk of stroke

Risk of ischemic stroke increases by nearly 4.7-fold and hemorrhagic stroke 4.4-fold during the first two weeks after total hip replacement surgery, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. ...

Cardiology created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital readmission rates misleading, study finds

When hospital patients have to be readmitted soon after discharge, hospitals look bad.

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast