News tagged with joint replacement surgery
Can stem cells help those with arthritis?
Stems cells taken from just a few grams of body fat are a promising weapon against the crippling effects of osteoarthritis.
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 28, 2013 |
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Not all patients benefit equally from hip or knee replacement, study finds
Only half of people with arthritis who had a hip or knee replacement reported a significant improvement in pain and mobility after surgery, according to a new study led by Women's College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Study finds diabetes does not increase risk of total knee surgical complications
Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in ...
Surgery
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new ...
Diabetes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Study overturns common assumption about knee replacements in morbidly obese individuals
After total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, patients who are morbidly obese have similar pain and function outcomes as patients who do not fall into this weight category, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 11, 2012 |
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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
Nov 11, 2012 |
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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
Nov 10, 2012 |
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Aspirin effective in preventing clots following joint replacement surgery
Research from the Rothman Institute at Jefferson has shown aspirin to be just as effective as warfarin in preventing clots, specifically pulmonary emboli, life-threatening blood clots that can develop in the arteries of the ...
Cardiology
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Knee replacement not an 'easy solution' for obese patients
Obese patients have a greater risk of complications following total knee replacement surgery, including post-surgical infections, according to a new literature review recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Su ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Denosumab reduces burden of giant-cell tumor of the bone
Treatment with denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased the number of tumor giant cells in patients with giant-cell tumor of the bone, and increased new bone formation, according ...
Cancer
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Proof of added benefit of apixaban in hip replacement
The clot-inhibiting drug apixaban (trade name: Eliquis) was approved in May 2011 for the prevention of thrombosis (blood clots) after operations to replace a hip or knee joint. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the ...
Medications
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Metal-on-metal hip replacement patients at no more risk of developing cancer
Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term study is required, a study published in ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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FDA panel to weigh second chance for new class of painkillers
(HealthDay) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Monday will weigh the wisdom of allowing new clinical trials of a class of powerful painkillers for osteoarthritis. The drugs may have worked ...
Medications
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Archive of failed joint replacements provides tips to building a better hip replacement
A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought ...
Other
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Aspirin may prevent DVT and PE in joint replacement patients
Following a total joint replacement, anticoagulation (blood thinning) drugs can prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot deep within the extremities, or a pulmonary embolism (PE), a complication that causes a blood ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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