(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a spotlight on disparities in the U.S. health care system. But the issues are longstanding, and—as one large study illustrates—extend into a common elective surgery.
Sep 18, 2020
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States that have expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act have seen an "early surge in demand" for hip and knee replacement surgery, reports a study in the September 2, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone ...
Sep 2, 2020
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If you have a bad hip and lower back pain, a new study suggests that hip replacement surgery may solve both issues at once.
Jul 9, 2020
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An innovative online tool devised by researchers from the University of Sheffield will give patients unique personalised information about the risks and benefits of having a joint replacement for the first time.
Jun 7, 2019
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In January, 107-year-old Daphne Keith broke her hip and became the oldest Australian to have a partial hip replacement. This isn't something you would have heard of two or three decades ago.
May 29, 2019
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The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.
Mar 14, 2019
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Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in restoring mobility, relieving pain and improving quality of life. Each year in the United States, more than 330,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed, and that number ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Pain management after surgery is a vital part of patient care, and research in this field is ongoing at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. One study set out to compare acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Patients who live close to the hospital at which they have undergone total hip or total knee replacement are much more likely to visit the emergency room for follow-up care of pain, inflammation and other complaints than ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Determining which patients can benefit from hip preservation surgery (rather than hip replacement surgery) is challenging, but the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently published a hip preservation surgery appropriateness ...
Jan 24, 2019
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