Hip Replacement NewsHip Replacement News focuses on all that's happening in the world of hip replacements.And there are far more of them then you'd imagine. From a multi-million dollar law suit against a major manufacturer to a story of a hip replacement pensioner cycling 70 miles to raise funds for her favourite charity - we cover it all here. The pages are regularly updated by the site owner (that's me!) but you're very welcome to send in your own news items for inclusion. Want to be kept up-to-date automatically then sign on to our RSS feed and we will send you updates regularly to your desktop. Not sure what an RSS feed is? Then no worries just click here! What's in the Newstype your news item here Other StoriesClick here to see the not so new news! Bone Bank - donating your femoral head Have you ever considered what happens to the bone that is removed during your hip replacement? I hadn’t – well not much anyway. I’d heard stories about ... Mental Health and the Perception of Arthritic Pain A new study from UC Davis School of Medicine tells us that the amount of pain experienced by patients with osteoarthritis is directly related to their ... DePuy Orthopedics Issues Recall Notice Finally, five months after issuing an Urgent Safety Notice (USN), DePuy Orthopaedics have issued a recall notice for its ASR Hip acetabular cup (that's ... Who is the Best Orthopaedic Surgeon? Who is the best orthopaedic surgeon? That's a great question but, currently, one without an answer. Something that Andrew Lansley, the UK's Health Secretary ...
Inequality in the Provision of Knee and Hip Replacements
A study published today in the BMJ (BMJ 2010;341:c4092) details the inequality in provision of hip and knee replacements within England. The Role of Anaesthesia in Surgical Site Infections Fewer patients develop a surgical site infection if their total knee or hip replacement is carried out under a regional (epidural or spinal) anaesthetic ... |
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