Recent news on Knee Arthroplasty

Insall and Scott's Surgery of the Knee. 4th ed. Volumes 1 and 2.  -  May 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)I particularly enjoyed the classic section of the video library, which details the "Exposures, Approaches and Soft Tissue Balancing in Knee Arthroplasty.

'Shrug Off' Shoulder Surgery Myth, Johns Hopkins Study Suggests  -  May 7, 2007
Johns Hopkins Gazette,A shoulder replacement's total costs, on average, are $10351, whereas hip replacement surgery averages $15442 and knee arthroplasty, $14674.

Putting Mom's health first on Mother's Day  -  May 2, 2007
Prdomain Business Register (press release),Elizabeth M. "Differences Between Men and Women in the Rate of Use of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty." The New England Journal of Medicine 342 (14) (2000).

Anesiva to Present Additional Phase 2 Data at American Pain ...  -  May 1, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),About Total Knee Replacement Surgery Total knee replacement surgeries (also known as total knee arthroplasty) are performed on patients with end-stage

New Knee Replacement Surgery Now Done as Outpatient  -  May 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Up to 40% of the 500000 patients that now undergo total knee arthroplasty in the US could benefit from this new knee prosthesis now done on an outpatient

Cuba Winds up Seniors Meeting  -  May 10, 2007
Prensa Latina,Havana, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Sexuality in older people, knee arthroplasty and cognitive disorders in the elderly are some of the issues to be discussed

Anesiva to Present Additional Phase 2 Data at American Pain ...  -  May 1, 2007
Earthtimes.orgTotal knee replacement surgeries (also known as total knee arthroplasty) are performed on patients with end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee.

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