Hip Systems
Difficult To Obtain Pricing, Costs For Total Hip Replacement
February 11, 2013 12:17 pm | News | CommentsResearchers found a wide range of complete prices for a total hip replacement, from $11,100 to $125,798.
LISTED UNDER: Hip SystemsOrthopedic Surgeon Recognized For Hip And Knee Clinics In Israel
February 1, 2013 11:35 am | News | CommentsAndrew I. Spitzer, MD, has traveled to Israel more than a dozen times over the past decade to perform his own brand of community service: teaching surgeons the latest techniques for replacing hips and knees while treating many patients for free. Now that work has earned him a rare distinction as one of only a handful of American surgeons to be named an honorary member of the Israel Orthopaedic Association.
LISTED UNDER: Hip Systems | Knee SystemsTrial Under Way In Hip Replacement Suit
January 25, 2013 5:39 pm | News | CommentsIt involves an all-metal ball-and-socket joint that was implanted in some 90,000 people worldwide before Johnson & Johnson recalled the product in 2010. The New Jersey-based company denies the allegations of bad design and fraud but it has set aside around one billion dollars to deal with the costs of the recall and lawsuits.
LISTED UNDER: Hip SystemsCracking Down On High-Risk Implants Before They Hit The Marketplace
January 23, 2013 10:49 am | News | CommentsSome "high risk" surgical devices that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are not required to go through clinical trials, where a product is tested to determine its safety and effectiveness.
LISTED UNDER: Hip Systems | Implants | Knee SystemsProgram Provides Twins With Hip Replacement Surgery
December 10, 2012 10:57 am | by Kathy Matheson, AP | News | CommentsDoctors, hospitals and implant manufacturers donate time and equipment for the procedures. A hip replacement would normally cost about $16,000, plus hospitalization. The program started in the mid-1990s to serve patients in developing countries but has been offered in the U.S. for only the past two years.
LISTED UNDER: Hip Systems | ImplantsComplications Impact Arthritis Patients After Joint Replacement Surgery
November 28, 2012 11:20 am | News | CommentsIn 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 compared to those with osteoarthritis (OA).
LISTED UNDER: Hip Systems | Knee SystemsBioabsorbable Anchor Solution
August 4, 2009 6:25 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSmith & Nephew 's Endoscopy Division introduces the OSTEORAPTOR Anchor for repair in the hip and shoulder. The anchor to uses Polylactic Acid Hydroxyapatite (PLLA-HA) to increase the anchor's strength and promote a strong bond between the anchor and the bone surface. According to the company, additional features of the anchor include: Availability in 2.
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