New Hip-Replacement Study Anticipates Growth
Hip replacements are expected to grow by 171 percent by 2030. That’s when about 635,000 procedures are projected annually.
Source: drugwatch
Managing Pain With Fewer Opioids After Joint Replacement
(HealthDay News) -- Using two or more pain control methods after hip and knee replacement surgery rather than opioid painkillers alone reduces risks to patients, a new study finds.
Source: health
A Surgery-Free Fix for Bad Knees?
(HealthDay News) -- Tiny pellets could treat arthritic knee pain, delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, a small study has found.
Source: consumer.healthday
Weight Loss After Stomach-Narrowing Surgery Eases Chronic Knee Pain
A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less from arthritic knee pain.
Source: prnewswire
Rate of hip replacement revision surgery declines in all age groups -- except middle age
As more patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) before age 65, the rate of repeat hip surgery due to complications has risen sharply in this younger age group, reports a study in the March 21, 2018, issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.
Source: eurekalert
