Tag: Artificial Hips
Psoriasis Does Not Worsen Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes
WOMAC OA Index scores for pain or function did not differ for patients with psoriasis, osteoarthritis
ASA: Peri-Op Surgical Home Beneficial After Joint Arthroplasty
Data for second year of implementation show positive results in LOS, discharge destination
Knee, Hip Arthroplasty Tied to Increased Short-Term MI Risk
Increased risk of myocardial infarction in first post-op month; but not during overall follow-up
Mortality Risk Up for Hip Surgery After Fracture Vs Elective THR
Higher risk of in-hospital mortality compared with those undergoing elective total hip replacement
Cardiovascular Risk Up After Knee, Hip Replacement
Odds highest in the month following the procedure
Lean Six Sigma Approach Ups Quality of Hip Replacement Sx
Forty-four percent reduction in length of stay after implementation of improvement actions
Muscle Inflammation Susceptibility Predicts THA Recovery
MuIS status may be a prognostic index for muscle recovery after total hip arthroplasty
AAOS: Driving Two Weeks Post Hip Replacement May Be OK
Many patients regain their presurgery brake reaction times within two weeks after surgery
AAOS: Hip Replacement Surgery Up in Younger Americans
Over 10 years, rate of surgeries nearly doubled for those ages 45 to 64
