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• Treatment With Platelet-Rich Plasma Shows Potential For Knee Osteoarthritis

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical News Today

  
  

  A study by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery has shown that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) holds great promise for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment improved pain and function, and in up to 73% of patients, appeared to delay the progression of osteoarthritis, which is a progressive disease.

  
  

  Several treatments for osteoarthritis exist, including exercise, weight control, bracing, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, Tylenol, cortisone shots and viscosupplementation, a procedure that involves injecting a gel-like substance into the knee to supplement the natural lubricant in the joint. A new treatment that is being studied by a small number of doctors is PRP injections. PRP, which is produced from a patient's own blood, delivers a high concentration of growth factors to arthritic cartilage that can potentially enhance healing.

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• The fate of new hips in women

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: DailyRx.com

  
  

  Hip joint replacements can help patients regain normal mobility. But just like any surgery, risks are involved in hip replacement. And women may have a higher risk than men when it comes to failure of the new hip.

  
  

  Women were slightly more likely than men to have a failed hip replacement within three years of surgery, according to a new study.

  
  

  The findings highlighted the risks and precautions patients should consider before deciding to get a new hip.

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• More intense activity results in greater polyethylene wear for THA patients

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Healio

  
  

  More intense activity, rather than amount of activity, has been linked with greater in-vivo polyethylene wear in highly crosslinked polyethylene implants, according to a results of a study from the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting.

  
  

  “Based on this information, patients can be better instructed on what protects their joint form wear and what activities can be performed without affecting longevity,” Senden said. “Given our results, patients can protect the longevity of their implants without being less active.”

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• What's it like: To get hip replacement surgery

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Newsok.com

  
  

  Joint degeneration from age, wear or disease can drive a doctor's decision to replace your hip joint. Learn what the surgery and recovery is like.

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• ACL Insurance Insight

  Posted on: 01 June, 2016

  Source: Medical Breakthrough

  
  

  ACL injuries have increased 400% in teens and adolescents in the last ten years. They're also on the rise among baby boomers. To make sure you don't have to pay out-of-pocket to fix the injury, doctors are using a new tool to show surgery works.

  
  

  Of the roughly 200,000 ACL injuries a year, nearly 100,000 of those are fixed with surgery. The cost of surgery ranges from 20,000 to 50,000 dollars, followed by months of rehab. It typically takes six to twelve months after surgery to get back to normal activity.

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