There's good news from UMass Medical School for overweight people with painfully arthritic hips and knees: A new study finds that obese patients who underwent knee or
hip replacement surgery reported virtually the same pain relief and improved function as normal - weight joint replacement patients six months after surgery.
Not exact matches
For patients undergoing total
hip or knee
replacement, smoking is associated with an increased risk of infectious (septic) complications requiring repeat
surgery, reports a study in the February 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint S
surgery,
reports a study in the February 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint
SurgerySurgery.
A further 39 cases of
hip surgery associated with BCIS were also
reported to the NRLS during this period, but were not included because it was not clear whether the procedures specifically related to partial
hip replacement for fractured neck of femur.
Hip replacement surgery not only improves quality of life but is also associated with increased life expectancy, compared to people of similar age and sex,
reports a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ® (CORR ®), a publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons ®.
Consumers have
reported side effects of the BioMet
hip replacements such as severe pain, swelling and difficulty walking, and many have required
hip revision
surgery.
Based on the
report of an occupational therapist, counsel for the Plaintiff advanced a large claim in regards to the Plaintiff's impaired capacity to perform homemaking duties in the future, mainly due to the physical limitations and restrictions she would have to endure prior to and after the
hip replacement surgeries.
After a one year hiatus from conducting couples workshops in order to support my wife, Susan during her two
hip replacement surgeries, I am pleased to
report that I have set up three dates in 2017 to offer The Art and Science of Love couples weekend workshops in beautiful Flagstaff, which is both a destination in itself as well as a gateway to any number of natural wonders like the Grand Canyon, Sedona and Grand Falls.