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You've braved the journey of arthritis and emerged stronger with a new hip. Hip replacement surgery is a transformative step towards a life free from chronic pain and limited mobility, but remember ...
The incision is made in the front of the groin, rather than on the side (as in the posterior approach). (Find a doctor at HSS who performs anterior hip replacement surgery.) The decision is made by ...
Total hip replacement is the most common and successful type, although there are two different surgical approaches (for example, posterior and anterior). Hip resurfacing is another type of hip ...
Objectives To update our previous systematic review to synthesise latest data on the prevalence of long-term pain in patients who underwent total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR).
Objective To synthesise the available evidence and estimate the comparative efficacy of control strategies to prevent total hip replacement (THR)-related surgical site infections (SSIs) using a mixed ...
Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery more quickly — without adding to health-care budgets or opening more operating rooms — if central waitlists were created ...
How can we reduce wait times for much needed hip and knee replacement surgery in Canada? Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise, according to research published in CMAJ ...
Methods: We performed a discrete-event simulation study of wait times for consultations and surgeries for knee and hip joint replacement in Ontario’s 5 postal regions using prospectively collected ...
How can we reduce wait times for much needed hip and knee replacement surgery in Canada? Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise, according to research published in CMAJ (Canadian ...