Incidence of hip replacement among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2008 Background There is no national joint replacement registry in the country of Asia and reports of national outcomes of joint replacement in Asia as yet. Therefore, this study was then to report a national data of the number of hip replacements, incidence ...
Wei Hung-Wen +2 more
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My total hip replacement [PDF]
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020 My mother had a total hip replacement (THR) 20 years ago, at age 50, just after my dad had died of a brain tumour. She would say, ‘at least this hip problem is not life threatening’. After mum’s joint replacement surgery, I saw her live life to the full—including jet-skiing, tandem paragliding!
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Background: Venous thromboembolism is a significant source of morbidity and mortality following total hip replacement and total knee replacement. Apixaban has been proven to be efficacious without increased risk of bleeding in phase-III trials in ...
Himanshu Panchal +4 more
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Virtual Hip Replacement Simulator For 3D Printed Implants. [PDF]
, 2017 This research presents a virtual reality simulator for total hip replacement surgery. The simulator supports a library of 3D hip stem models for different sizes and manufacturers.
Dubey, Venketesh N., Vaughan, Neil
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Joint replacement rehabilitation and the role of funding source
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019 Objective: To examine associations between funding source, use of rehabilitation and outcomes after total joint replacement and to evaluate variations based on demographic characteristics.
Deborah L. Snell +5 more
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Perioperative safety assessment of patients undergoing unilateral or bilateral hip replacements
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 IntroductionDue to the aging of the world population and the increase of obesity rate, it is expected that the number of joint replacement surgery will continue to increase in the next few years.
Zhenzhong Zhou +8 more
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Improving patients’ experience and outcome of total joint replacement: the RESTORE programme
Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2016 Background: Total hip replacements (THRs) and total knee replacements (TKRs) are common elective procedures. In the REsearch STudies into the ORthopaedic Experience (RESTORE) programme, we explored the care and experiences of patients with osteoarthritis
Ashley W Blom +18 more
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How to Prevent Aseptic Loosening in Cementless Arthroplasty: A Review
Applied Sciences, 2022 Aseptic loosening is the main late postoperative complication of cementless total hip arthroplasties (THAs), leading to pain and functional impairment.
Dragos Apostu +7 more
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Cerebral Fat Microembolism and Its Potential Role in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Major Orthopaedic Surgery: Commentary on an article by Anna N. Miller, MD, et al.: "Use of the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator Decreases Carotid and Cranial Embolic Events in a Canine Model". [PDF]
, 2016 Total joint replacement is one of the most commonly performed elective orthopaedic surgical procedures, with approximately 700,000 patients undergoing total knee replacement and 330,000 undergoing total hip replacement each year in the United States ...
Allen, Matthew
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Outcome of total hip and knee arthroplasty in HIV-infected patients: A systematic review
Orthopedic Reviews, 2019 Significant advances in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have occurred in recent times, with life expectancy now approaching the normal population.
Shane C. O'Neill +3 more
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