Sep 15, 2017 | In the News
Following a hip replacement surgery in April, World Wrestling Entertainment hall of famer Mick Foley had knee replacement surgery this week. He has been posting his experience on Twitter and Facebook and explained how the stress on his knee resulted from him...
Sep 8, 2017 | In the News, Research
A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering explores the idea of antibiotic-releasing polymers being used in joint implant components. Invisiverse quotes one of the study’s authors, “Our finding that polyethylene, the most commonly used weight-bearing surface...
Aug 25, 2017 | In the News
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle implemented an updated concurrent surgery policy that requires surgeons to be present for a “substantial majority” of surgical procedures, according to Doximity. Swedish released the statement, “We have established more specific...
Aug 18, 2017 | In the News, Patient Outcomes, Research
In an interview with Medscape, Susan Goodman, MD describes in-depth the process that took place to develop the new guideline, “2017 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of...
Aug 18, 2017 | In the News
On July 26, 2017, Todd Graham, MD was shot and killed by the spouse of a patient who was demanding an opioid prescription for pain. Dr. Graham was a board certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine partner at South Bend Orthopaedics in...
Aug 11, 2017 | In the News
Last April, Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) issued a statement that only patients in moderate to severe pain could obtain hip or knee replacement surgeries. This “rationing” was put in place to ease the strain on the NHS surgery wait times. The Telegraph is...
