Aug 26, 2016 | In the News, Research
A study published in the journal Science Advances from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, “High hardness in the biocompatible intermetallic compound β-Ti3Au,” shows a new hard material created from titanium and gold could be used for hip and knee...
Aug 26, 2016 | In the News
CBS News 2 in New York featured AAHKS member Nakul Karkare, MD in a story about a knee revision surgery he performed after infection. The story included an interview with the patient who was involved in a vehicle accident where both of her legs were broken. Her knee...
Aug 19, 2016 | In the News
Nick Skelton, the 58-year old equestrian on Team Great Britain, won gold in the Individual Jumping final today in Rio. Skelton was also a gold medalist in the London Olympics in 2012 after having hip replacement surgery the year before. Despite injuries and other...
Aug 12, 2016 | In the News
WFAA8, the ABC news affiliate in Dallas, featured a story about AAHKS member Phil H. Berry, MD who, at 79, reached a 1,000th hip replacement milestone. The video features Dr. Berry and a patient who recently underwent hip replacement surgery after dislocating her...
Aug 5, 2016 | Federal Guidelines, In the News, News Releases
What Patients are Reading: Risk of Knee Infection with Knee Replacement New Annual Meeting Location Hip Cartilage Grown from Stem Cells CMS Modifies CJR
Jul 8, 2016 | In the News
Consumer Reports featured an article on how the risk of infection after total knee replacement surgery varies among hospitals. The article cites data from the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center and the magazine’s California Healthcare Compare tool. The article...
