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Basic Science Knee

If We “Own the Bone,” How About “Owning the Joint”?

December 27, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

This basic science tip comes from Fred Nelson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon in the Department of Orthopedics at Henry Ford Hospital and a clinical associate

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Cup-Placement Precision Declines as Obesity Increases

May 6, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Obesity can negatively affect outcomes after total hip arthroplasty (THA), and an inadvertent reduction in cup anteversion may be one reason why, according to findings

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New Studies on BMI and Hip Replacement

February 4, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Obesity is one of the most serious public health problems in the 21st century, and body weight is becoming an important consideration in orthopaedic procedures,

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Bariatric Surgery Prior to TKA for Morbidly Obese Patients?

January 27, 2016 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The two numbers that you’ll want to remember from the computer model-based cost-effectiveness study by McLawhorn et al. in the January 20, 2016 Journal of

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Joint Replacement Associated with Postop Weight Loss in Obese Patients

June 3, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The relationships between body weight and joint replacement are debated often in the orthopaedic community. Some surgeons are so concerned about perioperative complications related to

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