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A team at Quincy Medical Center has conducted Massachusetts’ first robotically assisted total-knee replacement, a major advance in the field of joint-replacement surgery, according to QMC staff. The procedure was performed with the help of the Praxim ...  

Local anesthesia delivered through a catheter in the joint is found to be more beneficial than traditional methods, say researchers. Their research will be recognized with the Knee Society Award for the best work on a surgical technique at the ...  

A new study will be presented to a group of orthopedic surgeons this week that is expected to highlight potential problems with at least one component of the Zimmer NexGen knee replacement system, which could be causing a number of the implants to fail.  

This represents 4.7 percent of the population age 50 years or older – higher than the national rates for congestive heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition: The prevalence of osteoarthritis is higher in women and so is TKR ...  

No previous research has quantified and compared the costs and outcomes between total knee replacement (TKR) patients who have differing lengths of hospital stay following surgery. In new research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), investigators identified Medicare patients who had undergone TKR between 1997 and 2009. The patients were separated into the following groups: outpatient, 1...  

Zimmer Holdings to Present at Barclays Capital 2012 Global Healthcare ConferenceSacramento Bee13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, announced that it will be participating in the Barclays Capital 2012 Global Healthcare Conference at the Loews Miami Hotel in Miami, ...and more »  

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This week at American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in San Francisco, a group of renowned orthopedic surgeons from around the world gathered to discuss the latest findings for meniscus transplantations.  New data on knee joint...  

TKR surgeries have more than doubled over past decade SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that more than 4.5 million Americans are living with a total...  

SHERMAN - A Bonham woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of her knee replacement device for misleading her and her health care provider about the product's safety.Laquetta Dukes filed suit against Zimmer Inc., Zimmer Holdings Inc., Wilson/Phillips Holdings Inc. also known as Zimmer Wilson Phillips, and Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products Inc. on Feb. 3 in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division.According to the suit...  

Dr. Losina and colleagues came up with their estimate by analyzing national data on the number of knee replacements done from 1998-2009, U.S. census data, death statistics and national health surveys. For example, in 2009, more than 600,000 knee ...  

Dr. Lovald and his colleagues from Exponent, a private consulting firm in San Francisco, California, were hired by Biomet, which makes products for knee arthroplasty, to analyze the costs and benefits of the procedure. They looked at a 5% sample of ...  

New research suggests prior mental health conditions can affect the recovery from total joint replacement surgery. Two new studies, presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), suggest ...  

Univita Health, the leader in providing home-based care management, announced today the appointment of David Willcutts as President and General Manager of Integrated Home Care, one  

Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Tuesday it acquired a Medicaid health plan that was operated by Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Mo.