Orthopedic Surgery

American association of hip and knee surgeons AAHKS 2021 presentation on partial knee same day surgery

Same Day Surgery for Partial Knee Replacement — Presentation at American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 2021, Dallas TX

Finally got the full video from our #AAHKS2021 presentation. Always honored to be a part of the discussion to improve care for our joint replacement patients.

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How to publish research in orthopedic surgery

How do publish research as an orthopedic surgeon in training

For the current and future Med students, residents, fellows, and even young attendings trying to build your academic career:

How do you get into the residency or fellowship of your dreams?

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Posterior Condylar Offset in total knee replacement

What is Posterior Condylar Offset in Knee Replacement?

How do you choose the appropriate rotation of your total knee femoral component?

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Dual mobility total hip replacement

What is a “Dual Mobility” Total Hip Replacement?

One of the hottest topics these days is spinopelvic mobility and identifying our high risk dislocation patients preoperatively to minimize dislocation risk. One of the newer strategies available to us is a dual mobility implant.

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Leg length and offset in total hip replacement surgery

What are Leg Length and Offset in Total Hip Replacement?

Leg length and offset in total hip Arthroplasty

I got so many comments on this story that I had to turn it into a full post. Full disclosure: not a patient I’m caring for, sent this picture from a friend, but great illustration of the basic Arthroplasty concepts of #leglength and #offset

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Hip Spine syndrome in hip arthritis

The Hip-Spine Syndrome in Hip Arthritis

Evaluating hip arthritis in a patient with lumbar spine disease

Just perusing my upcoming clinic schedule and I see a 60-year-old woman with this x-ray in the system, otherwise unknown to the practice.

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partial versus total knee replacement survival

Survival of Partial Knee vs. Total Knee Replacements

When I see a #partialkneereplacement candidate in the office, I discuss the many benefits of partial knee compared with #totalkneereplacement

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Distal femoral cut for total knee replacement

Distal Femoral Cut for Total Knee Replacement

The mechanical axis is found by drawing a line from the center of the femoral head through the center of the knee joint and down to the center of the ankle. Because we stand upright and our femur starts away from midline at the top to allow for rotational motion, the anatomical axis of the femur is in 6 degrees of valgus (on average) from the mechanical axis.

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Total hip replacement surgery consent

Consent for Total Hip Replacement

What does it mean to review consent for total hip replacement surgery? I got a little excited yesterday talking about the Geisinger total joint replacement guarantee so I wanted to review how I go over a consent for total hip replacement with a patient.

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Guarantee for total joint replacement

Guarantee for Total Joint Replacement

What does this mean? I’m not sure, the article doesn’t say specifically and I couldn’t find it on the website. I’m hoping someone from Geisinger or Medacta can get back to me with more info on the guarantee.

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