Well, the more people I meet, the more I hear about becoming bionic – with all types of body parts being replaced…it’s pretty surreal, especially when you go through it yourself.
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Be Your Own Advocate in the Hospital
It is important to be your own advocate and know WHAT TO ASK FOR IN THE HOSPITAL! WATCH THIS VIDEO….
AND have a HIP BUDDY!
Toward a better material for hip replacement and other joint implants
In an advance toward a new generation of improved hip and other joint replacements, scientists are describing development of a potential implant material that flexes more like natural bone, fosters the growth of bone that keeps implants firmly in place and is less likely to fail and require repeat surgery. Their study on these so-called tantalum nanotube materials appears in ACS Applied Material & Interfaces.
Toward a better material for hip replacement and other joint implants
Hip Replacement In Young Patients
Questions To Ask Before Hip Surgery
Questions To Ask Before Hip Surgery by Zimmer
Here’s a list of questions that may be helpful to ask your doctor before your hip surgery. We suggest you print this list and take it with you on your appointment.
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What complications may occur with this kind of surgery?
- What is the expected recovery time?
- How many days will I be in the hospital after surgery?
- Will I have physical therapy? If so, how often and for how long?
- Will I need full-time or part-time care? If so, for how long?
- Will I need a hospital bed at home?
- When can I lie on the operative side?
- How soon will I be able to walk after surgery?
- Will I need crutches or a walker? If so, for how long?
- How soon will I be able to climb stairs after surgery?
- How soon will I be able to drive a car after surgery?
- When can I shower after surgery?
- How soon will I be able to resume normal lifestyle activities besides walking (e.g., work, sports, housework, gardening, etc.)?
- Which sports may I participate in?
- What are lifting limits?
- When is sexual intercourse feasible after surgery?
- Will I set off the metal detectors at the airport?
- Will I need antibiotics for dental care?
- What is the implant made of? Which biomaterials will be used?
- In your estimate, how long will my joint replacement last?
- What can I do to help keep my joint replacement functioning as long as possible?
- What activities or other factors could make my joint replacement wear out more quickly, and what can I do to avoid them?
METAL TOXICITY TESTING
Sources of common metal exposure are:
• Dental restorations: fillings, crowns, pins, root-fillings, implants. Amalgam/silver fillings contain mercury, silver, tin, copper and zinc. Crown can contain gold, silver, palladium, copper, chromium, indium, gallium, iridium, nickel and more. Implants are often made of titanium, aluminium and vanadium.
• Orthopedic and body implants such as hip replacements, screws, nails, clips, usually made from titanium or stainless steel.
• Common implant alloys are:
• Stainless steel: Nickel, chromium, manganese, molybdenum
• Cobalt-chromium molybdenum steel: Chromium, molybdenum, nickel, iron, manganese, tungsten, aluminum, titanium, cobalt
• Vitallium: Cobalt, chromium, manganese, molybdenum
• Titanium: Aluminum, vanadium, nickel (trace)
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If you’ve landed on this site – you have either been initiated into the Club with a hip replacement or two, OR you are researching that path. Within the pages of this community, you are able to sign up for HIP tele-classes and support groups; and we are establishing HIP Happy Hours state-wide.
It’s here you’ll find the latest research, articles, testimonials and most importantly you’ll meet other hipsters of all ages who have joined the ranks of bionic.
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Meridian Tooth Chart Shows Teeth and Organ Relationships
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Meridian Tooth Chart Shows Teeth and Organ Relationships
The front teeth are connected to the kidneys. The stomach is connected to the premolars. This is something that practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have known for thousands of years.
Most people are familiar with Chinese Medicine or acupuncture and have heard about meridians , the channels through which energy flows in the body. Each organ, gland and body structure has an associated meridian, including the teeth.
What does all this mean to health and wellness? Well, if someone has a bad tooth, the energy flow through the meridian belonging to that tooth will be altered. This in turn can affect the health of all the other organs on that meridian. For example, Tooth Number 14, the upper left first molar tooth, is on the same meridian with the kidneys, liver, spleen, stomach and breast. So, if this tooth has a problem, it may affect energy flow through the meridian, and the health of those organs may be affected as well.
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Pioneering news: stem cell hip replacements
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The prosthetic implants are being developed by scientists at Glasgow University in collaboration with orthopaedic surgeons at the city’s Southern General Hospital and they hope to have a prototype ready within 10 years.
The move follows a breakthrough last year by a team at the university’s Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology when they succeeded in creating a special plastic surface capable of controlling what stem cells become – a technique that was previously impossible.
The plastic is covered in tiny pits 120 nanometres across which, when stem cells are placed on the surface, encourages them to grow and spread across the pits in a way which ensures they differentiate into therapeutically useful cells.
While the implant itself will be made of an advanced polymer, already commonly used in spinal and other orthopaedic procedures, it will be coated for the first time in the university’s unique plastic. As a result, once inserted into a patient’s bone marrow – a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells – these can be made to divide and differentiate into fresh bone cells, creating a much stronger and more durable implant.
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