Category Archives: hip pain

Can surgeons win the fight against osteolysis

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In the next 5 to 10 years, orthopaedic surgeons can expect to see a jump in the number of patients who require implant revision surgery, according to Wayne G. Paprosky, MD, FACS, associate professor of orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center. Although the number of individuals who receive total joint arthroplasty is skyrocketing, the increase in revisions isn’t tied just to population growth. Dr. Paprosky and other attendees of the 2007 AAOS/NIH Osteolysis and Implant Wear Research Symposium delved into the clinical reasons for joint revision surgery and explored issues such as the diagnosis and treatment of osteolysis, the challenges surgeons face during revision surgeries, and the continuing need for research into these complex subjects.

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Hip Replacement Complications & Side Effects– Metallosis & Failure

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Hip replacement surgery hip arthroplasty has been touted by many experts as one of the most significant medical device innovations of the last 40 years. It has helped millions of people overcome painful arthritis, recover from hip fractures and improve their quality of life. However, hip implants do not come without risk or complications. A growing number of implant recipients have experienced implant failure and other severe complications associated with their hip replacement.

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Total Hip Replacement Implants

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A total hip replacement replaces your arthritic hip joint and eliminates the damaged bearing surfaces that are causing pain. The design of the implant offers you renewed stability and minimizes the wear process. The traditional metal and polyethylene implants have been in use since the 1960’s but technological advances since then have made other materials such as ceramic increasingly popular.

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New Blood Test Finds Allergies Before Implant Surgery

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DENVER, CO – May 15, 2013 — Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 2011, the trouble started. “I had horrible itching, really bad migraines and intense pain throughout my body,” she said. “I couldn’t take it. Every single thing in me itched.”

After many months and several trips to specialists, Spurlock was told it could be anything from food allergies to her medication. But no matter what she changed, the symptoms persisted and Spurlock resigned herself to a life of misery.  “I just kind of thought that’s what life was going to be like,” she said

New Blood Test Finds Allergies Before Implant Surgery – National Jewish Health