knee-replacement surgery

Wait time guarantees not to reduce waits for joint replacement surgery

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:33:19 -0500

Significant increases in surgical capacity or diverting patients to other jurisdictions are the best ways to deal with excessive wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery – a leading symbol of underfunding in Canada's healthcare system.

Hip and knee replacement patients not receiving treatment to reduce blood clot risk

harminka — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:42:52 -0500

Hip and knee replacement surgery patients – who are often elderly – are at increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening thrombosis, or blood clots.

Increase of Hip and Knee Replacements in the U.S.

harminka — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:46:22 -0500

With the graying of America’s Baby Boomer generation, arthritis is a growing health concern. Traditionally associated with the elderly, this common joint disease currently afflicts over 20 million men and women in the United States. To aggravate matters, arthritis is also prevalent among the overweight—which describes nearly 65 percent of our nation’s adult population.

Gender bias may affect care of people with osteoarthritis

harminka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:11:10 -0500

Unconscious prejudices among doctors may explain why women complaining of knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, a study in today's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests.

Ladies Don’t postpone knee-replacement surgery

harminka — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:43:51 -0600

Is getting new knees on your list of New Year's resolutions? Research at the University of Delaware indicates that women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do.