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New Procedures:

Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS) with Minimally-Invasive Surgery (MIS) Total Knee Replacement, has resulted in a quicker recovery and less post-operative pain.

Articles of Interest:

The moving-target phenomenon
 

"Total joint replacement is an accepted, cost-effective, and efficacious treatment for moderate-to-severe hip and knee arthritis. Our previous research demonstrated that only 10% of patients with arthritis who were deemed to be appropriate candidates for total joint replacement according to clinical criteria were definitely willing to consider the procedure"
J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 2004; 86-A; 1366-74
CLARK, JOCALYN P., MSC, PHD; HUDAK, PAMELA L., BSCPT, PHD; HAWKER, GILLIAN A., MD, MSC, FRCPC; COYTE, PETER C., PHD; MAHOMED, NIZAR N., MD, SCD, FRCSC; KREDER, HANS J., MD, MPH, FRCSC; WRIGHT, JAMES G., MD, MPH, FRCSC
 

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