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More Joint Replacement Surgeries for Arthritis, and Reasons to be Grateful
Before Christmas, I mentioned that I had fallen (again) and fractured my fibula. Of course many friends asked how, or why I fell. Like many of my fellow osteoarthritis sufferers, my balance can be precarious at times, so I just chalked it up to my OA and its increasing involvement in my life.
I sometimes feel that my osteoarthritis is like the "plague that ate Chicago." It can be so invasive and there's little or nothing we can do to stop it!!! After being shuffled from doctor to doctor i...
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Expert & Community Posts
14 Questions To Ask A Surgeon BEFORE Surgery
By Grant Cooper , Health ExpertSometimes, a surgical intervention for osteoarthritis may be the best option to reduce pain and... Read more »
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Tiger Woods, Yes. You? Maybe Not
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...findings are disputed by doctors who perform the surgery for arthritis. 3. If you're... Read more »
Racial Minorities Less Likely To Consider Knee Replacement Surgery Than Whites
By Dr. Jonathan Krant , Health Expert...recent presentation at the World Congress on Osteoarthritis addressed the issues of race and... Read more »
Swimming and Water Exercise: Great for Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...about the limited number of people with rheumatoid arthritis who exercise. Some commented that... Read more »
Orthopedic Surgery: The Forgotten Specialty In Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...forthcoming advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis which have been landing at the... Read more »
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Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery
May 05, 2008OKLAHOMA CITY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The path to middle age has taken its toll on active baby boomers. Arthritis followed by knee replacement... Read summary »
Doctors avoid joint replacements for the very obese
June 25, 2009According to a new study, orthopedic surgeons are less likely to recommend joint replacement surgery for patients who are morbidly obese, and... Read summary »
Resurfacing Hips
November 13, 2006DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Before his recent surgery, Sonny Falcone admits he could barely do his job as strength and conditioning... Read summary »
Knee Replacement for Women
May 05, 2008CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- They walk. They run. They dance. Woman today are more active than ever before! Take Kristine Rossof. She walks... Read summary »
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September 18, 2006SAN DEIGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Victor Bertrand and his son always have a new project to work on, but a few months ago, changing a tire would... Read summary »
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