Moderated by Boyd W. Haynes III, MD That’s a fantastic question. Currently, insurance companies do not take smoking status into consideration when choosing to approve or deny joint replacement surgeries. However, we have a lot of scientific research that proves that smoking is quite detrimental to bone growth, blood circulation, bone and soft tissue healing… Read more »
John D. Burrow, DO As a busy Orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacement, I see patients who need hip replacement for a variety of reasons, but usually due to arthritis or injury. Some of these individuals may have recently been diagnosed with, are in treatment for or are in remission from cancer of all… Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD As a busy orthopedic surgeon in Newport News, I’ve performed more hip replacement surgeries than I can count over the years, with a good percentage of them having been done on smokers. While both smokers and nonsmokers typically recover well, there are differences during the pre- and post-surgical… Read more »
Avascular Necrosis is a medical term that means a loss of blood supply causing bone tissue death. While it can happen anywhere in the body there is bone, it is most often seen in the hip. This is because the hip joint blood supply is retrograde (against flow) and is dependent on channels within the… Read more »
As a busy Orthopaedist, I often have patients ask me about medical terms that they see written in their charts and express their confusion over them. They wonder how they can possibly have two or three conditions that sound and look alike at the same time. In this article, I hope to clear up… Read more »
Boyd W. Haynes III, MD The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused many changes, cancellations and postponements of really important events in our lives and your hip replacement surgery falls into that category. You had planned for it for months, maybe even over a year. You’d done your research and been educated by your physician… Read more »
John D. Burrow, DO A question I’m often asked by my patients is “How will I know when it’s time for a hip replacement?” As their orthopaedic physician, I tell them, “You’ll know when it’s time and you’ll tell me when you are ready”. Why do I say that? I believe that my job is… Read more »
John D. Burrow, DO As a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic specialist, I spent years in medical school learning how to diagnose musculoskeletal conditions. Some issues are easily diagnosed with x-rays and a physical exam, and others require some detective work on my part. Hip arthritis is one of those diagnoses where the symptoms can be misleading. Pain… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that three of our physicians were named “2019 Top Doctors” by their physician peers in a state-wide survey completed by Virginia Living Magazine. Please join us in congratulating them on this prestigious recognition! (LEFT TO RIGHT) Jenny L.F. Andrus, M.D. — Interventional Pain Management, Prolotherapy Raj N. Sureja, M.D. —… Read more »
Are you suffering from knee or hip pain and need surgery? Community Lecture – Overcoming Arthritis Pain: Effective Treatments for Hips and Knees Join Dr. John Burrow as he discusses treatment options for painful arthritis of the hip and knee. Learn about the latest non-surgical and surgical options for relieving pain and restoring function. MAKOplasty,… Read more »