Category: Outpatient Total Joint Replacement

What Materials are in the ConforMIS Knee Implant?

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Robert J. Snyder, MD A question came through on our blog recently regarding the composition of the specific materials used in the ConforMIS Knee Prosthesis.  That’s a great question and one that I’m happy to address. Today, most of the knee implants that are on the market are made from chrome cobalt molybdenum. Most of… Read more »

Why Does My Knee Feel Like it is Giving Out and Getting Weak?

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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD A very common complaint I hear in the office, especially from my older patients, is “my knee is feeling weaker and weaker and sometimes it just gives out when I’m walking.  Why is that happening to me?” When arthritis of the knee progresses, the cartilage in the joint space erodes. … Read more »

Untreated Bone Fractures – Finally, The Treatment – Part III

Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD CPE In the last two articles, I’ve reviewed the reasons why bone fracture can go untreated and what happens to the human body as a result.  In this last segment, I will address what can be done for those fractures that are finally given proper medical attention. Non-union – this means… Read more »

Why is a Tourniquet Used in Knee Joint Replacement Surgeries?

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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Everyone knows that a tourniquet reduces or completely restricts blood flow.  We all learned that watching TV westerns, like Gunsmoke. Expendable guest stars regularly got bitten by the token diamondback rattler while crossing through Death Valley. They quickly tied on a tourniquet to slow the venom’s progress through the bloodstream… Read more »

The Top Six Reasons My Hip Replacement Patients Do Well in Recovery

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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD I’m celebrating 30 years in practice with OSC this month and I’ve performed a lot of hip replacement surgeries in those years.  I’m going to share with you the “wisdom” I’ve accumulated in all those years as to why some patient sail through hip replacement recovery and others don’t.  So,… Read more »

Nerve Pain After Knee Replacement Surgery 

Boyd W. Haynes III, MD  Although knee replacement surgery has become commonplace, it has a reputation for being challenging for both the surgeon and the patient. As a surgeon, I must be both a construction expert, an engineer, mathematician, and an expert surgeon all rolled into one, as I remove my patient’s diseased knee and… Read more »

Real Recovery After Hip Replacement

John D. Burrow, DO Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common procedures that I perform as an Orthopaedic surgeon, especially as my specialty is revision and reconstruction of joint replacements that have failed, worn out or need fixing for some other reason. I treat patients in all age groups and categories, so I’m… Read more »

Will Insurance Deny my Hip Replacement Surgery if I’m a Smoker? (A Web Chat Question)

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 »