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Less Pain, No Cane Hip Surgery
Posted May 25, 2010
Mendocino, CA – This month, orthopedic surgeon Jack Bellah, M. D. begins offering leading-edge anterior hip replacement surgery that uses special equipment and procedures to avoid cutting muscles. In most cases, the result is a…
Read more »96-year-old pioneering woman surgeon receives new ‘jif...
Posted May 25, 2010
Newport News, VA – Hip-replacement surgery gives 96-year-old new mobility Isabella Harrison, trim and neatly turned out in lavender pants with a matching top, leans over her walker to push it methodically in front of…
Read more »New Hip Surgery Technique Offered In NM
Posted May 15, 2010
Albuquerque, N.M. — A new, less invasive hip surgery is being done in New Mexico, cutting down on recovery time. A ski boot-like device is part of a unique operating table that orthopedic surgeons at…
Read more »Alternative hip replacement surgery eases recovery
Posted May 9, 2010
By M. B. Sutherland, Special to the Tribune Chicago, IL, May 5, 2010 – After Linda Place-Watson helped her mother through hip replacement surgery in 2005 and the long, painful recovery that followed, she knew…
Read more »Anterior Approach Hip Replacement Surgery with Advantage of ...
Posted May 8, 2010
May 6, 2010, Abington, PA – Abington Memorial Hospital orthopaedists are now offering a revolutionary improvement in hip replacement surgery that is available at few hospitals in the U.S. Until now, the anterior approach (or…
Read more »Local hospital acquires new hip replacement technology
Posted May 8, 2010
KSBY-TV – San Luis Obispo, CA May 5, 2010 French Hospital Medical Center announces a new, less invasive approach to hip surgery, called Anterior Hip Replacement. A specially-designed surgical table allows the surgeon to reach…
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