Posts tagged Defective Knee Replacements

• Non-Surgical Option To Knee Replacement Surgery

  Ed Smith | November 03, 2006 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  One alternative to knee replacement surgery is injections. Viscosupplementation, is just one of several injection methods individuals can choose as an alternative to knee replacement surgery.Viscosupplementation or Hyaluronic Acid (HA) injections are designed to cushion and lubricate the knee joint. Benefits from this form of injection include: reduction in pain and increased mobility. Though...

• Knee Replacement Defects

  Ed Smith | November 03, 2006 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the past years many people have had problems with knee replacements being defective. This has been a huge problem as a few companies have had to recall their products.Smith & Nephew, global provider of leading-edge knee replacements, recalled an orthopaedic implant from the US market. The company mentioned that it had ceased sales of two of its defective knee systems due to a high number of...

• Excellent New book on Total Knee Replacements

  Ed Smith | October 23, 2006 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An excellent new book entitled Total Knee Replacement & Rehabilitation: The Knee Owner's Manual by Daniel J Brugioni MD and Jeff Falkel PH D has been recently published.Complete with 145 exercises and nearly 200 illustrations and photos, this comprehensive guide helps readers navigate through the entire process of having one or both knees replaced. It explains what to consider when deciding on...

• Orthopedic Surgeons Perform Knee Replacement surgery online

  Ed Smith | October 19, 2006 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A total knee relacement surgery which could be viewed online was recently perfromed at Rush University Medical Center. Orthopedist, Richard Berger, performed the surgery which featured a knee replacement designed to fit a woman's anatomy. The webcast was moderated by Dr. Aaron Rosenberg and Berger, Rosenberg and 12 other surgeons answered questions from Doctors and the general public which were...