Information for Patients

• Information for Our Patients Regarding Metal-on-Metal (MoM) Hip Replacements
• Patient Testimonials
• JBJS study examines risk of orthopaedic devices triggering airport detectors
• Pre Op Surgery Center Patient Education: Hip Replacement Surgery
• Information about hip and knee replacement for patients
• View the AHRQ Technology Assessment "Horizon Scan on Hip Replacement Surgery" (12/06)
• AAHKS Position Statement on Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) For Total Hip and Knee Replacement: What Patients Should Consider
• What is MIS?
  The AAHKS patient position statement on Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery addresses possible advantages and disadvantages of the surgery, patient selection criteria, unknown factors about the surgical technique, background about the procedure, and what to discuss with a surgeon when considering the options. Download the brochure
• Questions about your medication? Search the Arthritis Foundation's 2007 Drug Guide for updated information
• Workouts Before Surgery Helped Recovery Process for Hip and Knee Patients
• A new study conducted by Ohio State University finds that regular exercise may speed the wound-healing process in older adults by 25 percent. Skin wounds healed an average of 10 days faster in people who exercised
• Get involved in "grass roots" advocacy for arthritis prevention
• ACS Launches Patient Education Web Site
  "Patients as Partners in Surgical Care," a new patient education Web site the American College of Surgeons is now online to help surgical patients and their families become informed about their operation and surgical care
• The AARP Internet Resources on Aging database includes links to more than 900 reviewed web sites of interest to those 50 and older

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Total Joint Replacement Documentary

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