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Universal health coverage will not likely impact number of TJA procedures
LAS VEGAS — If findings from an earlier implementation of widespread health care coverage in Massachusetts are reflective of national results, universal health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act will not likely have a large impact on the number of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures performed, according to data presented here. Read more | ||||
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VIDEO: Zuckerman discusses the Bundled Payment Initiative
LAS VEGAS – At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, provides an overview of his academic medical center’s decision to pursue Bundled Payments Initiative. Watch video | ||||
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Autologous conditioned plasma, placebo likely equally effective in relieving pain of epicondylitis
LAS VEGAS — A cohort of patients who underwent autologous conditioned plasma treatment exhibited similar reductions in epicondylitis pain to that seen in patients who received placebo injections, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.Read more | ||||
Smokers showed worse function, pain scores than non-smokers after rotator cuff tear
LAS VEGAS — Compared with non-smokers, patients who sustain rotator cuff tears and smoke have clinically worse function and pain scores, according to data presented here. Read more | ||||
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Speaker: Adopt practices that avoid knee stiffness, patellar fracture in young athletes with patellar instability
LAS VEGAS — Orthopedists who decide to surgically manage pediatric athletes with patellar instability, and lateral patellar subluxation in particular, should guard against complications, such as knee stiffness and patellar fractures, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.Read more | ||||
ACL reconstructed knees likely have higher risk for subsequent meniscal surgery vs contralateral knee
LAS VEGAS — A retrospective study of 3,425 patients who underwent primary ACL reconstruction and had no meniscal pathology at the time of surgery and a normal contralateral knee showed a significantly higher odds of patients later having meniscal surgery on their reconstructed knee compared with their contralateral joint. Read more | ||||
Long-term study finds 15% survivorship of meniscal allograft transplantation at 24 years
LAS VEGAS — A retrospective study of 313 patients with 329 meniscal allograft transplantations showed overall cumulative 24-year allograft survivorship of 15% when removal of the allograft by conversion to total knee arthroplasty or total meniscectomy was used as an endpoint. Read more | ||||
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UK investigators find patient satisfaction may increase over time following TKA
LAS VEGAS — Patient satisfaction following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) increased with the passage of time in results of a study presented here. Read more | ||||
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Highly cross-linked PE THA bearings used in younger patients may show reduced wear, lower risk of osteolysis
LAS VEGAS — Younger patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a prosthesis that used highly cross-linked polyethylene (PE) bearings showed less bearing surface wear and a lower incidence of osteolysis than patients who received conventional polyethylene bearings, according to research presented here. Read more | ||||
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Rachel M. Frank, MD
BLOG: Energy was flowing through the halls Wednesday marked another exciting day at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. With the meeting completely underway, the hallways between the Palazzo, Venetian and Venetian/Sands Expo and Convention Center have been constantly packed with members of the orthopedic community. Read more | ||||
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Presentations scheduled for today include: Advances in Treatment for Complex Knee Injuries Symposium; Implementing Bundled Payments for Total Joint Replacement; and Paper Presentations in Adult Reconstruction Hip, Trauma and Hand and Wrist. Be sure to look to your email inbox tomorrow for the Healio.com/Orthopedics Today News Wire to read all about it.
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Puesto actual:
Coronel Médico
Cirujano Retirado, Profesor de pregrado en la U.A.B.C.
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Lugar de trabajo:
Hospital Velmar,
Ensenada, B.C. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Campus Ensenada.
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Puestos relevantes:
Coordinador del
Curso de Residencia y Especialidad en Ortopedia y Traumatología en el
Hospital Central Militar 2004-2007, Ex Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana
de Médicos Militares Ortopedistas 2005-2007, Ex Director Nacional del Comité
de Tumores de la S.M.O. 2001-202
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