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Medinirai Medical College Hospital makes history with its first successful total hip replacement surgery. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
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Jharkhand: Medinirai Medical College Hospital Performs First Total Hip Replacement Surgery

Ankur Deka
2 min read
Orthopedic team successfully conducts first-ever THR surgery at MMCH, marking a milestone since the hospital's upgrade in 2019
Yet in just three years, the Optetrak implant manufactured by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, had worn out and had to be replaced — a painful and debilitating operation (Representative Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.

MBT Desk
12 min read
A letter Exactech sent to surgeons blamed a packaging defect for possibly causing the plastic in a knee component to wear out prematurely in about 140,000 implants.
Hip replacement surgery is safe for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. (Representational Image: Unsplash)
Medicine

HIV Patients Can Safely Undergo Hip Replacement, Study Finds

MBT Desk
2 min read
UTSW researchers see no increased risk of complications following total hip arthroplasty
Technique can suppress infections and encourage healing around prosthetics without the problems caused by antibiotics and tissue grafting. (WIKIMEDIACOMMONS)
Fitness and Wellness

Hydrogel Injections Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections After Hip, and Knee Replacements

MBT Desk
3 min read
Technique can suppress infections and encourage healing around prosthetics without the problems caused by antibiotics and tissue grafting.
Computer navigation (CN) and robotic assistance (RA) do not alter the risk of PJI after total hip replacement surgery, according to the new research by Alberto V. Carli, MD, and colleagues of Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. (Representational image: Unsplash)
Medicine

Robotic-Assisted Surgery and Navigation Don't Affect Infection Risk after Hip Arthroplasty

MBT Desk
3 min read
Reassuring' evidence on safety of new technologies presented in Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Nearly 160,000 joint replacement surgeries have been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with recovery expected to take years or even decades. (Representational image: Unsplash)
Medicine

Study Highlights COVID-19's Impact: 160,000 Joint Replacement Surgeries Delayed

MBT Desk
3 min read
New findings show the extensive impact of COVID-19 on joint surgeries and the daunting road to recovery for healthcare services.
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