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Crushing Hip Replacement Misconceptions With Dr. Harris
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Crushing Hip Replacement Misconceptions With Dr. Harris

If hip pain has compromised your daily living activities like getting a full night’s rest and all other treatment options have failed, hip replacement surgery might be your ticket a pain free life. Due to the misconceptions surrounding hip replacements, Dr. Harris, MD, FAAOS discusses and crushes the ideas that prevent people with severe hip pain from seeking surgery.

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STRAIGHT FROM DR. STRYKER: TOTAL KNEE  REPLACEMENT 101
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STRAIGHT FROM DR. STRYKER: TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT 101

Dr. Stryker uses a technique he created for first time knee replacement patients. He still makes an incision over the front of the knee. However, instead of cutting the tendon that attaches to the kneecap or the quadriceps tendon, he actually comes underneath the muscle and slides that muscle over the top to get into the knee.  Then, he uses a computer to help him align the cutting guides. He would, then, shave off the very end of the thigh bone and the very top of the shin bone to replace those with metal caps. 

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Why See an Orthopaedic Specialist?
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Why See an Orthopaedic Specialist?

Many assume that the only reason to visit an orthopedic surgeon (specialist) is for surgery, but that's simply not the case. Orthopedic doctors specialize in the musculoskeletal system: the muscles, nerves, bones, joints, and connective tissues. They see patients with a variety of conditions such as arthritis, bursitis, osteoporosis, tumors, pain (such as knee pain, hip pain, joint pain, and muscle pain). 

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