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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > March, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 3

The Rise of Hip Resurfacing Spurs Debate

This repair is said to improve on joint replacement, but not without a few cautions.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

When a patient's hip fails him, damaged by osteoarthritis, necrosis, a fracture, an infection or other conditions to a point at which rehabilitation is beyond the control of medication, a common solution in recent decades has been to undergo total hip replacement. In the past few years, however, a newer option - and, some say, a more effective alternative - has emerged in hip resurfacing surgery.

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