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Shoulder HemiCAP Inlay Arthroplasty Showed Lowest Comparative Revision Rate at the 5 Years Mark

Shoulder HemiCAP Has the Lowest Revision Rates at 5 Years

Stemmed total shoulder replacement has been the standard of care in modern shoulder replacement for the last decade or so. A traditional shoulder replacement consists of putting a metal rod (stem) and a metal head...

Alcohol & Arthritis: Can Your Joints get a hangover too?

Everyone knows that alcohol can damage the liver, but did you know that excessive amounts of alcohol can have lasting effects for those suffering with painful joints & arthritis? While you may have recovered from...

Yoga Instructor is back on her Feet with the ToeMotion Total Toe!

Patellofemoral Arthroplasty: Inlay vs. Onlay

A recent study, published in the KSSTA journal, compared two different implant types used in Patellofemoral Arthroplasty (PFA): Group I consisted of an inlay (HemiCAP® Wave, Arthrosurface, Franklin, MA) Group II was based on an...

Is the Summer Heat affecting your Arthritis?

For those of us living above the equator, summer is finally here and the heat & humidity seems to be getting worse. Weather experts predict that 2015 could be the hottest year on record with...

Mechanic finds success with Stemless Total Shoulder

Jeff is a full time Mechanic who resides in Columbus, OH. For the past 15 years, he suffered from severe pain in his right shoulder. Not only did Jeff have trouble performing daily tasks, such...

ToeMotion Modular Toe is Now Available!

More than 1 million people over the age of 50 are affected by arthritis in the big toe joint (aka the metatarsal phalangeal “MTP” joint). Hallux rigidus is a progressive disease and one of the...