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Recalled Hip Replacements: Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care –– Orthopedic Associates

Recalled Hip Replacements:
Navigating Treatment Options and Optimizing Patient Care

By Brian Larkin, M.D., Orthopedic Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazines

Modern total hip arthroplasty (THA) had its origins under the leadership of Sir John Charnley, working in England in the mid 1960s. From his initial ideas came reproducible, durable results for end stage arthritis of the hip. Fast forward 50 years and the world of hip replacement has seen accelerated growth, novel innovations, and advances that Sir Charnley himself likely could not have envisioned. Along with progress made, there have been setbacks, making it difficult to turn on the television nowadays without seeing advertisements about recalled hip implants. […]

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Orthopedic Associates on Modern Joint Replacement – LIVING WELL Magazine

Return to Work, Play…Life: How Modern Joint Replacement can restore your life
By Hal S. Crane, M.D., Orthopedic Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
On today’s medical stage, the role of hip and knee replacement take star billing. Never before in the 50-year history of hip and knee replacement have these operations been more widely sought out by patients. […]

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Orthopedic Associates on Staying Active with Chronic Musculoskeletal Problems – LIVING WELL Magazine

Bodies in Motion Stay in Motion: Staying Active with Chronic Musculoskeletal Problems

By Yani C. Zinis, D.O., Orthopedic Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
The age old physics algorithm first discovered by Sir Isaac Newton has very appropriate applications for our everyday lives as we all attempt to “age gracefully.” […]