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    GIRFT shares greener guidance to help reduce the carbon footprint of the elective hip replacement pathway

    The second in GIRFT’s (Getting It Right First Time) series of ‘greener’ pathways highlights the high-impact steps trusts can take to decarbonise the elective hip replacement pathway, helping to reduce the environmental impact of the NHS while improving patient care. Click here to read and...
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    Artificial Intelligence predicts success of hip operations

    Artificial intelligence can help to predict how well patients with hip osteoarthritis will be able to walk again after an operation. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed an AI model to analyse movement patterns. This gait biomechanics analysis also enables...
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    Fractured Neck of Femur/Pinning Dynamic Hip Screw

    Thanks for the comment on DHS (Dynamic Hip Screw). The first to be used in the UK was at Stirling, Scotland, in 1982. Approximately 30,000 a year are sold in the UK. I was involved with its introduction.
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    Surgery Delays in the UK - Shortage of Bone Cement

    UPDATE ON THE NHS SHORTAGE OF BONE CEMENT (Administrative Note: BoneSmart Consultant, Bumpa, has been connected with the NHS for many years. He has access to studies, medical professionals, and some of the most current information available regarding joint replacement surgery in the UK. He...
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    Day Case Total Hip Replacement - BADS conference, 23rd April 2026, Online

    A joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference. The British Association of Day Surgery are pleased to announce this virtual conference focusing on Day Case Total Hip Replacements The number of patients waiting for orthopaedic surgery remains at record levels, more than...
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    New Investment in Orthopaedic Research - UK

    https://oruk.org We are investing £100,000 in VerIQ Limited, a UK-based MedTech clinical research accelerator, through a convertible loan agreement. The investment will help advance VerIQ’s mission to transform how medical device and health technology research is delivered; ensuring that...
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    Study finds no increased safety risk for obese patients undergoing shoulder replacement surgery

    Higher BMI is not linked to increased risk of death or other complications following shoulder replacement surgery, according to a new study by Epaminondas Markos Valsamis from NDORMS, University of Oxford. Joint replacement surgeries – including hip, knee and shoulder replacements – can...
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    Orthopaedic digit implants on the rise: Redefining precision in small joint surgery

    The global orthopaedic digit implants market — focused on surgical devices designed to replace or reconstruct finger and toe joints — is steadily gaining traction. Valued at approximately USD 387.2 million in 2022, the market is projected to grow at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from...
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    In their 40s and replacing joints: Surgeon explains when surgery is the right choice

    In their 40s and replacing joints: Surgeon explains when surgery is the right choice What’s causing the rise in younger patients needing joint replacement? Dr. Tomas Kadusauskas, a surgeon at Nordorthopaedics Clinic in Kaunas, Lithuania, explains the various factors behind this trend, as well...
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    Total Hip Replacement: Imagining better for younger patients

    By: Staff Writer 23 December 2024 https://www.opnews.com/?s=alternatives+for+younger+patients+needing+hip+replacement...
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    New prediction model that uses NJR data could help inform patients of their risks of having shoulder replacement surgery

    Published paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(24)00149-8/fulltext A new model to predict the risk of serious complications after shoulder replacement surgery that uses NJR data has been developed in a collaboration between researchers from the University of...
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    THR Anaesthetic in Hip Replacement

    This was published in The Times, today June 17 2020: Hip replacements performed under regional rather than general anaesthetic might help to reduce global warming, a study has reported. Experts said that the findings added to evidence of the environmental benefits of new techniques — NHS...
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    THR Hip surgeon

    Latest comment on the use of Robots: Peter Ogrodnik discusses the rise of robots in industry and invites readers to take part in a Christmas Quiz during the holiday season Before we even discuss robots in surgery we should consider the robot itself. In industry, engineers, accountants, site...
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    Yoga teachers beware!

    Today's latest news: Yoga's popularity does not look like it will wane any time soon. Its physical benefits for flexibility and balance, as well as its spiritual connection, mean it's practised by millions across the world. And that means a need for more and more yoga teachers. But now, there...
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    Longevity of hips and knees

    Apologies, I ought to have added two responses to the above article that appeared in the same issue of The Lancet published on 31st August 2019. As Jonathan Evans and colleagues report, survivorship of total hip replacement was 85·7% (95% CI 85·0–86·5) at 15 years, 78·8% (77·8–79·9) at 20...
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