A recurrent question that I am asked by patients and primary care physicians is "who is a candidate for hip arthroscopy?" I think the real question being posed is "What types of symptoms do you see in patients who benefit from arthroscopic surgery of
Wow.....it’s been nearly a year since we began performing anterior hip replacements at Johnston-Willis Hospital. I made a commitment to this new technique in an attempt to shorten the recovery period for patients after hip replacement. The hospital
Recently I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in the annual meeting of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (Western Australia branch). The meeting this year was at the Westin Resort in Bali, Indonesia. I was also able to catch up
A patient recently submitted this comment: "I have heard that recovery after a total knee is VERY painful. What has been done in the last 5-10 years to improve on this problem?" This is an excellent question and fortunately
One of the questions that I am repeatedly asked when discussing hip replacement is "how long is this prosthetic joint going to last?" I would say that's a very pertinent question for patients. Especially at a time when younger and younger patients ar
