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Study finds increase in number of total knee replacements among U.S. Medicare population
Total knee replacement is a very common and safe surgery that's used to relieve severe pain and disability caused by knee osteoarthritis, and to improve patients' quality of life. However, it's also v...
FDA approves topical anesthetic cream
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental new drug application for a topical local anesthetic cream to be used in superficial cosmetic procedures.
Joint Replacement Surgery May Not Affect Weight Loss
Hip and knee replacements, also known as total joint arthroplasties (TJAs), are common surgical procedures that relieve pain and increase mobility and could potentially cause weight loss as a by-produ...
Knee Replacements More Than Double
The number of knee replacements paid for by Medicare has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to a study that suggests the procedure is emerging as an important driver of costs for t...
Knee Replacements Rise By 161% In 20 Years
The number of Medicare patients undergoing knee replacements in the USA rose by 161.5% over the last twenty years, researchers from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine reported in JAMA (...
Total knee replacements: Effective, costly and booming
(University of Iowa Health Care) University of Iowa researchers find that total knee replacement surgeries have more than doubled in 20 years. The study, published Sept. 26 in JAMA, suggests the growt...
Galderma launches Pliaglis topical local anesthetic cream in US
Nuvo Research has announced the launch of Pliaglis (lidocaine and tetracaine) topical local anesthetic cream 7%/7% by Galderma Pharma in the US.
Outcomes Of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery Affected By Anesthesia Type
Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hos...
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Bilateral total knee replacement in a congenital amputee with bilateral fibular deficiency.
We present the first ever reported case of bilateral total knee replacements in a congenital amputee with bilateral fibular deficiency. A 60year old woman with bilateral fibular hemimelia presented wi...
Subconjunctival bevacizumab for corneal neovascularization secondary to topical anesthetic abuse.
We report the clinical course of a 56-year-old patient diagnosed with toxic keratopathy due to topical anesthetic abuse. One month later, while a large corneal epithelial defect persisted, the cornea...
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Corneal damage associated with abuse of topical anesthetics is a rare clinic entity. Topical anesthetic abuse is one of the causes of ring keratitis. Ring keratitis is easily o...
The radiological assessment of total and unicompartmental knee replacements.
Radiological assessment of total and unicompartmental knee replacement remains an essential part of routine care and follow-up. Appreciation of the various measurements that can be identified radiolog...
Safety and Efficacy of a Rapid-acting Topical 4% Lidocaine Gel in a Unique Drug Delivery System.
Background: Ideally, topical anesthetics should provide rapid analgesic action without causing toxic blood levels of lidocaine or other side effects. Various formulations of lidocaine as a topical ane...
