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Orthopedic Veterinarians - Articles
Do cancer patients deserve orthopedic surgery?
by
jodigirl
Posted
Thu 30 Apr 2009 11:34pm
For reasons that are known only to Duke orthopedics, my dad underwent CT scans and was formally "cleared" by his Duke oncologist for orthopedic surgery.
1. Dad has Stage... was that the final orthopedic surgery would be performed in February 2009.
8. It is now May 2009 and my dad's foot has still not been repaired. (There was a lot of drama this year 2009
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Many Orthopedic Surgery Patients Low on Vitamin D
by
HealthFinder
Posted
Fri 08 Oct 2010 10:00am
) -- Nearly half of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have vitamin D deficiency, which can impair their recovery, researchers say.
In these cases, patients' vitamin D levels... healing and muscle function.
"In the perfect world, test levels, fix and then operate," study leader Dr. Joseph Lane, a professor of orthopedic surgery and chief
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Many Orthopedic Surgery Patients Low on Vitamin D
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 08 Oct 2010 1:00pm
FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have vitamin D deficiency, which can impair their recovery, researchers say... and colleagues retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 723 patients who had orthopedic surgery between January 2007 and March 2008 at the Hospital for Special Surgery
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Dad needs orthopedic surgery & chemo before Obama-care
by
jodigirl
Posted
Wed 13 May 2009 11:27pm
Yippee, all the health care red tape I maneuvered and my care for dad worked. Dad is being scheduled for orthopedic surgery by the finest orthopedic surgeon and human being... this puts off my cancer appointments and my orthopedic surgery. But my dad is my priority.
I am horrified that Obama could get his plan in place before dad is completely treated
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Johnson and Johnson Company, DePuy Orthopedics Acquires Finsbury Orthopaedics from the UK
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Tue 15 Dec 2009 9:30pm
extensively, now employing over 250 staff members from its head quarters in Leatherhead, Surrey.”
Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopedic division buys Finsbury Orthopaedics... orthopedic implant maker | MassDevice
Technorati Tags: Johnson and Johnson, Depuy, knee, hip, orthopedics, surgery, implants, FDA
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What I killed in 2008: The veterinarian’s edition
by
Dr. Patty Khuly
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 4:31pm
all the dead who have passed through our hands is a worthy practice. After all, it deserves some contemplation, this serious detail we take on as veterinarians.
Over on VIN (the Veterinary Information Network), there’s a vet-only thread where veterinarians who have taken the time to research this past year’s kills are posting their stats: 128, 140, 201…
My
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What’s a veterinarian’s definition of a really bad day ...?
by
Dr. Patty Khuly
Posted
Fri 15 Oct 2010 5:27am
Here’s my definition of a really bad day: When your surgery roster is so close to bursting that you’ve got to plan your day with the aptitude (and attitude) of a Jedi master just to get through it … that’s a bad day. It’s a really bad day when your first case, a "simple" feline castration, arrests while he’s recovering.
Nothing is simpl ...
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