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Vitamin D insufficiency common risk prior to orthopedic surgery by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 07 Oct 2010 12:00am in internal medicine for elective surgery in one of the following orthopaedic service areas: Trauma, Foot and Ankle, Sports Medicine (only ACL and/or meniscal repair), Arthroplasty... is also a professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. “This was very disconcerting since vitamin D levels can be determined with a simple blood Read on »

Do cancer patients deserve orthopedic surgery? by jodigirl Patient Expert

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 Read on »

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 Read on »

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 Read on »

Whistle Blower Suit Filed at Rush University – Orthopedic Surgery Safety and Medicare Violations by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 10 Jul 2010 9:58am that are proven. BD A group of doctors at Rush University Medical Center 's prestigious orthopedic department routinely overbooked their schedules and relied heavily on residents... orthopedic center as a business focused on quantity over quality, risking patient health in pursuit of "monetary rewards and celebrity status." To do that, doctors sidestepped specific Read on »

Dad needs orthopedic surgery & chemo before Obama-care by jodigirl Patient Expert

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 Read on »

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Takes Leave From University – Accused of Falsifying Research Involving Injured Soldier by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 May 2009 10:43pm , the medical school said Friday. Dr. Kuklo, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery, will not be performing operations, conducting research or teaching students, said a medical Read on »

Johnson and Johnson Company, DePuy Orthopedics Acquires Finsbury Orthopaedics from the UK by Medical Quack Patient Expert

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 Read on »

UNC Orthopedics denied me medical care based on Duke Orthopedic's lies by jodigirl Patient Expert

Posted Fri 31 Dec 2010 11:42am After the Saturday September 18, 2010 discharge, where no Duke physician would even look at my open wound. And after the Tuesday September 21, 2010, office visit in my Duke orthopedic surgeon Dr.... Is DePuy Orthopedics mandating the surgeons to perform the hip recall surgeries? Who are the surgeons? Read on »

Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics Physicians Train Orthopedic Surgeons by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 6:01pm In early September, the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacemen t and the International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL) will host two educational events: the Third Annual Hip Joint Preservation and Resurfacing Arthroplasty Course and the 19th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course. Dr. Michael Mont of the Center for Joint Preservation a ... Read on »