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Madonna’s a hip op hero in scar selfie
MADONNA’S cup-ping runneth over on Instagram as the Queen of Pop shows off her ‘beautiful scar’.
The 62-year-old’s selfie was a reference to her 2015 track Beautiful Scars — as well as recent hip surgery.
Christie Brinkley has new lease on life after undergoing hip replacement surgery 26 years after helicopter crash in Colorado: 'New year, new hip'
Christie Brinkley rang in 2020 by taking to Instagram to reveal that she finally pushed past years of apprehension and fear and got a hip replacement to fix a nagging injury sustained during a helicopter crash back in 1994.
LI's Christie Brinkley reveals she had hip replacement surgery
Bridgehampton supermodel Christie Brinkley says she has had surgery for a new hip, posting two swimsuit photos of herself on a boat Tuesday sporting a large bandage, followed by images of herself snorkeling in some warm-weather clime.
Same-day hip replacements get patients back on their feet
New York – Debbie Spina is a supervisor for the radiology department at the Hospital for Joint Diseases at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. But when CBS News met her this spring, she was a patient who was about to undergo same-day hip replacement surgery.
The 61-year-old had been having hip pain for the past two years because of arthritis. She had heard a lot of positive feedback from people who had undergone hip replacement surgery at her hospital. A big attraction for her was the possibility of going home right after the surgery.
A Night at the Museum
The American Museum of Natural History provided a playful backdrop to the 2015 Musculoskeletal Ball, where attendees enjoyed dinner, cocktails, and a live auction to raise crucial funds for NYU Langone’s Hospital for Joint Diseases, Center for Musculoskeletal Care, and Rusk Rehabilitation.
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An Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosing Hip Pain in a Young Adult
Dr. Davidovitch talks about Hip Joint pain and treatment options
Dr. Davidovitch talks about body weight and arthritis
CBS News Interview
New Hip Replacement Surgery: Faster Healing, Less Pain
“It’s an anatomic operation,” says Roy Davidovitch, M.D., assistant professor at the New York University School of Medicine and director of the New York Hip Center at the NYU Langone’s Hospital for Joint Diseases. “You remove the joint and put in an artificial joint without altering the anatomy.”
Same-Day Hip Replacement
Dr. Davidovitch has performed about 100 same-day hip replacements in the past year. There have been no complications and only one hospital readmission for several hours when a patient reacted to the anesthesia, he says.
Minimally-Invasive Procedure Enables Patients to Regain Mobility Faster While Recovering at Home the Same Day of Surgery
Source: NYU Langone Medical Center
NEW YORK, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NYU Langone Medical Center in January became the first academic medical center in the New York City area to initiate an outpatient hip replacement program after successfully discharging a patient the same day of surgery.
The Young Adult with Hip Pain
The Young Adult with Hip Pain
The Latest Update on Hip Arthroscopy, Joint Preservation, Resurfacing & Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement.
NYU Langone’s Hospital for Joint Diseases, Loeb Auditorium
301 East 17th Street, New York, NYCourse Directors: Roy I. Davidovitch, MD & James Slover, MD
Surgical Table Facilitates Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Surgery
NEW YORK, NY. August 6, 2008 – Surgeons at NYU Langone’s Hospital for Joint Diseases have successfully performed a minimally invasive anterior total hip replacement using the innovative hana® hip and knee arthroplasty table, a first for a New York academic medical center.
Orthopedic surgeons perform 300,000 hip replacements annually in the United States
Orthopedic surgeons perform 300,000 hip replacements annually in the United States. This represents a 50% increase between 1990 and 2002. Patient satisfaction remains high, with 95% of patients reporting improvements in quality of life and pain reduction.
Despite these positive outcomes, only a quarter of patients clinically indicated for a total hip actually follow through with the operation. Many patients choose not to undergo total hip replacement surgery for fear of revision surgery resulting from component wear. Other barriers include prolonged rehabilitation, concerns of possible hip dislocation and the possibility of a postoperative leg length discrepancy.
Going for the Gold
Going for the Gold
New Centers of Excellence Focus on Translational MedicineThe Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence in sport,” once noted Dawn Fraser, a four-time gold medalist and swimming champion. In this Olympic year, NYU Langone Medical Center is embarking on its own quest for world-class quality, and the ambitiousness of its plan leaves no doubt that NYNYU is going for the gold.
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