FREE joint replacment seminar this Thursday

Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, July 12th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Robert Blais, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, September 6th!

How Safe Is Your Child's Playground?

Post provided by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Thousands of children are treated for injuries related to playground equipment each year. The numbers are alarming and parents should pay attention.

Statistics from the Consumber Product Safety Commission show the following results for kids 3-16 years in teh US in 2011:

• Approximately 104,157 were treated for injuires from swing sets
• More than 8,800 from seesaws or teeterboards
• Approximately 80,668 from slides and sliding boards.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recomments the following safety tips:

Tips for Parents & Kids:

• Avoid playgrounds that have concrete, asphalt, hard-packed dirt, or grass. Recommended surfaces include shock-absorbing unitary materials like rubber mats or loose fill such as double-shredded bark mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, and fine or medium gravel of suitable depth.
• Check to see that there is enough space for kids to easily get off the slide or merry-go-round. Don't let children crowd exit areas.
• Remove drawstrings and hoods from clothing that could catch on equipment.
• Use care in the sun. In hot weather, equipment exposed to direct sunlight can burn skin.
• Wear proper footware- no bare feet.

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday

Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, July 12th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Tyler Goldberg, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.

If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, August 2nd!

Arthritis Camp moved to July 12th

Arthritis Camp will be held Thursday, July 12th at 5pm this month due to the 4th of July holiday. Join us next Thursday to learn more about hip and knee replacement at our free seminar. Register today!

Smoking Associated with Knee Replacement Failure

Post provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Tobacco and nicotine use are known to impair the body’s ability to heal bones and wounds. A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons looked at the effects of smoking on total joint replacement. 

The study on total knee replacement (TKR) surgery had a 10-fold higher revision rate compared to non-smokers. The investigation involved 621 TKR patients, including 131 smokers (median age 62). All patients who were smokers were encouraged to participate in a smoking cessation program prior to TKR surgery. Clinical outcomes, including pain, function and range of motion, were assessed following surgery in both groups. The smoking group had 13 knee replacement failures (10 percent) compared to five in the non-smoking group (1 percent). The medical complication rate also was “significantly higher” in the smoking group, with 27 patients (21 percent) having a medical complication compared to 60 (12 percent) of non-smokers. Complications included deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, anemia requiring treatment, cardiac problems, and acute renal failure. Investigators recommend that patients stop or minimize nicotine use prior to TKR.

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday

Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, June 7th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Marc DeHart, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.

If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, July 12th!

Happy Nurses Week!