Great new study about female ACL injuries
This great new study highlights some of the issues faced by female athletes with a potential treatment plan. ACL injury rates are very high in female athletes and this may help.
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No evidence to support some forms of treatment
Melbourne Hip and Knee strongly agree with the AMA That there is no evidence to support this form of treatment for arthritis.
Assuring the long term joint arthroplasty
This recent article highlights the improved accuracy of robotic hip replacement surgery over standard techniques. MHK surgeons have been performing robotic hip replacements since early 2017. To learn more about this technique click here. https://www.melbournehipandknee.com.au/robotic-hip-replacement.html
Oldest hip surgery patient!
Congratulations to this British lady who is the oldest to have hip surgery.
Older patients' hip replacements up
You are never too old to have your hip replaced. This is the moral of this story from the UK showing with ur aging but active population this is becoming more routine. With older patients we need to be more careful with anaesthetics and we often choose different prosthesis all aimed at maximising quality of life, while minimising risk. To read more about hip replacement click here https://www.melbournehipandknee.com.au/hip-replacement.html