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Article: Researchers at University of Paris have published new data on hip replacements.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Fresh data on hip replacements are presented in the report 'Monitoring surgical performance: an application to total hip replacement.' "AND OBJECTIVES: Inadequate surgical implantation of a hip replacement may result in decreased patient satisfaction and reduced implant survival. The objective was to monitor surgical performance in hip replacement," scientists writing in the Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice report (see also Hip Replacements).
"The study took place at a teaching centre. All primary total hip replacements were prospectively included in the series. For each hip replacement, intraoperative technical errors, cup and stem fixation and ...