Surgeons cautious on hip surfacing technique
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A relatively new technique to repair hips got a cautious reception at an annual meeting of U.S. orthopedic surgeons on Wednesday, with many doctors skeptical that the technology is ready for widespread use.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with knee   arthritis or other chronic knee pain may be at heightened risk   of breaking a hip, a UK study suggests.
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No way was Rick Jones going to be a couch potato. An athlete and youth coach who works out regularly, Jones dreams of someday hiking the Grand Canyon. A painful, arthritic hip started to slow him down, but at 52, he refused. Then he heard about a new surgical hip procedure that could restore his active lifestyle.
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Some cosmetic surgery clinics are putting sales before patient safety, warns a consumer watchdog.
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Doctors say patients timid about having surgeries for fear of pain shouldn't put it off: A new focus on patient comfort and advances in pain management are making many procedures nearly pain-free.
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Medical device makers hawking new hip repair products using more of a patient's bone said they will likely go straight to consumers in advertising products in 2007, as the U.S. market is seen heating up.
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A surgical robot developed by UK scientists makes hip operations so simple even students get good results.
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One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.
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The American Medical Association is concerned, but says more research is needed before a definitive statement can be made.
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Spinal disc fusion surgery to treat  low-back pain is not very likely to be better than other, more  conservative options such as physical therapy over the long  term, most members of a panel of U.S. medical experts told  Medicare officials on Thursday.
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Patients worried that surgeons may mistakenly operate on the wrong limb or organ can put away the pens and markers. A new device approved for sale yesterday by the Food and Drug
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The surgeon who treated a young Jakarta blast victim fears the five-year-old may have paralysis, reports Connie Levett from Singapore.
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Cosmetic procedures billed as "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty" or even "revirgination" are not medically necessary and are not guaranteed to be safe, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautioned on Friday.
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Marcus Washington had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, the second operation this offseason for the Washington Redskins linebacker, the team announced Thursday.
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole underwent hip replacement surgery but expected to resume work after the congressional holiday recess, her spokeswoman said.
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Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend Â not for looks, but for germ-fighting.
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Doctors are beginning to offer a new alternative to hip replacement, one aimed at younger, athletic baby boomers who've worn out their joints too soon. Now they no longer have to wait until they hit their 60s for a fix.