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According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, more than half of the adults in the United States who are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will opt for knee replacement surgery. While improvements in devices that are implanted has made the procedure...
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It’s no surprise that demanding physical training in the U.S. military causes substantial wear and tear on the joints. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, knee injuries have become the most common musculoskeletal injury in soldiers. In the...
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According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, something you’ll be hearing a lot when discussing 3-D printing is the word scaffold. For example, one of the stranger things used in the modification process of the human body is coral, which has been used...
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According to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, if you have osteoarthritis in one or both of your knees that causes pain and renders it less dependable, you may need knee replacement surgery down the road. Orthopaedic surgeons who perform joint replacement...
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When it comes to knee replacements, total knee replacements have historically trumped partial knee replacements – and for good reason. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, because the knee comprises three joints, which are held together by...
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According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, the incidence of clinically significant knee osteoarthritis – which involves pain, swelling, limitation of function and deformity in the advanced stage – is increasing. The reasons for the...
