Mid Ohio Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

09/06/2014

3 Total Joint Replacements yesterday all home today. invasive total joint replacements

03/07/2014

In a recent study published in the March 2014 edition of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery concerning total knee arthroplasty's, showed there were no significant improvements in clinical outcomes or knee component alignment in patients treated with patient-specific cutting blocks as compared with those that were treated with standard instruments. The patients that were treated with patient-specific cutting blocks had a significantly higher prevalence of mal-alignment in terms of tibial component slope than the patients that were treated with standard instruments.

03/07/2014

According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, using mobile or fixed bearings in patients who had total knee replacements did not make a significant difference in functional outcomes, need for further surgery or total costs up to 5 years after their initial surgery.

01/27/2014

In a study reported by The Journal of Bone And Joint Surgery, the risk of a revision surgery in those patients 65 years of age and older who had unicompartmental knee arthroplasty was 2.4 times higher than for those who had total knee arthroplasty. See Nov.20,2013 issue of The Journal of Bone And Joint Surgery for the whole story.

01/16/2014

Did you know? Samaritan Hospital is a five-star recipient for total knee replacement for 5 years in a row (2014-2014)!! See Ashland Times-Gazette January 15, 2014 front page.

01/16/2014

It is more cost effective to have both knees replaced at the same time than separately. See article in Orthopedics today, January 2014 edition, page 19

01/13/2014

According to the October 2013 issue of aaosnow.org literature review found little data to support the use of patient specific instrumentation for total knee replacements.

11/14/2013

Check out some of our new patient testimonials on our practice web sitehttps://secure-1.infoforpatients.com/midohioortho.com/testimonial/

“I am 52 years old and for the last 3 years had increasing hip pain. I could not even do daily activities like walking through the grocery store without experiencing pain. One of my friends then recommended making an appointment with Dr. Bernhard. Dr. Bernhard and his staff all exceeded my expectati...

10/31/2013

Happy Halloween from Mid Ohio Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine!

10/31/2013

Samaritan Hospital has been recognized in the top 100 for joint replacement care! See Ashland Times-Gazette 10-30-13 edition, pg.B8 for the story.

09/23/2013

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