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ARTHRITIS

Arthritis Foundation
Canada Arthritis Network
National Institute of Arthritis  

ARTHROSCOPY

Arthroscopy Association of North America

ASSISTIVE DEVICES/ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT

Canes Canada
Eastern Orthopedics Braces and supports
EZ-Step Stair climbing aid
Fetterman Crutches Forearm crutches, adaptive aids
Hip Protector Hip protection pads and fall protection devices
House of Canes and Walking Sticks
Portable Wheelchair Ramps
Support Hosiery Specialty compression stockings
The Walking Cane Store 

 BEARING SURFACE - CERAMIC

Dr. Swanson's PowerPoint Presentation on Ceramic Hip Replacements
"Alumina ceramic bearings for total hip arthroplasty: five-year results of a prospective randomized study." Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jul;(436):164-71. D’Antonio J. et al.  
"Alumina-on-alumina total hip arthroplasty. A five-year minimum follow-up study." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Mar;87(3):530-5. Yoo JJ et al.
"Alumina-on-Alumina Total Hip Arthroplasty - A Minimum 18.5 Year Follow-up Study"  J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Jan; 84-A (1): 69-77. Hamadouche etal.”
"Cancer risk after metal on metal and polyethylene on metal total hip arthroplasty."  Clin Orthop. 1996 Aug; (329 Suppl):S280-9
"Ceramic failure after total hip arthroplasty with an alumina-on-alumina bearing J Bone Joint Surg Am." 2006 Apr;88 (4): 780-7. Park et al.
"Ceramic femoral head retrieval data Clin Orthop Relat Res." 2000 Oct;(379): 22-8. Willmann G.
Ceramtec  Ceramic manufacturer's website
"Concerns about ceramics in THA Clin Orthop Relat Res." 2004 Dec; (429): 73-9. Barrack et al.
"The squeaking hip: a cause for concern-disagrees." Orthopedics. 2007 Sep;30(9):739-42. Yang CC et al.
"Squeaking in a Ceramic on Ceramic Total Hip" Proceedings of the 8th BIOLOX Symposium 2003, Eickman et al.
"Squeaking in Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hips; incidence, causes and solutions." Toole, G. et al. Presenation AAOS 2006 Meeting
"That Must Be Bob. I Hear His New Hip Squeaking." New York Times, May 11, 2008, Feder, Barnaby

BEARING SURFACE - METAL

"Cancer risk after metal on metal and polyethylene on metal total hip arthroplasty." Visuri T et al Clin Orthop. 1996 Aug; (329 Suppl):S280-9
Early Osteolysis Following Second-Generation Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Park Y et al J Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2005 87:1515-1521.
"Erythrocyte, urine metal ion levels remain elevated in metal-on-metal patients" Brockenbrough, G. Orthopedics Today International 2008; 11:6
"Loosening and Osteolysis Associated with Metal-on-Metal Bearings: A Local Effect of Metal Hypersensitivity" Jacobs J. et al J Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2006 Jun;88(6): 1171-2.
"Metal Ion Levels Elevated in Patients with Metal-on-Metal Hips" Rorabeck, Presentation (2001)
"Metal-on-metal bearings in old implants may cause chromosomal aberrations" Levitan D. Orthopaedics Today International 2006: 9:9
Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement Silva M. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jan;(430): 53-61.
"Metallosis After Contemporary Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. Five to Nine-Year Follow-up" Korovesis, G et al J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006; 88:1183-1191.
"Metallosis Due to Impingement Between the Socket and the Femoral Neck in a Metal-on-Metal Bearing Total Hip Prosthesis" Gambera D et al Acta Biomed. 2002;73(5-6):85-91.
"Survivorship and Retrieval Analysis of Sikomet Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacements at a Mean of Seven Years" Milosev, I. et al J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88: 1173-1182.

BEARING SURFACE - POLYETHYLENE

More than 95% Less Wear with Highly Crosslinked PE vs. Conventional PE  Brockenbrough, OrthoSupersite May 2008  
Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Lexicon  Overview of Polyethylene Used in Hip Replacements

CEMENTED VS. CEMENTLESS HIP REPLACEMENT

Advantages of Cementless Mini-Incision THA (PDF format)

EXERCISE/THERAPY

American Ass. of Orthopedic Surgeons Post-op Exercises
American Physical Therapy Association
Exercise Prescriptions Hip muscle anatomy and video demonstrations of articulations
"Exercise Recommendations after Total Joint Hip Replacement”  Sports Med. 2002;32(7):433-45.Kuster MS
Post-op Hip Exercises
Return to Athletic Activity After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Walkaerobics.com
Yoga and Hip Replacement

GENERAL HIP REPLACEMENT INFO

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons "Hip Implants"
Photos of Hip Replacement (Actual surgery photos using standard incision)
Wheeless Textbook Overview of Hip Replacement

HIP ANATOMY

Exercise Prescriptions Hip muscle anatomy demonstrated

INFECTION

Infection Treatment

INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES

Dept. of Orthopedics - Goteborg, Sweden Maintains Swedish Hip Registry
Emedicine
Health Finder
Healthy Roads
Laurus Health
Merck Manual
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Orthosupersite
Orthoworld
Pharmweb Pharmaceutical information
Reuters Health
Total Joints
University of Pennsylvania Health System
US Food and Drug Administration
Veritas Medicine Clinical trials and treatment options
Web MD

JOURNALS

The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Free Medical Journals
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Journal of American Medical Association
Journal of Arthroplasty
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

LIBRARIES

Medscape Library
PubMed - National Library of Medicine

LUPUS

Lupus Support Group

METAL-ON-METAL HIPS

"Cancer risk after metal on metal and polyethylene on metal total hip arthroplasty." Visuri T et al Clin Orthop. 1996 Aug; (329 Suppl):S280-9
Early Osteolysis Following Second-Generation Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Park Y et al J Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2005 87:1515-1521.
"Erythrocyte, urine metal ion levels remain elevated in metal-on-metal patients" Brockenbrough, G. Orthopedics Today International 2008; 11:6
"Loosening and Osteolysis Associated with Metal-on-Metal Bearings: A Local Effect of Metal Hypersensitivity" Jacobs J. et al J Bone Joint Surg. Am. 2006 Jun;88(6): 1171-2.
"Metal Ion Levels Elevated in Patients with Metal-on-Metal Hips" Rorabeck, Presentation (2001)
"Metal-on-metal bearings in old implants may cause chromosomal aberrations" Levitan D. Orthopaedics Today International 2006: 9:9
Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacement Silva M. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Jan;(430): 53-61.
"Metallosis After Contemporary Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. Five to Nine-Year Follow-up" Korovesis, G et al J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006; 88:1183-1191.
"Metallosis Due to Impingement Between the Socket and the Femoral Neck in a Metal-on-Metal Bearing Total Hip Prosthesis" Gambera D et al Acta Biomed. 2002;73(5-6):85-91.
"Survivorship and Retrieval Analysis of Sikomet Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Replacements at a Mean of Seven Years" Milosev, I. et al J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88: 1173-1182.

ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATIONS

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons 
The Hip Society
Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation

OSTEONECROSIS/AVASCULAR NECROSIS

Center for Osteonecrosis Research and Education  
Dr Glueck Treatment of early stage AVN with low molecular weight heparin
Emedicine "Ostenecrosis, Knee"
National Osteonecrosis Foundation
Orthopedic Connection"Osteonecrosis of the Knee"

OSTEOPOROSIS

National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
National Osteoporosis Foundation

POST-OP PRECAUTIONS

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Hip Replacement

RESURFACING OF THE HIP

Dr. Swanson's Hip Resurfacing Overview
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System Manufacturer's Website
Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Mont M A et al J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2006 Aug;14 (8): 454-63
Hip Resurfacing Debate: Success Depends on Surgeon Experience, Patient Selection  Rapp SM Orthopedics Today, 2007; 27:18
Learning Curve May Be Longer than Thought for Placing Hip Resurfacing Components Rapp SM Orthopedics Today 2007; 27:12  
Lessons Learned from a Hip Resurfacing IDE  Uzdienski L Healthpoint Capitol August 2008
Low Morbidity, Few Dislocations Make Hip Resurfacing an Option for Young Patients  Orthopedics Today, Aug 2007
Metal-on-Metal hip resurfacing: European concerns still exist Orthopaedics Today International 2006: 9:6

SPORTS AND HIP REPLACEMENTS

The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Dancerships.com A dancer’s experience with hip replacement and guidelines for recovery
        Tips for Returning to Dance
"Getting Hip" Golfing and Hip Replacement Sports Illustrated Golf on Line Aug 2003 Morris K
Horseback Riding with Hip OA Guidelines for riding with arthritis and with a hip replacement
Participation in Sports after Knee and Hip Replacement  McGrory BJ et al.: Mayo Clin Proc. 1995 Apr;70(4):342-8
"Tennis after Total Hip Arthoplasty" Am J Sports Med 1999; 27: 60-4 Mont MA et al
"You Can Ski After Hip Replacement"WebMD Oct 2000 Zablocki E.

STEM DESIGN – LATERALIZED OFFSET STEMS 

Dr. Swanson's 2004 EHS Handout "Reduced Dislocation Risk Using The Lateralized Offset SL-Plus Total Hip Femoral Component" (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson's 2004 EHS Poster "Reduced Dislocation Risk Using The Lateralized Offset SL-Plus Total Hip Femoral Component"(PDF format)
Dr. Swanson's 2005 AAOS Abstract "Advantages of Lateralized Offset Femoral Components in THA" (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson’s 2005 AAOS Poster “Advantages of Lateralized Offset Femoral Components in THA” (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson’s PowerPoint Presentation on Lateralized Offset Stems (PDF format)

STEM DESIGN - TAPERED STEMS

Dr. Swanson's Article "The Tapered Press Fit Total Hip Arthroplasty: A European Alternative"  J Arthroplasty. 2005 Jun;20(4 Suppl 2):63-7.
"The Tapered Titanium Femoral Component: The Choice is Simple" Orthopedic Technology Review , Vol 3 No 6 2001, Caillouette JT

SUPPORT GROUPS

Active Joints Resurfacing support group
Ehlers Danlos National Foundation
Hip-Baby
Hip Universe
Invisible Disabilities Advocate  
Invisible Disabilities Advocate Discussion Board
Knee Guru
Legg Perthes Support Group
The Lupus Foundation of America
Mini-Total Hip Support Group
The National Pain Foundation
Osteonecrosis Support Group
Parents with Children with Dysplasia
Seniors Search
Women with Dysplasia

SURGICAL AND POST-OP PREPARTION

Frequently Asked Questions
Heal Faster
Surgery Preparation Tips
What to Expect

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES – CAPSULAR NOOSE REPAIR

Dr. Swanson's 2004 AAHKS Abstract "A New Technique to Reduce Dislocation After Posterior Single-Incision MIS THA" (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson’s PowerPoint Presentation on Capsular Noose Repair(PDF format) Actual surgery photos
Dr. Swanson's Article "The Capsular Noose—A New Surgical Technique to Reduce Dislocation Risk" (PDF format) 

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES – MINIMALLY INVASIVE SINGLE-INCISION HIP REPLACEMENT

Dr. Swanson's 2003 AAOS Handout "Advantages of Cementless THA using Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique" 
Dr. Swanson's 2003 AAOS Poster "Advantages of Cementless THA using Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique"  Actual Surgery Photos
Dr. Swanson's 2004 AAHKS Abstract "Early Results of 1,000 Consecutive, Posterior, Single-Incision MIS THA’s" J Arthroplasty. 2005 Oct;20 (6 Suppl 3): 26-32 (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson's PowerPoint Presentation on Mini-Incision Total Hip Replacement (PDF format) Actual surgery photos
Dr. Swanson's Zweymueller Book Chapter "Benefits of Posterior Single-Incision Less-Invasive THA Using The SL-Plus Cementless Stem"  (PDF format)
Posterior single-incision approach to minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty. Int Orthop. 2007 Jul 25; Swanson,TV
Video of Dr. Swanson's Minimally Invasive Single Incision Hip Replacement

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE – MINIMALLY INVASIVE TWO-INCISION HIP REPLACEMENT

"Complications Associated with the Two-Incision Technique in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty” Presentation 2005 AAOS Meeting Bal S (PDF format)
Dr. Swanson’s PowerPoint Presentation on Single vs. Two-Incision Surgical Technique (PDF format) Actual surgery photos
"Learning Curve for the Two-Incision Total Hip Replacement”Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Dec; (429): 232-8. Archibeck  MJ, White RE (PDF format) 
"Learning Curve for the Two Incision, Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement” Presentation 2004 Hip Society Meeting White R (PDF format)
"Muscle Damage after Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed with the Two-Incision and Mini-Posterior Techniques” Presentation 2005 AAOS Meeting Mardones R et al (PDF format)

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