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Orthopedic navigation: Questions about long-term results and costs

Like a car's global positioning system (GPS), computer-assisted surgical navigation helps orthopedic surgeons get their bearings. A navigation system receives and transmits data about joint surfaces and placement of implants, displaying the information on a computer screen where the surgeon can view it. An image from the BrainLab VectorVision navigation…

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By: OR Manager
September 1, 2007
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Rare but deadly complication of bone cement

Patients having hip replacement surgery can in rare cases develop bone cement implantation syndrome (BCIS). In 5 out of 6 reports of the syndrome received by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority the patient died from cardiac arrest associated with the implantation of the new prosthesis. Though use of cement for…

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By: OR Manager
February 1, 2007
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