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Surgery for Arthritis
Follow the links below to find information on surgical procedures used to treat arthritis and their effectivess.
Created February 2007
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| Title: | Surgery for shoulder osteoarthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of surgery on osteoarthritis of the shoulder. The review shows that in people with osteoarthritis, total shoulder arthroplasty; - may improve your pain compared ... |
| Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Title: | Arthritis and surgery: hip replacement - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out how a hip replacement can help people with arthritis. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Arthritis and surgery: knee replacement - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out when a knee replacement may be necessary and what the procedure involves. |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Surgical interventions for the rheumatoid shoulder |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of one type of surgery for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the shoulder. Currently, there is a very limited amount of research on the effect of surgical treatments for... |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Surgery for thumb (trapeziometacarpal joint) osteoarthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of surgery on osteoarthritis of the thumb. The review shows that in people with osteoarthritis, trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition: -... |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation for quadriceps strengthening pre and post total knee replacement |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know about the effect of electrical stimulation as a treatment to improve the strength of the thigh muscles before and after knee replacement surgery. The review shows that we are uncertain whethe... |
| Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Title: | Arthroscopic debridement for knee osteoarthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of arthroscopic debridement (AD) for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The review shows that in people with OA, arthroscopic debridement: - Probably does not improve p... |
| Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Title: | Post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summay of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of post-operative therapy for metacarpophalangeal (MCP) arthroplasty. The review shows that in people with RA: - there was not enough information in the included study... |
| Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Title: | Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of an osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the knee. The review shows that: In people with osteoarthritis of the inside of the knee,- an osteotomy can improve pain and fun... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Surgery for arthritis |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet provides an introduction to the most common types of surgery for arthritis. It includes tips on when to talk to your doctor about joint surgery and preparing for surgery. |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Posterior versus lateral surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effects of a posterior or lateral approach in total hip replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. The review shows that: In people with osteoarthritis of the hip, there is not... |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Title: | Osteoarthritis: high BMI increases chance of hip replacement - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | A study has found that overweight people are more likely to need a total hip replacement as a result of osteoarthritis than people with a healthy weight. |
| Date: | Jun 2001 |
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