24 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence predicts success of hip operations

Artificial intelligence can help to predict how well patients with hip osteoarthritis will be able to walk again after an...

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10 September 2024

Surgeon in Focus Q&A with Derek Ochiai

Derek Ochiai is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon in Arlington, VA. He practices at the Nirschl Orthopaedic Clinic. He is...

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23 September 2021

Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS

Findings consistent for 18 common planned elective surgery performed across England 2006-19. Planned (elective) surgery in an independent sector hospital...

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7 May 2021

Whether or not an injury requires surgery is not always a cut and dry question

Derek Ochiai, MD, fAAOS is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon in Arlington, VA. He practices at the Nirschl Orthopaedic Clinic....

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12 March 2021

Hip fracture outcomes worse during busy periods

Elderly people are at greater risk of dying from hip surgery if surgeons are too busy. Hip fractures are serious,...

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26 October 2020

Same day discharge for NHS Golden Jubilee’s hip replacement patients

Orthopaedic specialists at NHS Golden Jubilee have launched a new hip replacement service which sees patients leaving hospital just 11...

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21 September 2020

Surgeon in Focus – William Barrett

Dr William Barrett is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, who specialises in primary and revision hip and knee replacement...

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28 August 2020

Better hip replacements when surgeon operates often

The higher the proportion of primary hip replacement operations a surgeon performs annually, the better the results are, a recent...

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